PHASE I: TENSION BUILDING
In this phase the abuser may be dominating or use intimidation to control the other individual. This is also where the individual encountering the abuse will attempt to keep the abuser calm or quiet trying to drag out or postpone the battering. As the abusers potential brutal conduct develops they may attempt to utilize threats of violence. Attempts to control the situation by the person receiving the abuse to be less and less effective and successful.
PHASE II: BATTERING
This s the phase that the abusers becomes violent whether it be physical or emotional. Some individuals experiencing the violence might even further provoke the abuser just to get the brutality