JUST ONE INCIDENT OF VIOLENCE CAN MAKE YOU SUSCEPTIBLE TO CONTINUED MANIPULATION BY YOUR PARTNER. TRAUMATIC ONE-TRIAL LEARNING: USING VERBAL ABUSE, EXPLOSIVE ANGER, OR OTHER INTIMIDATING BEHAVIOR TO ESTABLISH DOMINANCE OR SUPERIORITY; EVEN ONE INCIDENT OF SUCH BEHAVIOR CAN CONDITION OR TRAIN A VICTIM TO AVOID UPSETTING, CONFRONTING OR CONTRADICTING THE MANIPULATOR.