psych - violence and sexual assault Flashcards
Violence accepted within a family often leads to a perception in the children that this is
appropriate behavior (transgenerational)
CPS/APS can force legal investigations only with
children and dependent adults.***we can’t report independent adults
With non-dependent adults we can only:
inform clients of their rights
refer them to DV shelters/help them create safety plans
try to alleviate their fears of leaving the abuser/getting help.
GHB - onset
GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) – legal by prescription. Onset within 20 minutes. used for narcalpsy. will be out of system fast, so hard to prosecute.
Rohypnol
(a potent BZD) – illegal. Onset within 30 minutes. short half-life.
Ketamine
Ketamine – legal anesthetic. Onset within 20 minutes. Duration an hour or less.
Rape-trauma syndrome
Similar symptoms to PTSD (covered with anxiety disorders). startle reflex, nightmares.
Physical assessment
Bilateral, often symmetric bruises
Multiple bruises/scars/fractures of different ages
Bruises/scars/lacerations in genital areas
Anxiety/fear around parents/caretakers/partners
Age-inappropriate hypersexuality/sexual acting-out in children
Explanations of wounds that change or are inconsistent with objective evidence
Unexplained malnutrition, poor wound healing, failure to thrive, poverty
Tension-building stage –
minor incidents of abuse that both perpetrator and victim rationalize as acceptable. Substance misuse is a common method for dealing with this.
Acute battering stage –
Brutal beatings.
Honeymoon stage –
Perpetrator remorseful and ‘loving.’ Victim feels needed and believes perpetrator’s promise
cardiomyopathy - which drugs
(stimulants and alcohol)
Substance Use Disorder:
Maladaptive use of drugs leading to impairment of social, physical or occupational functioning
Addiction
primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry (i.e. brain dysregulation, esp in the reward pathway)
Cross-tolerance
the development of tolerance to one substance as a result of using another substance of the same class. higher dose of morphine for surgery for addict, ALSO, benzos for alcoholics - both acting on gaba so high doses of benzos.
theories of addiction - biology
genetic predisposition, physiological response (liver enzymes) - how ppl metabolize substances. asians lack enzyme that breaks down alcohol - then it builds up and makes them sick, so they don’t want to drink. or native americans who get addicted.t
theories of addiction - Psychological
low self-esteem, low frustration tolerance