Chapter 10

Question 0

List two controversial and prominent legal syndromes

Answer 0

Battered woman syndrome and rape trauma syndrome

Question 1

How is the term “syndrome” used by medical and psychiatric professionals?

Answer 1

To describe a cluster of relayed symptoms that lead to significant dysfunction in the performance of normal activities

Question 2

Which DSM diagnoses is typically found among patients with these legal syndromes

Answer 2

Posttraumatic stress disorder

Question 3

Who’s name is usually associated with the BWS

Answer 3

Lenore walker

Question 4

What are the three stages of the cycle of violence

Answer 4

Tension building
Acute battering
Contrition

Question 5

How does the term learned helplessness explain some of the behavior of battered women

Answer 5

Battered women become submissive
they blame themselves
tradition sex role attitudes

Question 6

Many abusers threatened to kill their victims if they try to escape. however research has found that they only a very small portion of women were actually killed by their abusers

Answer 6

True

Question 7

How does the term Hypervigilance applied to battered women

Answer 7

Always on the lookout

Question 8

A few that if she does not leave…..

Answer 8

He will track her down and kill her

Question 9

A woman may feel an imminent threat….

Answer 9

Even when he is not abusing her

Question 10

She may not have….

Answer 10

Financial resources to survive

Question 11

She may fear that the police and courts….

Answer 11

Will not be able to help her or protect her

Question 12

Which diagnosis is associated with the male batterer

Answer 12

Borderline personality disorder

Question 13

Batters are a diverse group and it may be difficult to classify them Easily into categories

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Does alcohol play a role in spousal assault

Answer 14

Yes

Question 15

What crime typically requires expert testimony on behalf of the victim of battering

Answer 15

Murdering their abuser

Question 16

What to defenses are considered on the bias of BWS

Answer 16

Self-defense and insanity defense

Question 17

If you advising a woman on trial for murder in her abuser would you suggest a jury trial Or a bench trial

Answer 17

Bench trial

Question 18

Is expert testimony and battering and it’s effects admissible in court

Answer 18

Yes but it was better if you use the expert testimony and judicial nullification instruction

Question 19

How does Burgus and holmstorm describe rape trauma syndrome

Answer 19

Describe the recovery from RTS is a two-stage process. the acute crisis phase typically lasted a few weeks and included several physical symptoms

Question 20

The first phase is characterized by shock

Answer 20

Acute crisis stage

Question 21

What percentage of rape victims have not recovered after five years

Answer 21

26%

Question 22

List four classes of variables that moderate the response of rape survivors

Answer 22

Characteristics of the person like age
Characteristics of the type of rape
Victims environment
The therapeutic intervention

Question 23

Is testimonies on RTS admissible in court

Answer 23

Yes

Question 24

Why is RTS used in court room

Answer 24

Evidence of rape

Question 25

Is it possible to tolerate victim from someone who had sex voluntarily merrily on the basis of postevent behavior

Answer 25

False

Question 26

What DSM diagnosis is usually associated with RTS and BWS

Answer 26

Post trauma stress disorder

Question 27

Expert testimony on DWS is intended to provide…..

Answer 27

jurors with the framework for making sense of the woman’s behavior