Amy Was in the Emergency Room with Broken Ribs from an Argument

question 19

Multiple Choice

Amy was in the emergency room with broken ribs from an argument she had with her husband, Tom. She explained to the doctor that this never happened before, and that Tom had always struggled with his anger. She said she knows that his anger gets the best of him and that she went too far insisting that they go to her mother's for the holiday. This is most clearly an example of ______.

• A) patriarchal structure
• B) social learning theory
• C) abuser's individual characteristics
• D) family systems theory

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