Week 7

Question 1

What is the actual definition of Violence?

Answer 1

• “is the intentional use of physical force or power against yourself, another person, or a group or community”.

Question 2

What word and phrase are included to expand the conventional understanding of Violence?

Answer 2

“power”
“use of physical force”

Question 3

Family violence

Answer 3

• is any form of abuse or neglect that a child or adult experiences from a family member or someone they have an intimate relationship with

Question 4

Define what “honour” related violence is?

Answer 4

-is the term used to refer to a collection of practices used predominantly to control the behaviour of women and girls within families or other social groups in order to protect supposed cultural and religious beliefs, values and social norms in the name of ‘honour’
- ex. forced marriage

Question 5

What country had the highest Pre-COVID abuse rates combined?

Answer 5

Asia (34%)

Question 6

Physical child abuse was found to occur the most in _____ countries, followed by ____ countries, and the least in _____ countries

Answer 6

-Low income countries
-Middle income countries
-High income countries

Question 7

Define micro-aggressions

Answer 7

daily verbal, behavioral or environmental slights, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative attitudes toward stigmatized or culturally marginalized groups.

Question 8

What are some examples of micro-aggressions?

Answer 8

• ageism, genderism, heterosexism, sexism & racism
  (ageism = socially constructed way of thinking about older persons based on negative attitudes and stereotypes about aging)
  (genderism = systematic belief that people need to conform to their gender assigned at birth in a gender-binary system that includes only female and male)
  (heterosexism = prejudice against gay people on the assumption that heterosexuality is the normal sexual orientation)

Question 9

What does the ‘ACE’ study stand for?
- what is it categorized into?

Answer 9

Adverse Childhood Experience
- one of the largest investigations of childhood abuse & neglect
- categorized into: abuse, neglect, household challenges

Question 10

What is the root cause of violence?

Answer 10

• larger systemic power structures
• we don’t see the root cause of violence because they are hidden below the surface in systemic structures

Question 11

Systemic Oppression

Answer 11

broad term describing systemic injustice that intersect and impede peoples aspirations, progression, & quality of life
Ex. racism, sexism, heterosexism

Question 12

What does the 3P Model stand for?

Answer 12

People, poverty, power

Question 13

What does the 3P model enable CHN’s to act for?

Answer 13

act for social change

Question 14

What does the 3P model demonstrate?

Answer 14

demonstrates that violence involves more than individual behaviour

Question 15

What does the 3P model highlight?

Answer 15

• highlights the importance of empathy to both address & prevent violence
• encourages us to ask “how & “why”
• promotes systemic empathy & self-empathy to prevent violence

Question 16

At what age is universal screening recommended for all girls + women for IPV?

Answer 16

> 12 y/o (greater than 12 yrs old)

Question 17

What is the age of consent to sexual activity?

Answer 17

16

Question 18

For those 14/15 yrs old, the nurse must report the age difference if it is greater than ___ years, or _____?

Answer 18

5 years or one of them is in a position of trust/authority

Question 19

“close in age” exceptions is when two people engaging in sexual activity is ____ years or less.
Mandatory reporting is when the age gap is greater than ____ years or ____?

Answer 19

greater than 2 years or someone is in a position of trust/authority

Question 20

What is the CHN’s role with the aspect of Societal Violence?

Answer 20

• violence prevention
• screening and early detection of violence
• prevention on all levels
• expanded collaboration across sectors (work with community partners to intervene at all levels of health prevention/promotion)

Question 21

What is the power & control wheel?

Answer 21

key tool for CHN’s to assess & intervene in violence
- describes how interpersonal power can operate (We define power as an individual’s relative capacity to modify others’ states by providing or withholding resources or administering punishments. So a simple definition of “interpersonal power” might be the ability to modify another person’s state)

Question 22

What is the social-ecological model?
- what interplay does it consider?

Answer 22

• 4 level model to better understand violence & the effect of prevention strategies
• considers complex interplay between; community, individual, relationship, & societal factors
• allows us to understand the factors that put people at risk for violence or protect them from perpetuating violence

Question 23

What is Trauma-Informed Care (TIC)?

Answer 23

• is an evidence-based environment of care approach initiated by the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
• emerged approach to deliver mental health tx

Question 24

What are the 6 principles of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC)?

Answer 24

• Safety, Trustworthiness/Transparency, Peer support, Collaboration & Mutuality, Empowerment/Voice & Choice, Cultural/Historical/& Gender Issues

Question 25

Define what Vicarious Trauma is?

Answer 25

• Vicarious trauma is a process of change resulting from empathetic engagement with trauma survivors. Anyone who engages empathetically with survivors of traumatic incidents, torture, and material relating to their trauma, is potentially affected, including doctors and other health professionals.