ch. 26 phsychosociol

Question 1

agitation?

Answer 1

describes behavior that is verbally and physically offensive.

Question 2

aggression?

Answer 2

forcefull attitude or action that is expressed physically, symbolically, or verbally.

Question 3

abuse?

Answer 3

intentional misuse of someone or something that results in harm, injury, or trauma.

Question 4

violence?

Answer 4

defined as an outburst of physical force that abuses, injuries, or harms another person or object.

Question 5

neglect?

Answer 5

harm to anothers health or welfare through a failure to provide basic needs or by placing an individuals health or welfare at unreasonable risk.

Question 6

exploitation?

Answer 6

refers to the use of an individual for selfish purposes, profit, or gain.

Question 7

what country has the highest rate of murders?

Answer 7

United Sates

Question 8

psychiatric/mental illness model?

Answer 8

views violence as a mental illness. both victim and abuser are considered mentally disturbed.

Question 9

social learning theory?

Answer 9

states the aggressive and violent behaviors are learned through role modeling in the environment.

Question 10

sociological theories?

Answer 10

credit environmental and social factors as causes foe violence. Environmental factors, such as overcrowding, lqck of adequate housing, and poor hygiene, can increase the incidence of aggression.

Question 11

anthropology theories?

Answer 11

based on the study of humans social history, explain violence and aggression sd th result of cultural patterns, social organizations, or sexual differences.

Question 12

feminist theories?

Answer 12

the concept of “machismo” to explain the occurance of violence against women.

Question 13

machismo?

Answer 13

defined as compulsive masculinity. Feminist theories state that males are socialized throughout childhood to behave more aggressively and violent.

Question 14

domestic violence?

Answer 14

describes abuse and battering within family.

Question 15

battering?

Answer 15

term that describes repeated physical abuse of someone, usually a woman, child, or elder.

Question 16

what are common forms of violence?

Answer 16

physical, emotional, sexual abuse, neglect of partners, children, and elders.

Question 17

child pornography?

Answer 17

writing, pictures, or other messages pertaining to children that are intended to sexually arouse.

Question 18

child prostitution?

Answer 18

selling of sexual favors by children

Question 19

physical abuse?

Answer 19

inflicted injury to a child ranging minor bruises and lacerations to severe trauma and death.

Question 20

sexual abuse?

Answer 20

an intentional engaging of children in sexual act.

Question 21

emotional abuse?

Answer 21

involves rejection, criticism, terrorizing, and isolation.

Question 22

shaken baby syndrome?

Answer 22

it is defined as vigorous shaking of an infant that leads to whiplash induced bleeding. should be suspected if infant with unexplained or vague injuries.

Question 23

bullying?

Answer 23

intentional tormenting of others.

Question 24

what are examples o bullying behaviors?

Answer 24

physical bullying, verbal bullying, and exclusion from activities.

Question 25

what usually happens to people who are bullied?

Answer 25

some people who are bullied become reactive and lash out, often in destructive or hurtful manners.

Question 26

what are some frequent complains of children that can suspect bullying?

Answer 26

when a child complain about headaches, abdominal pain, sleeping difficulties, but no physical cause can be found.

Question 27

what age group abuse is more often over looked?

Answer 27

abuse of adolescence.

Question 28

who is the typical victim of abuse?

Answer 28

an older women living with a relative and is physically or mentally impaired.

Question 29

who are the most frequent abusers of elderly people?

Answer 29

family members.

Question 30

incest?

Answer 30

when sexual activities or intercourse occurs between members of the same family( other than the parents).

Question 31

clues to the presence of sexual abuse in elders?

Answer 31

clues would be complaints of soreness in genital area, pain, itching, bruises or other evidence of injury around the genital area. Difficulty in walking, sitting or moving.

Question 32

homicides?

Answer 32

taking the life of another person.

Question 33

crime?

Answer 33

is a natural vehicle for violence. many crimes are committed on impulse, whereas others are well planned.

Question 34

what is the only one clinical syndrome related to violence?

Answer 34

rape-trauma syndrome.

Question 35

rape?

Answer 35

an act of sexual violence by one person against another.

Question 36

flashbacks?

Answer 36

sudden arrival of intrusive thoughts.

Question 37

posttraumatic stress disorder? PTSD

Answer 37

clearly relates to an actual traumatic event that was outside the realm of common human experience.

Question 38

forensic evidence?

Answer 38

information that is gathered doe legal purposes.

Question 39

with who is aggressive and violent actions are often seen in what clients?

Answer 39

clients who are diagnosed with mental illness.

Question 40

stages of recovery from violence?

Answer 40

Impact: disorganization [ minutes to days]

recoil: struggle to adapt [ weeks to months]
reorganization: reconstruction [ months to years]