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I Just Lost Myself: Psychological Abuse of Women in Marriage
Abstract
Psychological abuse can be as damaging to the psyche as physical abuse can be to the body, yet little is written about this common problem. This book confronts the issue of psychological abuse of women in marriage. Psychological abuse consists of an on-going pattern of domination, oppression, unrealistic expectations, verbal attacking or silent withdrawal within a relationship typically devoid of emotional connection. The author addresses the questions of how and why these women are abused, how the abuse starts and progresses, and in what ways does the process differ from that of physical abuse? Using quotes from survivors of these relationships, Dr. Chang describes life inside one of these relationships and gives treatment recommendations.
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“For example, we know that women in violent relationships often feel trapped and over-regulated (Summers-Effler, 2004); and are more susceptible to suicidality (Chang, 1996).”
From The Social Roots of Suicide: Theorizing How the External Social World Matters to Suicide and Suicide Prevention (2021) · cites this paper as Chang, 1996
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“…of violent strategies from a position of male privilege to rule over or dominate ‘their’ women, but also in analyses of the interplay of violence and control in other power relations (Chang, 1996; Dobash & Dobash, 1998; Follingstad et al., 1990; Johnson, 1995; Kirkwood, 1993; Pence & Paymar, 1993).”
Metadata
- Authors
- Chang, V. N.
- Corresponding author
- Chang, Valerie Nash
- Venue
- Praeger eBooks
- Publisher
- Praeger
- Published
- 1996
- OpenAlex
- W4399221176
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.53
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Praeger eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Keywords
- psychological violence, intimate partner violence, married women, domestic violence, emotional abuse, verbal abuse, emotional withdrawal, abuse survivors
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