Interpersonal Violence Flashcards
Obsession
recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges or impulses that are experienced at some point during the disturbance as intrinsic and unwanted
Stalking
a pattern of repeated contact with a person that is unwanted and causes the person to reasonably fear for their safety or the safety of those known to them
Characteristics of Stalkers
mostly male (80-90%) older higher education levels former intimate partners interpersonal and mental health difficulties
Cyberstalking
Range of:
- Hyper-Intimacy
- Threat
- Real-life Transfer
Violence and Stalking when
stalkers are
- under 20, non-caucasian, lower educated
- former spouses/intimate partners
- threaten to hurt victims
- history of substance abuse
Simple Obsessional Stalker
most common, prior relationships, male stalker - female victims, difficulty maintaining relationships
Love Obsessional Stalker
no prior relationship, mental health difficulties, misguided hope to establish relationship
Erotomania Stalker
believes already in relationship with victim
least likely to seek direct contact
Intimate Partner Violence
acts of physical, physiological and/or sexual violence and other forms of controlling behaviour against a current or former intimate partner
Battered Women Syndrome
the collection of physiological responses experienced by female victims of persistent IPV including depression, learned helplessness, powerlessness
Learned Helplessness
a psychological condition in which an individual learns to accept their current conditions or situations as unchangeable regardless of their actions
Cycle of Abuse Theory
abusive relationships exhibit a predictable cycle of behavioural characteristics in which abusive partners become increasingly tense, irritable, angry and psychologically abusive
Male Family-Only Assaulter
engages in abusive behaviour in the household
no generalized antisocial behaviour
poor coping/communication skills
no serious psychopathology
Male Dysphoric/Borderline Assaulter
engages in moderate to serious IPV
mental health problems
Dysphoria
a mental state characterized by mood
Male Generalized Violent/Antisocial Assaulter
frequent violence in intimate relationships
generalized antisocial behaviour outside of relationships
substance abuse problems
Sexual Violence
a threatened, attempted or actual sexual act against another person without their consent
Massachusetts Treatment Centre (MTC) Typology
an offender typology that categorizes adult male rapists based on observable behavioural and motivational indicators
Opportunistic Rapist
generally impulsive
sexual violence occurs in contact of another crime
Pervasively Angry Rapist
high levels of generalized anger
frequent general antisocial/violent behaviour
Sexually Motivated Rapist
deviant sexual fantasies
Vindictive Rapist
misogynistic
high levels of anger toward women
Child Molesters
Intrafamiliar - inside fam
Extra-familiar - outside fam
Internet Sex Offender
disproportionately caucasian
