Deck 13: Prevention and Avoidance: The Early Warning Signs

Question 1

Which is not an early warning sign?

A) Possession
B) Intrusion
C) Unknown past
D) Asking to meet parents

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What is a sign of intrusion?

A) Requiring partner to look a certain way
B) Going out on dates with partner
C) Checking in
D) Making partner stay at home

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following is true of early warning signs?

A) They occur in distinct patterns.
B) They are not difficult to recognize because they are so distinct.
C) Victims notice them but do not act.
D) They are only visible in a small number of abusers.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Coverture refers to:

A) Women losing all rights when married.
B) Religious codes regarding property ownership.
C) When women covering up the abuse their partners perpetrate.
D) The sense of ownership a man has towards his partner.

Question 5

Which early warning sign reflects a lack of trust from the batterer?

A) Isolation
B) Intrusion
C) Possession
D) Unknown past

Question 6

Which of the following is not a result of isolation for the victim?

A) Complete economic dependence on batterer.
B) Victim feels closer to abuser.
C) It is impossible for the victim to make their own income.
D) Decrease in social networks for the victim.

Question 7

Erotic property is defined as:

A) The belief that women are men's property if they exchange their sexuality for financial support and protection.
B) Sexual objects.
C) The belief that women can be bought by men.
D) Women's only role is to provide sexually for their partners.

Question 8

Men commonly hide their pasts by:

A) Intimidating their partners into never asking.
B) Forcing a quick marriage.
C) Focusing solely on her.
D) Earning her trust.

Question 9

Identify the early warning sign for this definition: "a signal of an actual or perceived violation of the sexual or erotic property exchange"

A) Isolation
B) Possession
C) Intrusion
D) Jealousy

Question 10

What is not true of double-standard jealousy?

A) Most abusers suspect their partners of infidelity.
B) Most victims have cheated.
C) Most abusers have cheated.
D) Most victims know about their partner's infidelity.

Question 11

Rape was previously a property crime and marital rape was legal.

Question 12

Some women choose to marry so quickly because they need financial support and/or seek to flee from abusive families.

Question 13

Possession only occurs emotionally.

Question 14

Batterers accuse their partners of infidelity and are always loyal to their partners.

Question 15

Jealous habits, like checking partner's clothing or text messages, are an intimidation tactic.

Question 16

"Serial abusers" stay in their relationships.

Question 17

Batterers rationalize violence as a way of demonstrating love.

Question 18

The media and romantic culture mask early warning signs.

Question 19

Victims usually know about their partner's past.

Question 20

The riskiest time for homicide is during the relationship.

Question 21

Requiring one's partner to check in once a day is considered intrusion.

Question 22

Men will often take anger out on a female partner rather than the other man in cases of cheating.

Question 23

How does masculinity contribute to possession in domestic violence?

Question 24

Identify and define the six early warning signs.

Question 25

List reasons why it is difficult for women to leave abusive relationships.

Question 26

Explain jealousy from a male perspective, as given in the textbook.

Question 27

Describe one of the two ways, listed in the textbook, that domestic violence can be reduced.

Question 28

Identify and explain legal decisions that have contributed to domestic violence.

Question 29

Explain how abusers hide their pasts from their partners.

Question 30

Explain why the idea that "we belong together" is very dangerous in escaping abusive relationships.