Title: Dangerous relationships : how to stop domestic violence before it stops you /
Authors: Nelson, Noelle C.
Publisher: Insight Books,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Counseling; Domestic Violence prevention & control; Family violence United States Prevention; Marital violence United States Prevention.; Man-woman relationships United States Psychological aspects.
Contents: 1. A whirlwind beginning. Swept away -- How to deaal with the heady rush of a passionate beginning -- The hot persuit -- How to get the respect you deserve. 2. Possessiveness. You belong to me -- How to stay in charge of your own life. 3. The switch. Dr. Jekyll becomes Mr.-Ms. Hyde -- How to work with your partner's emotional extremes. 4. Blame. Whatever it is, it's all your fault -- How to refuse blame that doesn't belong to you. 5. Verbal abuse. Words that hurt -- How to stand up to words that hurt. 6. Insensitivity. Lack of caring for the well-being of others -- How to recognize an uncaring attitude as a percursor to violence. 7. Past and present violence. The alarm goes unheeded -- How to see the violence for what it is and resist the temptation to excuse it away. 8. Mary, Bob, Peter, and Teri revisited. New beginnings.