After a Week of Helping with Dinner and Buying His

Multiple Choice

After a week of helping with dinner and buying his wife small gifts, a man has returned to his usual short-tempered and critical behavior. Last night, he scraped his meal into the trash because his steak was overcooked and stormed out to buy himself fast food. What phase of intimate partner violence does this scenario describe?

A) Tension-building
B) Learned helplessness
C) Violent
D) Post-traumatic
E) Reconciliation