“FACTORS THAT DEFINE BATTERED

WOMAN SYNDROME”

RESEARCHERS
ALFONSO, JAM MARGARET
CRUZ, PRINCESS
RAMOS, JULIANNE
TEODORO, MARIA
ARANZAZU

MR. MELBERT MARBELLA

RESEARCH ADVISER
“FACTORS THAT DEFINE BATTERED WOMAN SYNDROME”
Abstract
This study explored the real definition of battered woman syndrome among to those
professionals who have faced this condition. The group gave them questionnaires according to the
topic. The feedback they received was that the battered woman syndrome is a condition that
woman experience physical abuse by her spouse. This determine that the violence has a great
impact to the women life that can cause a lot of complication in her condition, it can be a severe
case to the person who have this such condition.
“FACTORS THAT DEFINE BATTERED WOMAN SYNDROME”
Definition of Terms
 Abusive - Someone who is abusive behaves in a cruel and violent way towards other
people.
 Assertion- a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.
 Battered woman - Physical or emotional abuse of a household member, especially one's
spouse or domestic partner.
 Fatal- it describes something that is capable of causing death.
 Frighten- deter someone or something from involvement or action by making them afraid.
 Instigating- to goad or urge forward: provoke
 Mental condition - a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant
even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state"
 Persuade- to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course
of action.
 Prey- someone who is easily harmed or affected in a bad way by someone or something.
 Psychological- the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those
affecting behavior in a given context.
 Relinquish- a voluntarily case to keep or claim
 Respondents - a person who replies to something, especially one supplying information for
a survey or questionnaire or responding to an advertisement.
 Strained- showing signs of tiredness or nervous tension.
 Syndrome - a set of medical signs and symptoms that are correlated with each other and,
often, with a particular disease or disorder.
 Violent- behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or
something.
 Women- referring to adult human beings who are biologically female; that is capable of
bearing offspring.
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Introduction
I heard a loud mourn inside the door and the first thing comes out in my head is a cat's
cry as its usual thing. A wife's cry has never been a normal event to witness.

According to study.com, Battered woman syndrome is a mental condition that typically

appears after a woman suffers years of abusive at the hands of a partner. Dr. Lenore Walker is
credited with labeling this syndrome, one which she claims has a distinct pattern of abuse occurring
in three phases:

• Phase 1: The relationship between partners becomes strained and the woman might see a
potential threat.
• Phase 2: The woman is mentally or physically assaulted and might show injuries.

• Phase 3: The attacker apologizes, asks for a second chance, and assures the attack will
never happen again.

It's Dr. Walker's assertion that once a woman goes through these three phases twice or
more, they're prone to developing battered woman syndrome, where they actually believe they are
the ones who are instigating the violent behavior of their partners. Women who are battered are
also concerned about their safety, and the safety of their children, and often relinquish total control
to the abuser willingly.

According to definition. uslegal.com, Battered woman syndrome is a criminal offense

that involving a pattern of psychological dependency among women caught in long-term
relationships with abusive male partners. Over time, abuse produces an irrational mental state of
"learned helplessness," limiting free choice and placing victims of abuse in a spiral of conflict that
occasionally results in a violent and sometimes fatal response over which they have no rational
control.

In the book, The Revised Penal Code Criminal Law (1993). “Battered Woman
Syndrome” refers to a scientifically defined pattern of psychological and behavioral symptoms
found in women living in battering relationships as a result of cumulative abuse.

Based on the preliminary findings of the 2017 National Demographic and Health Survey
(NDHS), one in four (26%) ever-married women aged 15-49 has ever experienced physical, sexual
or emotional violence by their husband or partner. One in five (20%) women has ever experienced
emotional violence, 14 percent has ever experienced physical violence, and 5 percent has ever
experienced sexual violence by their current or most recent husband or partner.
 Humans consistently treat women as a precious gem but what if there are few people who
treat them differently? This study assumes that the violence they receive from their partners is a
key factor that defines a battered woman syndrome.

