The dark side of the family Flashcards
(32 cards)
How many women experience domestic violence in a year?
1 in 8 women
How many women experience domestic violence in their lifetime?
1 in 4 women
Define domestic violence
Physical, sexual, financial abuse in an intimate or family type relationship that leads to a pattern of controlling behaviour
How many men are killed by their current/previous partner every month in England and Wales?
2
How many women are killed by their current/previous partner every month in England and Wales?
7
How are children affected/involved in domestic violence in their homes?
- Majority witness it
- 80% are in the same/next room
- Roughly 50% are directly abused themselves
TRUE or FALSE:
one in sixteen 11-17 year olds have experienced physical violence from parents/guardians
FALSE the correct statistic is 1 in 14
How many men experience domestic violence in their lifetime?
1 in 6 but they are less likely to report it so it may in fact be a higher number than that.
What’s the difference between neglect and severe neglect?
- Neglect: a parent or caregiver fails to meet a child’s basic needs
- Severe neglect: more extreme neglect that endangers the child’s health and development
How many children in the UK have at one point been neglected?
1 in 20
How many children in the UK have at one point been severely neglected?
1 in 30
What is the average rate of infanticide in the UK?
one baby is killed almost every 2 weeks on average
How many children are currently on the national child protection register?
50,000
TRUE OR FALSE:
Roughly 1 in 4 children in the UK are living in poverty
TRUE
What approach did R.D Liang use when researching schizophrenia?
The anti-psychiatry approach
What treatment did R.D Liang disagree with?
ECT for the treatment of schizophrenia
What does ECT stand for (scz and depression treatment)
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Features of ECT
- Induces a small controlled seizure with electric shocks to alter brain function and improve mental health conditions
- Used to treat scz and depression
- Often used when other treatments have failed
What was R.D Liang’s original experiment?
He offered therapy as an alternative treatment to ECT to 12 women with schizophrenia bc he noticed none of the other psychiatrists ever engaged with them
What were R.D Liang’s first findings
The 12 women became well enough to return home but within a year, each of them were sent back to the hospital
What did R.D Liang switch his research focus to?
Used game theory to investigate how the family induces mental illness.
What are R.D Liang’s views on the family as a social institution?
- Schizophrenogenic- Family is riddled with anxiety and tensions and schizophrenia is a rational response to an irrational environment.
- Oppressive: Enforces conformity, suppresses individuality, often traps people into roles and expectations that can damage their sense of self.
- Double bind theory
TRUE OR FALSE:
Edmund Leach is only critical of the nuclear family
FALSE:
He is critical of all family types
What are Edmund Leach’s views on the family as a social institution?
Family is too isolated (keeping secrets all the time)
They huddle in misery, refusing outside help which is damaging to the family members’ mental health.
