Mary, who is a battered spouse, is using various coping skills to try to avoid abusive situations with her husband. According to Walker, Mary and her husband are experiencing which phase of domestic violence?

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The tension building phase, as described by Lenore Walker, is characterized by a period where minor incidents of abuse occur and tension starts to build, leading the victim to adopt various coping strategies to try to avoid escalation into more severe abuse. This phase precedes the acute battering incident phase and is followed by the loving-contrition phase (or honeymoon phase), where the abuser may apologize and promise change.

Mary, Who Is a Battered Spouse, Is Using Various Coping