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CONTENTS

Introduction 

CHAPTER ONE

Defining Verbal Abuse 

1.1. Types of Abuse 

1.2. Verbal Abuse: Definition and Main Types 

1.3. Power, Age and Gender in Verbal abuse 

CHAPTER TWO

Responding to Verbal Abuse 

2.1. Verbal Abuse vs. Verbal Defense: Verbal Defense Strategies 

2.2. Ways of Responding to Verbal Abuse 

CHAPTER THREE

Verbal Abuse in Intimate Relationships 

3.1. Characteristics of Verbal Abuse in Intimate Relationships 

3.2. Analysis of Verbal Abuse in Intimate Relationships 

Conclusion 

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