The abuser may be functional or dysfunctional, a pillar of society, or a peripatetic con-artist, rich or poor, young or old. There is no universally-applicable profile of the "typical abuser". Yet, abusive behavior often indicates serious underlying psychopathologies. Absent empathy, the abuser perceives the abused spouse only dimly and partly, as one would an inanimate source of frustration. The abuser, in his mind, interacts only with himself and with "introjects" - representations of outside objects, such as his victims.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
What is Abuse?
http://samvak.tripod.com/abuse.html
Read about "Trauma Bonding" and the Psychology of Torture here:
http://samvak.tripod.com/torturepsycholo...
Read about Traumas as Social Interactions here:
http://samvak.tripod.com/trauma.html
ABUSE RESOURCES
http://www.suite101.com/topic_page.cfm/6...
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