Chapter 10 Flashcards
List two controversial and prominent legal syndromes
Battered woman syndrome and rape trauma syndrome
How is the term “syndrome” used by medical and psychiatric professionals?
To describe a cluster of relayed symptoms that lead to significant dysfunction in the performance of normal activities
Which DSM diagnoses is typically found among patients with these legal syndromes
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Who’s name is usually associated with the BWS
Lenore walker
What are the three stages of the cycle of violence
Tension building
Acute battering
Contrition
How does the term learned helplessness explain some of the behavior of battered women
Battered women become submissive
they blame themselves
tradition sex role attitudes
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
True
How does the term Hypervigilance applied to battered women
Always on the lookout
A few that if she does not leave…..
He will track her down and kill her
A woman may feel an imminent threat….
Even when he is not abusing her
She may not have….
Financial resources to survive
She may fear that the police and courts….
Will not be able to help her or protect her
Which diagnosis is associated with the male batterer
Borderline personality disorder
Batters are a diverse group and it may be difficult to classify them Easily into categories
True
Does alcohol play a role in spousal assault
Yes
What crime typically requires expert testimony on behalf of the victim of battering
Murdering their abuser
What to defenses are considered on the bias of BWS
Self-defense and insanity defense
If you advising a woman on trial for murder in her abuser would you suggest a jury trial Or a bench trial
Bench trial
Is expert testimony and battering and it’s effects admissible in court
Yes but it was better if you use the expert testimony and judicial nullification instruction
How does Burgus and holmstorm describe rape trauma syndrome
Describe the recovery from RTS is a two-stage process. the acute crisis phase typically lasted a few weeks and included several physical symptoms
The first phase is characterized by shock
Acute crisis stage
What percentage of rape victims have not recovered after five years
26%
List four classes of variables that moderate the response of rape survivors
Characteristics of the person like age
Characteristics of the type of rape
Victims environment
The therapeutic intervention
Is testimonies on RTS admissible in court
Yes
Why is RTS used in court room
Evidence of rape
Is it possible to tolerate victim from someone who had sex voluntarily merrily on the basis of postevent behavior
False
What DSM diagnosis is usually associated with RTS and BWS
Post trauma stress disorder
Expert testimony on DWS is intended to provide…..
jurors with the framework for making sense of the woman’s behavior
