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Psychology of the Battered Woman  Syndrome

   

FOUR PSYCHOLOGICAL STAGES OF

THE BATTERED WOMAN  SYNDROME



  DENIAL

The woman refuses to admit–even to  herself–that she has been beaten or that there is a “problem” in  her marriage. She may call each incident an “accident”. She offers  excuses for her husband’s violence and each time firmly believes it  will never happen again.

  GUILT

She now acknowledges there is a problem, but  considers herself responsible for it. She “deserves” to be beaten,  she feels, because she has defects in her character and is not  living up to her husband’s expectations.

  ENLIGHTENMENT

The woman no longer assumes responsibility for  her husband’s abusive treatment, recognizing that no one “deserves”  to be beaten. She is still committed to her marriage, though, and  stays with her husband, hoping they can work things  out.

  RESPONSIBILITY

Accepting the fact that her husband will not,  or can not, stop his violent behavior, the battered woman decides  she will no longer submit to it and starts a new  life.

Psychology of the Battered Airline  Employee Syndrome

 

FOUR PSYCHOLOGICAL STAGES OF

THE BATTERED AIRLINE  EMPLOYEE SYNDROME



  DENIAL

The employee refuses to admit–even to  him/herself–that he/she has been hosed or that there is a “problem”  in his/her employment. He/she may call each pay cut an “accident”.  He /she offers excuses for management’s greed and each  time firmly believes it will never happen again.

  GUILT

He/she now acknowledges there is a problem, but  considers him/herself responsible for it. He/she “deserves” it  according to various forms of company propaganda, because  he/she has defects in his/her job performance and is not  living up to his/her employer’s expectations.

  ENLIGHTENMENT

The airline employee no longer assumes  responsibility for his/her employer’s greedy, abusive treatment,  recognizing that no one “deserves” to be hosed. He/she is still  committed to the job, though, and stays with his/her employer,  hoping they can work things out.

  RESPONSIBILITY

Accepting the fact that his/her employer will  not, or can not, stop its greedy behavior, the battered  airline employee decides he/she will no longer submit to it and  looks for a new life (Emirates, Virgin, ANA, Asiana, Jet Airways —  or maybe early  retirement).