“Battered women who were physically abused as children develop an active coping style as adults, typically with obsessive-compulsive tendencies. It is as if she can "just get things right" then the battering will stop. Those who were sexually abused as children tend to be severely depressed and a more passive coping style.” WomenDepressionObsessiveBattering Author:Debra Crown LPC-S Journal of Family Violence 2006