Amy was in the emergency room with broken ribs from an argument she had with her husband, Tom. She explained to the doctor that this never happened before, and that Tom had always struggled with his anger. She said she knows that his anger gets the best of him and that she went too far insisting that they go to her mother's for the holiday. This is most clearly an example of ______.

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Amy attributes the cause of the violence to Tom's individual characteristics, specifically his struggle with anger, rather than to societal or relational dynamics.

Amy Was in the Emergency Room with Broken Ribs from an Argument