“FACTORS THAT DEFINE BATTERED WOMAN SYNDROME”

Methodology
As the researchers go through deep searching about determining the key factors of
defining the battered woman syndrome, The group decide to ask some professionals such as lawyer
and psychologists who have encountered this kind of case. The researchers ask one lawyer and a
psychologist for the answer through messaging them personally. The group also gather information
through internet to search the quantity of person having this. Since the researcher received replies
they analyze their responses.
The selected professionals were asked the following:

What are the main reason of battered woman syndrome?

Is their condition curable?
What are the symptoms of this syndrome?
What are its possible effects to the person with this syndrome?

Procedures
Since the group is looking for a unique and unusual topic so each member agree to this.
Correspond on today’s month, They respectfully pick this to salute every women’s freedom in this
world that robbed by ungrateful people.

The gathering of data was asking a question through private message to the respondents.
The researchers analyze the study based on the responses of the respondents in the questionnaire
they gave to them. After the approval to distribute the questions, the gathering of data were asked
privately to the respondents, Edward Hipe, a Lawyer ; Rai Maquiñana, Laiza Mae Mapacpac, Erica
Clariz Cuaderno and Carl Louie Francisco, they are psychologist, by giving them questionnaires
through messenger. After they finished answering it the researchers collected the responses and
check whether all the questions were answered.
 Even though the group don’t have personal interaction to the respondents but they still
believe that this would be a help for the researchers to define and explain perfectly the case of
battered woman syndrome in terms of Law and Psychological matter.

“FACTORS THAT DEFINE BATTERED WOMAN SYNDROME”

Results
The researchers selected 5 respondents, They combined and analyzed the responses
regarding to this matter. Mostly of their answer showed that because of their partner's abusive act
was the main reason of this syndrome. The prey may felt negative and blamed herself for treating
her in that way and because of having that thought she may hallucinate and keep away herself from
other people but still the main effects of this are depression and anxiety. This may lead to be insane
as it is developing as time goes by. The victim needed a therapist and special treatment for her to
be cured.

Questions Lawyer Psychologist

What are the main reason of Violence exerted toward the A person experience abuse.
battered women syndrome? victim wife usually exerted by Usually cause in their
the perpetrator Husband. partners. They feel unhappy
and not able to leave for
reasons. They believe that
they are the cause of abuse.

Is their curable? Yes, medical assistance and Yes, a therapist with

psychological support are experience in PTSD or
needed to heal such condition domestic abuse should be
consulted. Also, through the
help of appropriate
professionals.

What is the symptoms of this Anxiety, Depression, Mood She thinks that the abusing is
syndrome? swings. her fault, hide the abusive
action made by her partner
from friends and family, fear
from her life or lives of her
children, irrationally believe
that the batterer knows all
single moment she do.
 What are its possible effects to Deprivation of proper state of Depression, lowered self-
the person with this mind, Hallucinations etc. esteem, damaged relationship
syndrome? with friends, family, severe
anxiety, feeling worthless or
hopeless.

“FACTORS THAT DEFINE BATTERED WOMAN SYNDROME”

Conclusion
Researcher can now therefore conclude that woman who is repeatedly subjected to any
physical abuse or psychological behavior by a man in order to persuade her to do something he
wants her to do without concern. Battered woman syndrome include woman in any form of frighten
relationship with men. Furthermore, in order to be classified as a battered woman, feel unsafe,
suffer from pervasive anxiety, and usually fail to leave the relationship, low self-esteem, believe
that the batterer know all single moments she do. Any woman may find herself in an abusive
relationship with a man. If it occurs a second time, and she remains in the same situation, she is
defined as a battered woman syndrome.

“FACTORS THAT DEFINE BATTERED WOMAN SYNDROME”

Bibliography
https://study.com/academy/lesson/battered-woman-syndrome-definition-examples.html
https://definitions.uslegal.com/b/battered-woman-syndrome/
The Revised Penal Code Criminal Law (1993).
https://psa.gov.ph/content/one-four-women-have-ever-experienced-spousal-violence-
preliminary-results-2017-national