Deck 9: Intimate Partner Abuse

Question 1

A women's attempt to leave is a precipitating factor in _____ of the murders of women by men.

A) Few because this is the safest thing a battered woman can do.
B) Around half
C) Few because most extremely violent men would want the woman to leave.
D) None of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

According to the National Victimization Survey, women made up around ______% of all intimate assault victims.

A) 20
B) 40
C) 80
D) 99

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Survey data provided by Strauss and Gelles indicated that:

A) Women reported that their primary violence was against children.
B) Women reported hitting men slightly more often than men reported they hit women.
C) Women reported little or no violence against men.
D) Women were reluctant to participate in the study.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The Strauss and Gelles study was criticized because:

A) It reported acts such as slaps and omitted context and meaning.
B) The sample size was small.
C) There was no control group.
D) It was considered male-bashing.

Question 5

According to government statistics, men experience the most violence in a relationship:

A) Living with a female partner.
B) Living with a male partner.
C) Having children in the home.
D) With a teenage partner.

Question 6

Women experience the following barriers to escaping a batterer except:

A) Fear of retaliation.
B) Shock reaction to being in constant danger.
C) Having no place to go.
D) Fear of losing one's children.
E) Having a safety plan.

Question 7

Traumatic bonding theory seeks to explain:

A) The hatred the victim of partner violence feels.
B) The effects of battering on children.
C) The strong emotional attachment by victims to their batterers.
D) None of the above

Question 8

The story of the kidnapping and behavior of Patty Hearst can best be explained by the concept of:

A) Displaced aggression.
B) Traumatic bonding theory.
C) Reaction formation.
D) Drug addiction.
E) Psychopathic personality.

Question 9

The following fact is true related to women who kill their male intimates:

A) During a breakup, the woman was fighting to keep the home.
B) The woman is apt to get a lawyer before confessing to the crime.
C) The woman often admits this to the police right away.
D) The woman is more apt than a man to use a weapon.
E) C and D above

Question 10

Regarding marital rape:

A) All states treat it the same as other types of rape.
B) It is regularly prosecuted.
C) About half the states treat it differently than other types of rape.
D) It is only a crime in Oregon.

Question 11

Which of the following is/are true about partner murder-suicide in 2019 reports?

A) The large majority of the cases are male-on-female.
B) Females are victims 95% of the time.
C) These events generally occur often in conjunction with marital breakup.
D) All of the above

Question 12

The significant decline in female-on-male partner murder but not of male-on-female partner murder is attributed to:

A) The increase in women's education.
B) Women's participation in the working world.
C) The growth of women's shelters.
D) There has been no such decline in these homicides.

Question 13

The close correlation between substance abuse and domestic violence may be explained in terms of:

A) Cultural expectations that a man would beat his wife when drunk.
B) A misreading of social cues when an individual is under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
C) The drug-induced behavior of the chemical used.
D) The role of the wife in inducing a violent outburst.
E) All except d

Question 14

The Power and Control Wheel was created by:

A) The Duluth Domestic Violence Intervention Project.
B) The Iowa Department of Corrections.
C) A class of college students.
D) Men in a batterer's intervention program.

Question 15

In a large university survey on partner violence described in the text, Ackerman (2018) found that

A) Males were likely to under report their violence toward their partners.
B) Few of the participants admitted to any violence in their relationships.
C) Women were likely to over report their violence toward their partners.
D) None of the above

Question 16

Pro-arrest policies are criticized by some feminists such as Chesney-Lind because:

A) They are too harsh on male batterers.
B) This policy often results in dual arrests.
C) In mother-daughter conflicts, the girls are often arrested for assault.
D) Both b and c

Question 17

Research indicates that a focus on men's use of power such as with the Power and Control Wheel is not effective at the outset of batter's treatment because:

A) Many of the men see themselves as victims.
B) A more holistic response is needed rather than "one size fits all."
C) These men often feel insecure stemming from their violent upbringings.
D) Many perceived their substance abuse as responsible.
E) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is recommended for use in treating batterers?

A) The Power and Control Wheel
B) An individualized cognitive approach to help the men break their excessive
Dependency on their partner.
C) A standardized approach, as the dynamics of battering are the same for all.
D) A strict mandatory arrest policy regardless of the victim's wishes.

Question 19

When did the term domestic violence come into common usage as well as the expansion of women's shelters?

A) 1990s
B) 1950s
C) 1970s
D) 1980s

Question 20

Stalking is a danger sign of possible future violence because in North American culture the behavior is a sign of obsession with someone who:

A) Has spurned the stalker.
B) Was married to stalker.
C) Is a stranger to the stalker.
D) None of the above

Question 21

Transition House during the 1970s, before it was professionalized, had no safety plans for the women at the end of their stay because:

A) It was expected the men would reform following treatment.
B) The women who ran this shelter were fervently opposed to the idea that the woman would return home to live with the man who had harmed her.
C) Most of the women were not seriously harmed.
D) The women did not wish to return home.

