Domestic Violence Flashcards

1
Q

domestic violence

A

willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and or abusive behavior perpetrated by an intimate partner against another

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2
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in lifetime?

A

one in every 4 women

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3
Q

percentage who are women?

A

85%

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4
Q

call police

A

not until 7-10 assault

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5
Q

before seeking treatment

A

experience 35 incidents

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6
Q

majority of battered women file charges against abuser

A

to get protection

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7
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most battered women

A

drop charges

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8
Q

majority of women stay in relationship

A

afraid abuser will come after them

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9
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percentage of women who report to police

A

14.6 %

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10
Q

main reason why men batter their wives

A

have a history of exposure to violence as children

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11
Q

domestic violence occurs

A

in a predictable cycle

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12
Q

most effective way to decrease recidivist wife assault

A

to arrest the offender

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13
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what percentage of men who severely assault their wives or girlfriends are arrested

A

7%

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14
Q

battered woman is most affected by

A

psychological abuse

form of PTSD

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15
Q

duluth model

A

focus intervention is on stopping violence, not fixing or ending relationship

power and control wheel

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16
Q

three phases of violence

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1 tension building
2 abuse
3 honeymoon phase

time in between each phase becomes shorter

intensity of violence increases

honeymoon goes away after time

17
Q

honeymoon

A

phase that cements the relationship

18
Q

constant abuse

A

numbs victim so she is unable to recognize she is involved in set pattern of abuse

19
Q

majority of women don’t leave because?

A

afraid their abuser will harm them if they leave

fear
lack of resources
love
personal history
shame
20
Q

health professionals ethical responsibility

A

recognize and address exposure to abuse in their patients in health care setting

must consider abuse in differential diagnosis

21
Q

denial

A

refusing to acknowledge abusive behavior

22
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minimization

A

not acknowledging seriousness of his behavior and its effects

23
Q

victim blaming

A

blaming victim

24
Q

resources a doctor can provide

A

local battered womens shelter

talk about an escape safety plan

employment office

food stamps

school registration

birth certificates

listen to, and believe victim**

25
Q

abusers often

A

do anything to maintain control

suffer low self-esteem and sense of self and identity is tied to partner

26
Q

major factor in helping victim to establish lasting independence from abusive partner

A

ability to get legal assistance

27
Q

violent partners likely drug/alcohol abusers?

A

there is a correlation

however, alcohol does not create and sobriety does not cure abusive behavior

28
Q

RADAR

A
routine screening - everyone
ask direct questions
document findings
assesss patient safety
review, respond, refer
29
Q

why women may not leave

A

fear

30
Q

phases in cycle

A

tension
abuse
honeymoon

31
Q

duluth model

A

power and control wheel

32
Q

how to identify and engage victim

A

routine screening

33
Q

lasting independence for battered women?

A

legal assistance

34
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ethical responsibility of physician

A

recognize and address exposure to abuse