Nebraska College Preparatory Academy
Date of this Version
2021
Document Type
Presentation
Citation
Nebraska College Preparatory Academy Senior Capstone Project, Spring 2021 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/ncpacapstone/
Abstract
Domestic violence can affect anyone, regardless of gender, age, race, social status, or sexual orientation. A phenomenon known as learned helplessness may play a role in why victims of domestic violence remain in those unsafe environments. Learned helplessness (LH) is a psychological trait, which results from repeated exposure to uncontrollable and aversive events. LH contributes to submissiveness and reluctance to leave an abusive relationship. LH can develop from childhood experiences and circumstances, such as controlling, authoritarian, and demanding parents. LH can also develop during adulthood and whilst in abusive relationships, as the victims are often led to believe by the perpetrators that they deserve such treatment and are “lucky” to have someone who stays with them and puts up with their many flaws.
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Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Other Education Commons, Secondary Education Commons
Comments
Copyright © 2021 Nayla G. Torres Ruiz