Exam 2 - Domestic Abuse

Question 1

What is the legal definition of domestic violence?

Answer 1

Domestic violence that involves coercion through intimidation, threats, and harmful or harassing behavior

Question 2

What is the legal definition of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)?

Answer 2

Domestic violence that involves aggression between persons who are in a close relationship.

Question 3

What are the four primary types of IPV?

Answer 3

• Physical Violence
• Sexual Violence
• Stalking
• Psychological Aggression

Question 4

What is learned helplessness?

Answer 4

When an individual believes they are unable to control or change a situation, and thus stop trying to.

Results from the development of a “survival strategy” for battered partners, who tend to limit themselves to acting in “safe ways.”

Question 5

Women account for approximately __% of the victims of IPV.

Answer 5

85%

Question 6

IPV occurs disproportionally among women between what ages?

Answer 6

18 and 24

Question 7

One in ___ people over the age of sixty are victims of elder abuse.

Answer 7

Six

Question 8

Same-sex or transgender co-habitants are ____ likely to experience IPV

Answer 8

More

Question 9

What percent of individuals are victimized by their same-sex partner at least once in their lifetime?

Answer 9

35.4% of women
21.5% of men

Question 10

Who accounts for the highest victimization rate of IPV?

Answer 10

Bisexual women.

Question 11

What is the prevalence of IPV?

Answer 11

It has declined over the past several decades

Question 12

What is the domestic violence variation in relation to race?

Answer 12

More likely to be a victim if:
- Women of color
- Native American/Alaskan

Question 13

What is the economic consequence of IPV?

Answer 13

$8.3b per year.

Question 14

Approximately ___ of American women have been the victim of IPV.

Answer 14

1/3rd

Question 15

What are the psychological consequences of domestic violence for victims?

Answer 15

• Victims of IPV are prone to significant psychological distress and elevated behavioral health risks
• More prone to anxiety, depression, antisocial and suicidal behavior in women
• Substance abuse
• Suicide attempts
• Risky sexual behavior

Question 16

What are specific risk factors for IPV?

Answer 16

• Low education levels
• Previous victimization/witness family violence
• Excessive alcohol use
• Antisocial personality disorder
• Infidelity and having multiple partners
• Gender status inequality
• Occupational opportunities for women
• Male use of violence to control/dominate situations

Question 17

What are the four levels of risk factors?

Answer 17

• Individual
• Relationship
• Community
• Societal

Question 18

What is the “Cycle of Violence”

Answer 18

Phase 1: buildup of tension and hostility in a relationship
Phase 2: occurrence of actual battery or violence
Phase 3 : “honeymoon” phase (abusive partner attempts to convince victim that they are repenting and plead for forgiveness.)

Question 19

What is corporal punishment?

Answer 19

The use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain, but not injury, for the purpose of correction or control of the child’s behavior

Question 20

What percent of children experience corporal punishment?

Answer 20

1/3 of infants
94% of toddlers
Continues for 1/3 of them into early teen years

Question 21

What are the impacts of corporal punishment?

Answer 21

Negative effects on subsequent behavior, emotional well-being, and cognitive development of children and adolescents

Question 22

The United States is ranked ___ as the most likely to use Corporal Punishment.

Answer 22

7th

Question 23

What is the Exchange/Social Control Theory in regards to Domestic Violence?

Answer 23

Exchange Theory posits human behavior is motivated by desire to maximize rewards and minimize punishment/costs.

Family violence is more likely when there is an absence of social controls and negative sanctions of violence by family members.

Question 24

What are the three social conditions that increase the likelihood of violence in the home?

Answer 24

Privacy
Inequality
Violence and the “Real man”

Question 25

What is Subculture of Violence theory in relation to domestic violence?

Answer 25

Families in neighborhoods characterized by norms + values supporting the use of violence to settle interpersonal disputes are more likely to resort to violence to resolve family conflicts.

Question 26

What is the balance of power theory in relation to domestic violence?

Answer 26

In families with asymmetrical power structures, i.e. the husband’s wishes take precedence over those of the wife, the probability of domestic violence is increased