Anger management and domestic violence counselor Alyce LaViolette returned to the stand on the 38th day of the marathon Jodi Arias murder trial, and attempted to explain to the jury what could have made the 32-year-old femme fatale flip.

The defense witness described the "continuum of aggression" and vicious circle of "abuse, battery and terrorism," that Jodi was enduring, allegedly at the hands of former boyfriend and eventual victim, Travis Alexander, whom she said may not have realized his alleged tirades were abusive because they weren't violent in nature.

LaViolette went on to explain that often times abusers are adult victims of abuse themselves, and that jealously can be a very controlling behavior.

"Sometimes the abuse happens once but is so severe and shocking that the victim lives knowing it could happen again," said LaViolette, according to Arizona Republic reporter Michael Kiefer from inside the Marico