The illusion of love : why the battered woman returns to her abuser /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Celani, David P.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [1994]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Three psychological models of human functioning
  • The three basic ego processes that lead to psychological maturity
  • Personality disorders: the view from the outside
  • The two defenses of the abused woman: the moral defense against bad objects and the splitting defense
  • The battering cycle and the victim's return to the abuser - An object relations approach to the psychotherapy of the battered woman.