Exam 2 - Domestic Abuse Flashcards
(26 cards)
What is the legal definition of domestic violence?
Domestic violence that involves coercion through intimidation, threats, and harmful or harassing behavior
What is the legal definition of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)?
Domestic violence that involves aggression between persons who are in a close relationship.
What are the four primary types of IPV?
- Physical Violence
- Sexual Violence
- Stalking
- Psychological Aggression
What is learned helplessness?
When an individual believes they are unable to control or change a situation, and thus stop trying to.
Results from the development of a “survival strategy” for battered partners, who tend to limit themselves to acting in “safe ways.”
Women account for approximately __% of the victims of IPV.
85%
IPV occurs disproportionally among women between what ages?
18 and 24
One in ___ people over the age of sixty are victims of elder abuse.
Six
Same-sex or transgender co-habitants are ____ likely to experience IPV
More
What percent of individuals are victimized by their same-sex partner at least once in their lifetime?
35.4% of women
21.5% of men
Who accounts for the highest victimization rate of IPV?
Bisexual women.
What is the prevalence of IPV?
It has declined over the past several decades
What is the domestic violence variation in relation to race?
More likely to be a victim if:
- Women of color
- Native American/Alaskan
What is the economic consequence of IPV?
$8.3b per year.
Approximately ___ of American women have been the victim of IPV.
1/3rd
What are the psychological consequences of domestic violence for victims?
- Victims of IPV are prone to significant psychological distress and elevated behavioral health risks
- More prone to anxiety, depression, antisocial and suicidal behavior in women
- Substance abuse
- Suicide attempts
- Risky sexual behavior
What are specific risk factors for IPV?
- Low education levels
- Previous victimization/witness family violence
- Excessive alcohol use
- Antisocial personality disorder
- Infidelity and having multiple partners
- Gender status inequality
- Occupational opportunities for women
- Male use of violence to control/dominate situations
What are the four levels of risk factors?
- Individual
- Relationship
- Community
- Societal
What is the “Cycle of Violence”
Phase 1: buildup of tension and hostility in a relationship
Phase 2: occurrence of actual battery or violence
Phase 3 : “honeymoon” phase (abusive partner attempts to convince victim that they are repenting and plead for forgiveness.)
What is corporal punishment?
The use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain, but not injury, for the purpose of correction or control of the child’s behavior
What percent of children experience corporal punishment?
1/3 of infants
94% of toddlers
Continues for 1/3 of them into early teen years
What are the impacts of corporal punishment?
Negative effects on subsequent behavior, emotional well-being, and cognitive development of children and adolescents
The United States is ranked ___ as the most likely to use Corporal Punishment.
7th
What is the Exchange/Social Control Theory in regards to Domestic Violence?
Exchange Theory posits human behavior is motivated by desire to maximize rewards and minimize punishment/costs.
Family violence is more likely when there is an absence of social controls and negative sanctions of violence by family members.
What are the three social conditions that increase the likelihood of violence in the home?
Privacy
Inequality
Violence and the “Real man”
