Interpersonal Violence

Question 1

What does interpersonal violence include?

Answer 1

Child abuse, intimate partner violence, and olderadult abuse.

Question 2

What are the 9 types of violence?

Answer 2

• physical
• sexual
• psychological
• emotional
• spiritual
• cultural
• verbal abuse
• financial abuse
• neglect

Question 3

What is violence?

Answer 3

Any action that has the intent to harm. It can be directed at self, others, or objects.

Question 4

What are the essential elements of violence?

Answer 4

power and control

Question 5

What is abuse?

Answer 5

describes violence perpetrated against children and dependent adults

Question 6

What is assault?

Answer 6

intentional threat or application of force to another person

Question 7

True or false: violence is always an objectionable act?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

What is emotional violence?

Answer 8

When someone says or does something to make a person feel belittled or worthless.

Emotional abuse has devastating effect on children.

Question 9

What is psychological violence?

Answer 9

When someone uses threats and causes fear in an individual to gain control.

Question 10

What is spiritual violence?

Answer 10

When someone uses an individual’s spiritual beliefs to manipulate, dominate, or control that person.

Question 11

What is cultural violence?

Answer 11

When an individual is harmed as a result of practices that are part of her or his culture, religion, or tradition.

Question 12

What is verbal abuse?

Answer 12

When a person uses language, whether spoken or written, to cause harm to a person.

Question 13

What is financial abuse?

Answer 13

The withholding of financial support or the illegal or improper exploitation of funds or other resources for one’s personal gain.

Question 14

What is neglect?

Answer 14

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).

Question 15

What is intimate partner violence/domestic violence?

Answer 15

Violence against spouses and dating partners in current and former relationships

Question 16

What are the most common types of violence against older adults?

Answer 16

• Most common was psychological or emotional abuse
• Second most common was financial abuse
• Third most common was physical abuse

Question 17

What are common long-term psychological and social effects of abuse?

Answer 17

• depression
• suicidal ideation
• chronic post-traumatic stress symptoms
• dissociation
• interpersonal disturbances
• substance abuse
• revictimization

Question 18

How does exposure to abuse impact children?

Answer 18

• decrements in optimal development
• social behaviour
• academic performance
• physical health
• mental health

Question 19

Do you need to report abuse of a woman to the police?

Answer 19

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.

Question 20

What should all individuals experiencing abuse be counselled to develop?

Answer 20

A safety plan, which is a rapid escape plan when abuse recurs.

Question 21

What is involved in the assessment phase on interpesonal violence?

Answer 21

• 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

Question 22

What are the three recurring phases of violence?

Answer 22

• tension building
• acute battering
• honeymoon stages

These stages often increase in severity and frequency