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Who is the most vulnerable to family violence?

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Women and Children

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What is Family Violence?

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Physical/Emotional Abuse that occurs within a family structure

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At what age are women the highest for domestic violence?

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Ages 16 to 24

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What is abuse?

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  1. Cycle

2. Learned Behavior

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Why are families violent?

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  • Families either spend too much or not enough time together
  • Power differentials, Wives to husbands/kids to parents.
  • The size of the family, larger families are at an increased risk.
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What is considered a large family?

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A family that has four or more kids

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What were children treated like in early history?

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Children were treated as a piece of property

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What are the most forgotten types of abuse?

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Neglect and Psychological

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What is Child Psychical Abuse?

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Any act to a child that results in a non-accidental injury

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How old are the majority of children victims?

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What are the physical indicators of child abuse?

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  • unexplained abrasions
  • unexplained skeletal injuries
  • unexplained burns in the shape of cigarettes, ropes, or irons
  • missing or loosened teeth
  • bald spots
  • human bite marks
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What are some behavioral indicators for child abuse?

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  • Destructive to self/others
  • Accident Prone
  • Poor Social relations
  • seems afraid to go home
  • extremes of behavior:aggressive or withdrawn
  • runaway/delinquent behavior
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What should we look for when detecting an injury?

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  1. Location
  2. Repetition of Injury
  3. Appearance of Injury
  4. Correlation between injury and explanation
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What are normal locations for injuries in children?

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  1. Knees
  2. Elbow
  3. Shins
  4. Forehead
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What are abnormal locations for injuries in children?

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  1. Back
  2. Genital Area
  3. Thighs
  4. Butts
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List the bruises Physical Clock:

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0-5 days: red,purple, blue
5-7 days: green
7-10 days: yellow
10-14 days: brown
2-4 weeks: clear
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What is Muchausen Syndrome ?

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A fictitious disorder which an adult seeks medical treatment for a fake illness that the child is suffering from

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What are some behavioral symptoms of Muchausen syndrome parents?

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  • being critical of the child and angry with him/her for being injured
  • changing the injury story 3 or 4 times
  • constantly criticizing the child
  • blaming anybody but themselves
  • showing no concern about treatment
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What are some of the injuries to look for in child abuse?

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  1. Tethering-binding
  2. Pummeling-hitting in stomach
  3. Spiral Fracture- usually because of twisting a limb
  4. Rib Fracture
  5. Gagging-lacerations to the corners of the mouth & suffocation
  6. Ear Injuries-cauliflower ear
  7. Neck Injuries
  8. Burns-water, cigarette, and microwave
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What is child neglect?

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A failure to care for a child’s basic needs

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What are the characteristics of parents who psychologically maltreat their kids?

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  • Age and Gender: 33 year old women
  • depression, aggression, and hostility
  • social anxiety, neuroticism, and low self-esteem
  • poor coping/parenting skills
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What is dating violence?

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The perpetration of physical, emotional, or threat of abuse or murder by at least one person of an umma tried couple

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What are the typical ages for dating violence?

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12-19 and 18-26 unmarried college students

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What is sexual assault?

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Sexual coercion, unwanted sexual behavior, and outright rape against an unmarried date or acquaintance

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What is stalking?

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A series of actions such as harassing, following, or communicating in particular ways that causes the victim to fear for their bodily safety

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What are the drugs of date rape?

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  1. GHB: Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (stays in urine or 8-12 hours)
  2. Retamine: Special K (Horse Tranquilizer)
  3. Rohypnol: found in Jell-O shots
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What are some ways to avoid date rape?

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  • avoid isolated places
  • keep doors locked
  • refuse advances verbally
  • reinforce resistance
  • don’t trust internet people
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What should you do if you are raped?

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  1. Go straight to the hospital
  2. Don’t shower
  3. If the perp licked or kissed you, tell the hospital staff where
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What are some characteristics that might lead to domestic violence?

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  • power/control issues
  • romanticism
  • peer influences
  • relationship problems
  • alcohol/drug abuse
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What is psychological abuse in dating violence?

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  1. Isolation
  2. Verbal domination
  3. Monopolization-absurd wants victim idolize them
  4. Humiliation/Degradation
  5. Fear
  6. Guilt-victim blames themselves
  7. Economic abuse
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What is psychological destabilization?

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Making the victim feel as if their crazy

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What are the theories for intimate partner violence?

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  1. Patriarch-males think they have the right to punish female partners
  2. Acceptance of Violence-society says it’s okay
  3. Social stress-family setting is the most vulnerable setting
  4. Power-you need equal and agreed amounts of power
  5. Dependency- the most common is economic dependency
  6. Alcohol-makes every thing worse

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