Battered women's syndrome (BWS) refers to a series of common characteristics that appear in women who are abused physically and psychologically
over an extended period of time by the dominant male figure in their lives; a pattern of psychological symptoms that develops after somebody has lived in a battering relationship; and a pattern of responses and perceptions presumed to be characteristic of women who have been subjected to continuous physical abuse by their mates.
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