Shelia is paying the monthly bills and realizes there is not enough money to cover all of them. She finds her partner and yells at him for not making enough money; he yells back that she wastes the money they have. Shelia slaps him, and he then shoves her away. Later, they both apologize for their behavior. This scenario illustrates _____.

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This scenario illustrates situational couple violence, which is a type of IPV (Intimate Partner Violence) that occurs when conflicts within the relationship escalate to physical violence in a specific situation or incident. This is different from intimate terrorism, which is a pattern of violence and control used to dominate and control the victim. The scenario does not demonstrate demand/withdraw interaction, which is a dynamic where one partner consistently demands while the other partner withdraws. The scenario also does not illustrate rational aggression, which is aggression that is planned and premeditated, rather than a reaction to a specific situation.

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