For a victim of spousal abuse, a deterrent to leaving the abusive situation are the events that occur in which stage?
a. Tension building
b. Honeymoon
c. Processing
d. Battering
B
In the honeymoon stage the perpetrator is apologetic and kind, attempting to undo the harm of the battering incident. The perpetrator promises never to repeat the battering. The events occurring in the other options would not be deterrents to leaving. The processing stage is not an actual stage in the cycle.
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