Question

Molly is married to morton, who occasionally comes home drunk and hits her. the next morning he is very apologetic. he swears he will never hit her again; he is just under so much strain at work. molly is determined to help morton through his strains at work. this is an example of:

Answer 1

I would say this is an example of Molly being very empathetic and compassionate for Morton's stressful situation so that she is willing to overlook his hitting her and wanting to help him ease his strains at work so that he won't have this bad behaviour.

Answer 2

This is an example of traumatic bonding.
Traumatic bonding is defined as strong emotional attachment between an abused person and his or her abuser, formed as a result of the cycle of violence. It normally occurs between people who are in an abusive relationship. Initially the person that had become an abuser was inconsistent in approach, which developed into an intensity which doesn't match in other relationships of the victim.