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Sharon, a woman with multiple cuts and abrasions, arrives at the ED with her three small children. She tells the nurse her husband inflicted these wounds on her. In the interview, Sharon tells the nurse, "He's been getting more and more violent lately. He's been under a lot of stress at work the last few weeks, so he drinks a lot when he gets home. He always gets mean when he drinks. I was getting scared. So I just finally told him I was going to take the kids and leave. He got furious when I said that and began beating me with his fists." With knowledge about the circle of battering, what does this situation represent?A) Phase I: Sharon was desperately trying to stay out of his way and keep everything calmB) Phase I: a minor battering incident for which Sharon assumes all the blameC) Phase II: the acute battering incident that Sharon provoked with her threat to leaveD) Phase III: the honeymoon phase where the husband believes that he has "taught her a lesson and she won't act up again"

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