#MCQs A 28-year-old man had been repeatedly brutalized by hi | MRCPSYCH & PSYCHIATRY

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A 28-year-old man had been repeatedly brutalized by his alcoholic mother throughout childhood and early adolescence. He felt particularly humiliated when she would slap his face during frequent bouts of uncontrollable anger. One evening while they were drinking at a local tavern, a friend playfully slapped his cheek. The patient suddenly “saw red,” broke a beer bottle over the man’s head, and then mauled him severely.