Betty endured abuse throughout most of her 30+ years of marriage. During that time, she became less resistive to the attacks and more submissive. A term Lenore Walker used to describe this state is:

Learned helplessness.

Explanation:

Learned helplessness happens when a person faces a negative, unmanageable circumstance on an ongoing basis and avoids attempting to improve their contexts even though they are able to do so. Learned helplessness usually described as a loss of self-esteem, reduced motivation and commitment, incompetent determination, and disappointment. It is more common among individuals who have endured frequent tragic experiences such as abuse experienced in childhood or interpersonal violence.

the correct answer is option c. elenita versus "early puerto rican decor" is the best example, out of all the options, of a cultural conflict. a cultural conflict is defined as what happens when different cultures, that have different values and believes, clash. elenita not liking or accepting the puerto rican style of decoration, would represent that she does not identify herself with the puerto rican culture, therefore does not want to have decorations influenced by that culture.