During which phase of the cycle of violence does the batterer become contrite and remorseful?
a. Battering phase c. Tension-building phase
b. Honeymoon phase d. Increased drug-taking phase
ANS: B
During the tension-building phase, the batterer becomes increasingly hostile, swears, threatens, and throws things. This is followed by the battering phase where violence actually occurs, and the victim feels powerless. During the honeymoon phase, the victim of IPV wants to believe that the battering will never happen again, and the batterer will promise anything to get back into the home. Often the batterer increases the use of drugs during the tension-building phase.
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