Ch. 25: Survivors of Abuse or Neglect Flashcards
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Intro
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- 1 in 5 women experienced rape. 1 in 6 stalked. 1 in 4 reported intimate partner violence.
- most often occur before the age of 25 for both genders
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Predispose: Neurophysiological
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- Temporal lobe
- Limbic system
- Amygdaloid nucleus
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Predispose: Biochemical
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- Norepinephrine
- Serotonin
- Dopamine
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Predispose: Genetic
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- Possible hereditary factor
- Genetic karyotype XYY has been implicated
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Disorders of the brain
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- Organic brain syndromes
- Brain tumors/trauma
- Encephalitis
- Temporal lobe epilepsy
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Predispose: Psychological theories
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- Unmet needs for satisfaction and security result in an underdeveloped ego and a poor self-concept
- Aggression and violence supply the individual with a dose of power and prestige that increases self-esteem
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Predispose: Learning theory
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- Children learn to behave by imitating their role models
- Individuals who were abused as children or whose parents disciplined with physical punishment are more likely to behave in an abusive manner as adults
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Predispose: societal influences
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- Aggressive behavior is primarily a product of one’s culture and social structure
- The American culture was founded on a general acceptance of violence as a means of solving problems
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Background assessment data
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- Battering may be defined as a pattern of coercive control founded on and supported by physical and/or sexual violence or threat of violence of an intimate partner
- 85% of victims are women
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Intimate partner violence: profile of the victim
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- Battered women represent all age, racial, religious, cultural, educational, and socioeconomic groups.
- Low self-esteem
- Inadequate support systems
- Some grew up in abusive homes
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Intimate partner violence: Assessment of the victimizer
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- Low self-esteem
- Pathologically jealous
- “Dual personality”
- Limited coping ability
- Severe stress reactions
- Views spouse as a personal possession
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Assessment: The cycle of battering
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- Phase 1: Tension-building phase
- Phase 2: Acute battering incident
- Phase 3: Calm, loving, respite (honeymoon) phase
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Intimate partner violence: Why do they stay?
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- Fear of their lives or the lives of their children
- Fear of retaliation by the partner
- Lack of financial resources
- More on slides
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Child abuse
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- Physical abuse: Any non-accidental physical injury caused by the parent or caregiver
- S&S: unexplained injuries, child is frightened of adults, child reports injury by parent or caregiver, conflicting or unconvincing explanation for injuries
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More info on child abuse:
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- Emotional abuse: A pattern of behavior on the part of the parent of caretaker that results in serious impairment of the child’s social, emotional, or intellectual functioning
- Indicators of abuse:
- Extremes of behaviors
- Delayed physical or emotional development
- Lack of attachment to parent