5: Preventing Violence and Injury Flashcards
behaviors that demonstrate hatefulness, malevolence, cruelty, selfishness or viciousness and cause pain or suffering
meanness
intentional use of physical force or power against others or oneself that results in harm
violence
injury, death, or psychological harm inflicted with the intent to harm (murder, assault)
intentional injuries
injury, death, or psychological harm caused unintentionally and without premeditation (ex. car accident, fire)
unintentional injuries
goal-directed, hostile self-assertion that is destructive in nature
primary aggression
hostile emotional response brought about by a frustrating experience / trigger
reactive aggression
violence inflicted against one individual by another or by a small group
interpersonal violence
violence committed by groups of individuals related to some cause (gang violence, terrorism)
collective violence
death that results from the intent to injure or kill
homicide
crime targeted against a particular societal group, motivated by bias against them
hate crime
violence directed at individuals affiliated with a particular ethnic group
ethnoviolence
a negative evaluation of an entire group of people that is typically based on unfavorable and often wrong ideas about the group
prejudice
actions that deny equal treatment or opportunities to a group, often based on prejudice
discrimination
unlawful use of force/violence against people or property to intimidate and coerce a government/population in furtherance of political or social objectives
terrorism
use of force to control and maintain power over another person in the home environment, including actual harm and threats of harm
domestic violence
physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a current or former partner/spouse
intimate partner violence (IPV)
Lenore Walker’s theory explaining three phases of behavior in abusive relationships - tension building, incident of acute abuse, and remorse/reconciliation
cycle of violence
any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent/caregiver that results in harm to a child
child maltreatment
deliberate or intentional actions/words that cause harm to a child (acts of commission)
child abuse
failure to provide a child’s basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter, medical care (acts of omission)
neglect
any act in which one person is sexually intimate with another without that person’s consent
sexual assault
sexual penetration without the victim’s consent
rape
rape that involves one or more attackers (likely strangers), weapons, and/or physical beating
aggravated rape
rape by one person, likely known to the victim, that does not involve physical beating or use of a weapon
simple rape
any rape in which the perpetrator is known to the victim (FKA date rape)
acquaintance rape
unwanted sexual activity by a spouse or ex-spouse using force or intimidation when a person is unable to consent
marital rape
any form of unwanted sexual attention related to any condition of employment, education, or performance evaluation
sexual harassment
willful, repeated, and malicious following, harassing, or threatening of another person
stalking
driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs
impaired driving
driving while performing any non-driving activity that diverts attention away from the road, increases risk of crashing
distracted driving
device worn to provide buoyancy and keep the wearer afloat with their nose and mouth out of the water (life jacket)
personal flotation device (PFD)
any substance harmful to the body when ingested, inhaled, injected, or absorbed through the skin
poison
