Defense Mechanisms
"I just slapped her"
Minimization
Victim Report
About 75% of abusers have this personality trait
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
These abusers commit more sever violent behaviors
Jealous Abusers
Setting the tone for the rest of the 52-week program should happen when
Assigning responsibility to every one else for their fault or wrong
Blame
Police report
A person with this personality trait enjoys "Splitting"
Borderline Personality Disorder
50% of this population report jealousy as the reason for dating violence and as a sign of love
Teenagers
Be aware of ___ ___ ___ when interviewing a batterer
how you feel
Projection
This client has priors and you will need to review these
Records from prior DV programs
This personality trait lacks remorse, inability to empathize, rationalizes behavior
Antisocial Personality Disorder
The jealousy is groundless but the abuser absolutely believes it is true
A delusional jealous abuser
Clients should expect to discuss what during group
"It was the drugs"
Rationalization
This report is made when a client has to go see the Judge
Court Report
This personality trait will kill their partner when faced with abandonment
Dependent Personality Disorder
May admit that they know their partner is not cheating, but they can't stop thinking about it
There are ___________ for not participating in group and completing assignments
"I blacked out"
Denial
An independent source of information
This personality trait can dominate the group if you let them
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
70% of all perpetrators (male and female) cite this as the cause of their violent behavior
Romantic jealousy
____and only ____ are the cause of their behaviors
They, they