Which Phase of the Cycle of Violence Is Called the "Honeymoon

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which phase of the cycle of violence is called the "honeymoon period" because the batterer may act apologetic and promise to change?

• A)acute battering
• B)tension building
• C)remorse/reconciliation
• D)retaliation

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Definitions:

Oral Stage

A phase in Freud's psychosexual development theory occurring from birth to about 18 months, where an infant's pleasure centers on the mouth.

Defense Mechanisms

Unconscious psychological strategies brought into play by the mind to manipulate, deny, or distort reality in order to defend against feelings of anxiety and unacceptable impulses.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity.

Anxiety

An emotion of anxiety or tension, characteristically over an event that is about to happen or whose result is indeterminate.