Domestic Violence

Question 1

domestic violence

Answer 1

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

Question 2

in lifetime?

Answer 2

one in every 4 women

Question 3

percentage who are women?

Answer 3

85%

Question 4

call police

Answer 4

not until 7-10 assault

Question 5

before seeking treatment

Answer 5

experience 35 incidents

Question 6

majority of battered women file charges against abuser

Answer 6

to get protection

Question 7

most battered women

Answer 7

drop charges

Question 8

majority of women stay in relationship

Answer 8

afraid abuser will come after them

Question 9

percentage of women who report to police

Answer 9

14.6 %

Question 10

main reason why men batter their wives

Answer 10

have a history of exposure to violence as children

Question 11

domestic violence occurs

Answer 11

in a predictable cycle

Question 12

most effective way to decrease recidivist wife assault

Answer 12

to arrest the offender

Question 13

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

Answer 13

7%

Question 14

battered woman is most affected by

Answer 14

psychological abuse

form of PTSD

Question 15

duluth model

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

power and control wheel

Question 16

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

Question 17

honeymoon

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phase that cements the relationship

Question 18

constant abuse

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

Question 19

majority of women don’t leave because?

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afraid their abuser will harm them if they leave

fear
lack of resources
love
personal history
shame

Question 20

health professionals ethical responsibility

Answer 20

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

must consider abuse in differential diagnosis

Question 21

denial

Answer 21

refusing to acknowledge abusive behavior

Question 22

minimization

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not acknowledging seriousness of his behavior and its effects

Question 23

victim blaming

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blaming victim

Question 24

resources a doctor can provide

Answer 24

local battered womens shelter

talk about an escape safety plan

employment office

food stamps

school registration

birth certificates

listen to, and believe victim**

Question 25

abusers often

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do anything to maintain control

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

Question 26

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

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ability to get legal assistance

Question 27

violent partners likely drug/alcohol abusers?

Answer 27

there is a correlation

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

Question 28

RADAR

Answer 28

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

Question 29

why women may not leave

Answer 29

fear

Question 30

phases in cycle

Answer 30

tension
abuse
honeymoon

Question 31

duluth model

Answer 31

power and control wheel

Question 32

how to identify and engage victim

Answer 32

routine screening

Question 33

lasting independence for battered women?

Answer 33

legal assistance

Question 34

ethical responsibility of physician

Answer 34

recognize and address exposure to abuse