Interpersonal Violence Flashcards
What does interpersonal violence include?
Child abuse, intimate partner violence, and olderadult abuse.
What are the 9 types of violence?
- physical
- sexual
- psychological
- emotional
- spiritual
- cultural
- verbal abuse
- financial abuse
- neglect
What is violence?
Any action that has the intent to harm. It can be directed at self, others, or objects.
What are the essential elements of violence?
power and control
What is abuse?
describes violence perpetrated against children and dependent adults
What is assault?
intentional threat or application of force to another person
True or false: violence is always an objectionable act?
True
What is emotional violence?
When someone says or does something to make a person feel belittled or worthless.
Emotional abuse has devastating effect on children.
What is psychological violence?
When someone uses threats and causes fear in an individual to gain control.
What is spiritual violence?
When someone uses an individual’s spiritual beliefs to manipulate, dominate, or control that person.
What is cultural violence?
When an individual is harmed as a result of practices that are part of her or his culture, religion, or tradition.
What is verbal abuse?
When a person uses language, whether spoken or written, to cause harm to a person.
What is financial abuse?
The withholding of financial support or the illegal or improper exploitation of funds or other resources for one’s personal gain.
What is neglect?
Failure to provide basic needs for a dependant. Includes physical neglect (failure to provide for basic needs or to protect from harm), emotional neglect (failure to attend to basic emotional needs and nurturing), educational neglect (failure to provide a child with experiences, including formal education necessary for intellectual growth and development), and medical neglect (failure to provide basic medical, dental, or psychiatric care).
What is intimate partner violence/domestic violence?
Violence against spouses and dating partners in current and former relationships
What are the most common types of violence against older adults?
- Most common was psychological or emotional abuse
- Second most common was financial abuse
- Third most common was physical abuse
What are common long-term psychological and social effects of abuse?
- depression
- suicidal ideation
- chronic post-traumatic stress symptoms
- dissociation
- interpersonal disturbances
- substance abuse
- revictimization
How does exposure to abuse impact children?
- decrements in optimal development
- social behaviour
- academic performance
- physical health
- mental health
Do you need to report abuse of a woman to the police?
There is no mandatory obligation to report. It is the woman’s right to choose to have police involvement and she must consent to this involvement prior to the nurse contacting the authorities.
What should all individuals experiencing abuse be counselled to develop?
A safety plan, which is a rapid escape plan when abuse recurs.
What is involved in the assessment phase on interpesonal violence?
- Universal screening is recommended
- presenting signs and symptoms
- level of anxiety and coping responses
- family coping patterns
- support systems
- suicide potential
- homicide potential
- drug and alcohol use
What are the three recurring phases of violence?
- tension building
- acute battering
- honeymoon stages
These stages often increase in severity and frequency
