Chapter 7

Question 1

Who is involved in DV

Answer 1

Adolescents in middle school or high school, or unmarried college students.

Question 2

Difference between DV and IPV

Answer 2

Greater focus on sexual assault factors, kinds of information available, young people construe it differently, society’s attitudes.

Question 3

Beginning of research on DV

Answer 3

Kanin’s 1957 study of male agression

Question 4

Age of DV

Answer 4

Inversely correlated – age increase, DV decrease. Females report using more DV as adolescents.

Question 5

Issue in prevalence rates of DV

Answer 5

Lack of specificity in statistical summaries published

Question 6

Most common form of partner violence

Answer 6

reciprocal violence/bilateral (not totally convincing!)

Question 7

Gender differences in DV

Answer 7

Self-report: reciprocal. Other data: men perpetrate more. LARGE DISPARITIES

Question 8

DV consequences

Answer 8

injuries, negative health consequences, posttraumatic stress

Question 9

DV Risk Factors

Answer 9

Alcohol use, observing interparental violence, child maltreatment, mental illness, peer pressure

Question 10

Reported reasons for DV

Answer 10

Anger, argument, frustration, hurt, retaliation, poor communications.

Question 11

Self defense

Answer 11

Self defense DV not used in same manner as battered women.

Question 12

Effect of prior psychological abuse

Answer 12

Women preferred an abusive date

Question 13

Abusive men prefer

Answer 13

Women who suffer from high attachment disorder

Question 14

Four types of attachment

Answer 14

Secure, preoccupied, dismissing, fearful

Question 15

High Commitment Levels

Answer 15

More frequent inter-partner agression (strong emotional feelings)

Question 16

Views on jealousy

Answer 16

Love/normal, controlling/dangerous

Question 17

Gender jealousy differences

Answer 17

Men More uncertain, would do nothing if partner unfaithful

Question 18

Strongest childhood factor associated with DV

Answer 18

Witnessing interparental violence

Question 19

Intergenerational transfer of violence theory

Answer 19

Adolescent conduct disorder->substance->perpetration

Question 20

DV Gender socialization

Answer 20

Another type of learning. Different views of different genders.

Question 21

Relationship importance

Answer 21

Association with “deperate for a man”. Jealousy misinterpreted as love, self-worth

Question 22

Batterers suffer from

Answer 22

Depression, anxiety, anger, hypermasculinity, high need for control

Question 23

Benevolent sexism

Answer 23

Women should exit the sinking ship first. Not entirely harmless.

Question 24

People that play the largest role in treating DV

Answer 24

School counselors, community agencies, private practice.

Question 25

Three factor scale for IPV Attitudes

Answer 25

Abuse, control, violence

Question 26

Strategies to address DV

Answer 26

Fill in research gaps, qualitative and quantitative studies, encourage collaboration, apply knowledge

Question 27

Effective DV prevention

Answer 27

Premarital education, clinics, anger management, violence screening, prevention prgs, training young men to engage peers, alcohol use training

Question 28

Rape is linked with

Answer 28

Physical violence

Question 29

Health outcomes from sexual assaults

Answer 29

STDs, chronic headaches,early pregnancy

Question 30

Physical injury during sex assault

Answer 30

Most men are injured physically, but not most women.

Question 31

Psychological outcomes of sex assault

Answer 31

post-assault fears, blame, shame, depression, duicide, ptsd, ocd, substance abuse, phobia, weight, sex, pregnancy