Violence and Attachment

Question 1

Domestic / Intimate Partner Violence

Answer 1

A pattern of behaviors
used by one partner to
maintain power and
control over another
partner in an intimate
relationship.

Question 1

Abuse

Answer 1

The intentional
infliction of physical,
emotional, sexual, or
psychological harm by
one person to another,
often involving a power
imbalance.

Question 2

Physical Abuse

Answer 2

Intentional use of physical force that
results in injury, pain, or impairment.

Question 3

Sexual Abuse

Answer 3

Involvement of a child in sexual activity
that they do not understand or cannot
consent to.

Question 4

Emotional Abuse

Answer 4

Behaviors that harm a child’s self-worth
or emotional well-being.

Question 5

Neglect

Answer 5

Failure to meet a child’s basic physical,
emotional, educational, or medical
needs.

Question 6

Intrafamilial Abuse

Answer 6

Abuse
perpetrated by a
family member.

Question 7

Extrafamilial Abuse

Answer 7

Abuse
perpetrated by
someone outside the family unit

Question 8

Intra vs. Extrafamilial Child Sexual Abuse

Answer 8

Intrafamilial CSA accounts for the majority of reported cases and is often associated with more severe consequences.
- longer durations of abuse
- recurring cycles of violence
- more pronounced symptoms of psychological intrusion
- greater levels of self-blame among survivors

Question 9

Victims of CSA and Impact on the Next Generation

Answer 9

Parents showed poorer coparenting, lower maternal confidence, and weaker parent-child relationships.
Children had more behavioral and emotional problems. They were also more likely to face childhood adversities, including CSA and other forms of abuse

Question 10

Violence and Attachment

Answer 10

• Exposure to violence affects children’s sense of safety in the world and their IWM
• Linked to insecure and disorganized attachment
• Correlated with becoming the perpetrator of violence later in life

Question 11

Hyperactivated Pathway
(Anxious Attachment)

Answer 11

IPV from Attachment’s Perspective:
“An exaggerated form of protest expressed toward the partner in the context of perceived separation and abandonment.”

Question 12

Deactivating Strategy
(Avoidant Attachment)

Answer 12

A way of coping with previous unsuccessful proximity-seeking attempts, and mainly used as a way of keeping the partner from becoming too intimate or in response to the partner evoking internal fear and anxiety.