Deck 8: Intimate Partner Abuse

Question 1

The Boston survey indicated that elders were abused more by their spouses than by their children.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

This theory regarding elder abuse is based on the premise that providing care for an elder induces stress within the family.

A)Neutralization
B)Social exchange
C)Family stress d Psychopathology

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Passive neglect includes the refusal or failure to fulfill a caretaking obligation.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The family stress theory is not a widely accepted theory of elder abuse.

Question 5

It was not until the 1980s that the plight of elder victims entered our national consciousness as a problem that must be dealt with.

Question 6

Elder victims are the least likely to be physically injured during the commission of a violent crime.

Question 7

The elderly are targeted for crimes involving finances more than any other victim population.

Question 8

Active neglect includes the refusal or failure to undertake a caretaking obligation.

Question 9

A social exchange theory assumes that dependency in relationships contributes to elder abuse; that is,increased dependency of the victim on the abuser results in acts of violence.

Question 10

This theory of elder abuse assumes that dependency in relationships contributes to elder abuse.

A)Neutralization
B)Social exchange
C)Family stress
D)Psychopathology

Question 11

The psychopathology theory is based on the premise that abusers suffer from mental disorders that cause them to be violent.

Question 12

An elder is a person of the age of 55 years or older.

Question 13

Material abuse does not include the illegal or improper use of funds or resources.

Question 14

The neutralization theory views the delinquent as being unaffected by the norms and values of a larger social system.

Question 15

The neutralization theory was originally developed by Sykes and Matza to explain juvenile delinquency in our society.

Question 16

This theory was originally developed by Sykes and Matza to explain juvenile delinquency in our society.

A)Neutralization
B)Social exchange
C)Family stress
D)Psychopathology

Question 17

Physical abuse includes the infliction of physical pain or injury,physical coercion,sexual molestation,or mental suffering.

Question 18

This theory views the delinquent as being affected by the norms and values of a larger social system rather than by a counterculture.

A)Neutralization
B)Social exchange
C)Family stress
D)Psychopathology

Question 19

Psychological abuse includes the infliction of mental anguish.

Question 20

This theory of elder abuse is based on the premise that abusers suffer from mental disorders that cause them to be violent.

A)Neutralization
B)Social exchange
C)Family stress
D)Psychopathology

Question 21

Authorities may disagree as to the exact cause of elder abuse,but they generally agree that it is similar to other forms of family violence and that it crosses all social and ___ lines.

Question 22

An elder is a person of age ____ or older.

Question 23

How does elder abuse differ from child abuse?

Question 24

What is the impact on elderly victims of financial crimes?

Question 25

The ___ __theory is based on the premise that providing care for an elder induces stress within the family.

Question 26

An elderly female victim asks your guidance.The victim had been sexually assaulted by her son and she is ashamed to report this crime.How would you advise her?

Question 27

Elder victims are the least likely to be ___ injured during the commission of a violent crime.

Question 28

The ___ theory was originally developed by Sykes and Matza to explain juvenile delinquency in our society.This theory views the delinquent as being affected by the norms and values of a larger social system rather than by a counterculture.

Question 29

One of the first studies dealing with elder abuse and published in 1979 was ____.

Question 30

Why do elder rape victims often sustain injuries different from those suffered by younger victims?

Question 31

The term ____was first used during congressional hearings in the late 1970s.

Question 32

The House Select Committee on Aging,chaired by Representative Claude Pepper,examined the issue of elder abuse.This commission was also called the ____ Commission.

Question 33

In your opinion,what causes elder abuse?

Question 34

Explain the neutralization theory of elder abuse.

Question 35

One ____theory assumes that dependency in relationships contributes to elder abuse; that is,the increased dependency of the victim on the abuser results in acts of violence.

Question 36

The ____theory is based on the premise that abusers suffer from mental disorders that cause them to be violent.

Question 37

You suspect that your neighbors,an elderly couple,are being financially abused by their daughter.What steps should you take?