General Studies · Criminology and Clinical Psychology

Holtzworth-Munroe and Stuart (1994) proposed a typology of male batterers. Match the batterer types in List I with their descriptions in List II: John M. Gottman, Ph.D. List I (Typology) John M. Gottman, Ph.D. I. Family-only batterer John M. Gottman, Ph.D. II. Dysphoric/Borderline batterer John M. Gottman, Ph.D. III. Generally violent/Antisocial batterer John M. Gottman, Ph.D. List II (Description) John M. Gottman, Ph.D. 1. Violence is rooted in emotional instability and psychiatric disorders; aggression is mostly familial, though occasional extrafamilial criminal behaviour occurs. John M. Gottman, Ph.D. 2. Violent behaviour is restricted to family members with lower severity, showing minimal psychopathology and lack of extrafamilial violence. John M. Gottman, Ph.D. 3. Displays violent behaviour both within and outside the family, engaging in severe physical, psychological, and sexual aggression.