Summary of Patricia Evans's The Verbally Abusive Relationship

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Get the Summary of Patricia Evans's The Verbally Abusive Relationship in Power in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book.Original book introduction: n this fully expanded and updated third edition of the bestselling classic, you learn why verbal abuse is more widespread than ever, and how you can deal with it. You'll get more of the answers you need to recognize abuse when it happens, respond to abusers safely and appropriately, and most important, lead a happier, healthier life.

In two all-new chapters, Evans reveals the Outside Stresses driving the rise in verbal abuse - and shows you how you can mitigate the devastating effects on your relationships. She also outlines the Levels of Abuse that characterize this kind of behavior - from subtle, insidious put-downs that can erode your self-esteem to full-out tantrums of name-calling, screaming, and threatening that can escalate into physical abuse.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 6, 2021
• ISBN: 9781638153788

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The Verbally Abusive Relationship

How to Recognize It and How to Respond

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Patricia Evans’s bestselling book, The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize It and How to Respond (1992), is an examination of male psychological violence against female domestic partners. Although males can also be the victims, verbal abuse is almost exclusively perpetrated by men against women, which is why Evans focuses on the actions of male abusers.

Verbal abuse, also called emotional abuse or psychological abuse, is a pattern of behavior in which the abuser attempts to emotionally injure and dominate his partner through mind games. He may withdraw from all communication with her or otherwise try to block discussion. He may threaten or manipulate his partner to get his own way. A verbal abuser tells his partner what she thinks and feels, leaving no room