An ABCX Model Answer to the Question as to Why

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Multiple Choice

An ABCX model answer to the question as to why physically abused wives stay with their husbands would suggest that

• A) the less severe but frequent the violence, the more a woman will remain with her spouse and not seek outside aid.
• B) the more a wife was struck by her parents, the less inclined she is to stay with her abusive husband.
• C) wives who stay do so because of the inability to make a choice among the many alternatives available to them.
• D) women employ cognitive strategies that help them perceive their relationship in a positive light.

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Definitions:

Peripheral Nervous System

The part of the nervous system that consists of the nerves and ganglia outside of the brain and spinal cord.

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the brainstem to the lower back, conducting nerve impulses between the brain and the rest of the body.

Corpus Callosum

The thick band of nerve fibers that connects the two cerebral hemispheres and makes possible the transfer of information and the synchronization of activity between the hemispheres.

Somatic Nervous System

A part of the peripheral nervous system associated with voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles and the reception of external stimuli.