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The battered woman syndrome is a type of mental condition that is triggered by prolonged domestic abuse. The battered woman syndrome and dysfunctional family violence are related to a great extent. For instance, when boys are brought up in a family where their father batters their mother, they will grow up lessening their stand on the issue of domestic violence since it has long been normalized during their social upbringing. Similarly, when girls are raised in the same environment, they will develop thinking being abused is okay (Auchter, 2018). When these children develop families, they eventually find themselves in abusive relationships with the ideals that have long been instilled in them. The cycle of violence refers to this cascade of violence that is passed across generations. Eventually, the children develop psychological issues.
Case study 1
In this first video, the two characters seemed to trivialize the incident. However, at some point, Burt conceded that the incident made him feel guilty. In the longrun, Burt learned of his mistakes. On the other hand, Linda did not see any big deal in what had happened. She seemed to have gradually developed the ‘battered woman syndrome.’
Case study 2
In this second video, the violence was escalated when they began to fall apart. Dan’s friends noted that the relationship had been distant with little to look up to. Betty had supported Dan all through school, however, when he became established, he turned his back to Betty.

This was accompanied by family violence. Dan was verbally abusive to Betty, while Betty went ahead and burned Dan’s clothes. Betty appeared not to be remourseful since he stated that it is Dan who pushed her to do that.

References
Auchter, B. (2018). Men Who Murder Their Families: What the Research Tells Us. Retrieved from https://www.nij.gov/journals/266/Pages/murderfamilies.aspx