A nurse is interviewing a client who is a survivor of abuse. The client is telling the nurse about how the violence occurred. Which statement would the nurse interpret as reflecting phase 3 of the cycle of violence?
A) "He threw me against the wall and started punching my face."
B) "He yells at me for not having dinner waiting for him when he came home."
C) "He calls me stupid and incompetent, asking himself why he ever married me."
D) "He tells me that he is sorry and that he will never hit me again."
D
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