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Domestic Violence Abuse Cycle

The cycle of abuse consists of several phases: 1) Setup - The abuser creates situations where the victim has no choice but to react in a way that justifies abuse in the abuser's mind. 2) Abuse - The abuser attacks the victim as a display of power and control. 3) Normal - Between incidents, the abuser may behave normally or especially well, pretending nothing has happened, while the victim is forced to participate in covering up the abuse.

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Domestic Violence Abuse Cycle

The cycle of abuse consists of several phases: 1) Setup - The abuser creates situations where the victim has no choice but to react in a way that justifies abuse in the abuser's mind. 2) Abuse - The abuser attacks the victim as a display of power and control. 3) Normal - Between incidents, the abuser may behave normally or especially well, pretending nothing has happened, while the victim is forced to participate in covering up the abuse.

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The Cycle of Abuse

Abuse

When the time and the planned


circumstances are right, the abuser
begins the abuse. The attack is a
Setup display of power and control over Guilt
The abuser will his victim and by extension
create and control everyone else in the
After the abuse, the
situations in which the household.
abuser may have feelings
victim has no choice but to of guilt but not true repentance
react in a way that will, in the because no change occurs. The
abuser’s mind, justify the abuse. motive is usually fear of getting
caught or losing his partner.

The abuser begins thinking of rea- Power The abuser moves on to telling
sons to commit the next and himself and the victim that the one
attack. His negative self-talk leads really at fault for the abuse is the
him into planning what he must do or
Control
victim. He justifies his behavior
what must happen in order for
Planning which gives himself permission Rationalize
the situation to be set up for to continue it.
the next abusive act.
Between
incidents of
The abuser begins abuse, the abuser often
building his case about past behaves normally or especially well.
and future abuse. To help justify the He may act as if nothing has hap-
next attack, the abuser starts to use pened. Typically the victim is forced
excuses and negative to participate in the cover-up. But
self-talk he made in the things are not normal because the
rationalization stage. victim knows she can’t talk about
certain subjects.

Case Building Normal

Violence is any act that violates another human being.


The Cycle of Abuse
Write down what your thoughts, feelings and actions are in each phase of the abuse cycle.
Use extra sheets of paper if needed.
Abuse

Setup Guilt

Power
and
Control

Planning Rationalize

Case Building Normal

Violence is any act that violates another human being.

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