Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
"He doesn't mean to hurt me-he just loses control."\ "He can be sweet and gentle."\ "He's scared me a few times, but he never hurts the children-he's a great father."\ "He's had a really hard life..." \ Women in abusive relationships tell themselves these things every day. Now they can see inside the minds of angry and controlling men-and change their own lives. In this groundbreaking book, a counselor shows how to improve, survive, or leave an abusive relationship, with:\ ? The early...
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"He doesn't mean to hurt me-he just loses control.""He can be sweet and gentle.""He's scared me a few times, but he never hurts the children-he's a great father.""He's had a really hard life..." Women in abusive relationships tell themselves these things every day. Now they can see inside the minds of angry and controlling men-and change their own lives. In this groundbreaking book, a counselor shows how to improve, survive, or leave an abusive relationship, with: € The early warning signs€ Nine abusive personality types€ How to tell if an abuser can change, is changing, or ever will€ The role of drugs and alcohol€ What can be fixed, and what can't€ How to leave a relationship safely Library Journal Having worked with abusive men for 15 years, Bancroft explains clearly what causes such behavior, describes the nine abusive personality types (from verbal abuser to batterer), and outlines the "warning signs." (LJ 8/02) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Why Does He Do That? Acknowledgments Note on Terminology Introduction\ Part I: The Nature of Abusive Thinking\ 1. The Mystery\ 2. The Mythology\ 3. The Abusive Mentality\ 4. The Types of Abusive Men\ Part II: The Abusive Man in Relationships\ 5. How Abuse Begins\ 6. The Abusive Man in Everyday Life\ 7. Abusive Men and Sex\ 8. Abusive Men and Addiction\ 9. The Abusive Man and Breaking Up\ Part III: The Abusive Man in the World\ 10. Abusive Men as Parents\ 11. Abusive Men and Their Allies\ 12. The Abusive Man and the Legal System\ Part IV: Changing the Abusive Man\ 13. The Making of an Abusive Man\ 14. The Process of Change\ 15. Creating an Abuse-Free World\ Resources Index
\ Library JournalHaving worked with abusive men for 15 years, Bancroft explains clearly what causes such behavior, describes the nine abusive personality types (from verbal abuser to batterer), and outlines the "warning signs." (LJ 8/02) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.\ \ \ \ \ From the Publisher"This is essential reading for those in the helping professions and highly recommended for all libraries, especially those in communities with emergency shelter programs." —-Library Journal Starred Review\ \