Question 22

Battered women, even in high-risk situations, often fail to leave even when they want to because:

A) They lack the resources to do so.
B) They risk loss of their home and even public housing if a crime is committed by a family member.
C) Their relatives often refuse to encourage a break-up by taking them in.
D) They think it might be harmful for the children to move under these circumstances.
E) All of the above.

Question 23

The impact of the COVID pandemic relevant to domestic violence was that:

A) The rates declined as families bonded more when spending so much time together at home.
B) Since the bars were largely closed, alcohol abuse rates declined.
C) Reports from domestic violence hotlines showed that the numbers of calls increased
Significantly.
D) There was less stress on people since many were unemployed.

Question 24

A women's attempt to leave is a precipitating factor in only a small number of the murders of women by a man.

Question 25

According to the National Victimization Survey, women made up of over 80% all intimate assault victims.

Question 26

Survey data provided by Strauss and Gelles (1986) indicated that women reported hitting men slightly more often than men reported they hit women.

Question 27

The Strauss and Gelles study was criticized because it reported acts rather than context and meaning.

Question 28

Sexual harassment, according to the text, is prevalent in the profession of:

A) Law enforcement.
B) Probation work.
C) Correctional officer work.
D) Law.
E) All of the above

Question 29

According to government statistics, men experience the most violence in a relationship living with a female partner.

Question 30

Having a safety plan is considered a barrier to women in escaping from an abusive relationship.

Question 31

Traumatic bonding theory seeks to explain the strong emotional attachment by victims to their batterers.

Question 32

The story of the kidnapping and behavior of Patty Hearst can best be explained by the concept of traumatic bonding.

Question 33

According to the United Nations, violence against women worldwide is rooted in female attempts at domination.

Question 34

Regarding murder-suicide, almost 90% involved the use of a firearm.

Question 35

Regarding murder-suicide, the large majority of the cases are female-on-male.

Question 36

The significant decline in female-on-male partner murder but not of male-on-female partner murder is attributed to the growth of women's shelters.

Question 37

Murder-suicide often occurs in conjunction with marital or partner breakup.

Question 38

The Power and Control Wheel was created by the Duluth Domestic Violence Intervention Project.

Question 39

More than three times as many women are killed by their intimate partners as men are killed by their intimate partners.

Question 40

Pro-arrest policies are criticized by some feminists such as Chesney-Lind because they are too harsh on male batterers and this policy often results in dual arrests.

Question 41

Research indicates that a focus on men's use of power such as with the Power and Control Wheel is not effective at the outset of batter's treatment because many of the men see themselves as victims.

Question 42

For use in treatment of batterers the text recommends emphasis for men on the Power and Control Wheel.

Question 43

Stalking is a danger sign of possible future violence because in North American culture the behavior is a sign of obsession with someone who has spurned the stalker.

Question 44

A variety of stresses can increase the potential for violence of women by men, such as the birth of children, fear of job loss, work-related problems, financial instability, and a pattern of alcohol abuse.

Question 45

During the COVID pandemic since people were forced to spend more time in the home with family, domestic violence hotlines showed a decrease in calls for help.

Question 46

Research on gender in reporting violence that surveyed thousands of college students (as reported in the text) found that __________owned up to the violence acts they committed significantly more than_______.

Question 47

Having no place to go is considered a ___________ to women who are trying to escape an abusive relationship.

Question 48

Until recently, ________ rape was ignored as a form of rape and as a form of domestic violence.

Question 49

Sexual harassment of women emerged as a critical important issue in the _______.

Question 50

Substance abuse treatment can be integrated into a _________ reduction model so that women can work on the harm that substance misuse and addiction cause them.

Question 51

The Power and ________Wheel was created by the Duluth Domestic Violence Intervention Project.

Question 52

Instead of the term Stockholm syndrome to describe the psychological dependence that sometimes occurs in kidnapping cases, the term _______________ is preferred from a feminist standpoint.

Question 53

Surveys of women in batterer intervention programs revealed that their violence against their partners was mainly _________ .

Question 54

__________ violence refers to physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person.

Question 55

Provide a historical overview of domestic violence. What has been the legal history of the prosecution of domestic assault over the past century or so?

Question 56

What is Stockholm Syndrome or the preferred term traumatic bonding? How can it be explained?

Question 57

Describe some of the barriers women encounter when they try to leave an abusive situation.

Question 58

Discuss the significance of the Violence Against Women Act and the impact of "welfare reform" (passed under the Clinton administration) in protecting women or in putting them at risk.

Question 59

Describe the various power plays that are used by batterers as shown on the Power and Control Wheel. How can interventions be individualized for men of various personality types?