Can being abused by a parent during childhood cause people to grow up into Jekyll-and-Hyde monsters?

I'm just asking on behalf of someone else, so I need serious answers on this one.

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indyjoe · 56-60, M

Even if it was all they knew as a kid...sometime somewhere they had contact with examples and influences of good people and what is the right way to behave and live...so it all comes down to a choice as to which direction they go.