chapter 27 violence Flashcards
violence prevention steps approach (4)
- identify problem and collect data
- identify risk factors
- develop and test prevention strategies and share info with others
- disseminate and implement strategies
CDCs 4 level socioecological model of social and community factors influencing violence
individual
relationship
community
societal
killing of one human being by another
homicide
violent physical or verbal attack
assault
forcing a person to take part in a sexual act when the person doesn’t consent
sexual violence
activities involved in recruiting, harboring, transporting or providing an individual for forced service or commercial sex acts through the use of force, deception, or coercion
human trafficking
the act or an instant of taking one’s own life voluntarily and intentionally
suicide
types family violence
-child abuse
-child neglect
-sexual abuse
-intimate partner abuse
individual factors to assess for when looking at violence in a community context
-signs physical abuse
-physical symptoms related to emotional distress
-developmental and behavioral difficulties
-social isolation
-presence physical disability
-decreased role performance within family and on job/school
-mental health problems
-fear of intimacy with others
-substance abuse
individual and family level prevention strategies for violence
PRIMARY:
-educate on developmental stages and needs of children
-teach parenting techniques
-teach stress reduction techniques
SECONDARY:
-assess during routine examination
-assess for marital discord
-counsel for at risk parents
-assist with controlling anger
TERTIARY:
-treat for substance abuse
familial factors to assess for when looking at violence in a community context
-economic stressors
-presence of family violence
-poor communication
-problems with child rearing
-lack of family cohesion
-recurrent familial conflict
-lack social support networks
-poor social integration into the community
-multiple changes of residence
-access to guns
-homelessness
community characteristics to assess for when looking at violence
-high crime rate
-high levels unemployment
-lack of neighborhood resources and support systems
-lack community cohesiveness
community characteristics to assess for when looking at violence
-high crime rate
-high levels unemployment
-lack of neighborhood resources and support systems
-lack community cohesiveness
community level prevention strategies for violence
-develop policy
-conduct community resource mapping
-collaborate with community to develop systematic responses to violence
-develop media campaign
-develop resources such as transition housing and shelters
