Deck 9: LGBTI Partner Abuse

Question 1

What does LGBTI stand for?

A) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Indifferent
B) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Inquiring
C) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex
D) none of the above

Answer 1

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex

Question 2

Dual arrests by police occur ________ when same-sex partners are involved.

A) more frequently
B) less frequently
C) at similar rates
D) none of the above

Answer 2

more frequently

Question 3

Internalized ________ refers to the internalized stress due to fear of those who are homosexual, which consists of condemnation, loathing, fear, societal disdain, and religious rejection of all things homosexual and of those who practice it.

A) Homophobia
B) Hemophilia
C) Homogeneity
D) Heterocentricity

Answer 3

Homophobia

Question 4

Which is not one of the theoretical explanations for abuse in the LGBT community?

A) Feminist approach
B) Sociocultural approach
C) Social-psychological model
D) Psychological model

Question 5

Same-sex intimate partner violence includes:

A) Identity abuse.
B) Physical abuse.
C) Emotional abuse.
D) All forms of intimate violence.

Question 6

This term refers to the condemnation, loathing, fear, societal disdain, and religious rejection of all things homosexual and those who practice it:

A) Internalized homophobia.
B) Heterophobia.
C) Heterocentricity.
D) Homophobia.

Question 7

According to the Renzetti typology of abusive lesbian relationships, which category best describes lesbian IPV?

A) Emotional or psychological IPV
B) Situational IPV
C) Chronic IPV
D) all of the above

Question 8

According to the Renzetti typology of abusive lesbian relationships, victims in this category experience abuse only once or twice as a result of a crisis situation.

A) Emotional or psychological
B) Situational
C) Chronic
D) all of the above

Question 9

In this type of lesbian IPV identified by Renzetti, violence typically escalates in its severity over time. It is characterized by two or more occurrences of physical violence that demonstrate increasingly destructive behavior.

A) Emotional or psychological
B) Situational
C) Chronic
D) all of the above

Question 10

Internalized homophobia can be associated with:

A) Self-imposed limits on one's aspirations.
B) Self-hatred.
C) An acceptance of popular myths about homosexuality.
D) all of the above

Question 11

Mutual abuse assessments can have consequences on an IPV survivor, such as:

A) Risk for further victimization.
B) Arrest.
C) Humiliation.
D) all of the above

Question 12

Police have a duty to enforce domestic violence restraining orders that were issued from another state under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), passed by Congress as part of the Federal crime bill. This is known as:

A) True credit.
B) Equal enforcement.
C) Full faith and credit.
D) Double credit.

Question 13

Which form of abuse is unique to LGBTI intimate partners?

A) Situational abuse
B) Homosexual abuse
C) Intimate abuse
D) Identity abuse

Question 14

When "Q" appears in the acronym after LGBT is may refer to the term:

A) Queer.
B) Questioning.
C) Qualifying.
D) Both A and B

Question 15

Aging lesbians were found to have a greater risk of experiencing ________ as compared to similarly situated heterosexual women.

A) Psychological distress symptoms
B) Physical disability
C) Diabetes
D) Both A and B

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of identity abuse?

A) Outing
B) Exploitation of internalized homophobia
C) Refusing to work while contributing to relationship expenses
D) Both A and B

Question 17

Which of the following is a mental health diagnosis not commonly found in IPV abusers?

A) Obsessive-compulsive disorder
B) Narcissistic personality disorder
C) Antisocial personality disorder
D) Dissociative identity disorder

Question 18

Historically, ________ have charged law-enforcement officers with failure to meet the needs of domestic violence survivors.

A) The U.S. Supreme Court
B) LGBTI IPV survivors
C) Victim advocates
D) none of the above

Question 19

A ________ refers to two individuals in an ongoing committed relationship and is considered a part of the institution of family in the social-psychological model.

A) Dyad
B) Lesbian couple
C) Transgender couple
D) Gay couple

Question 20

The issue of same-sex marriage was settled in 2015 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in ________ that same-sex couples have the right to marry under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.

A) Pell v. Grant
B) Obergefell v. Hodges
C) Miranda v. Arizona
D) none of the above

Question 21

________ is a social category that reflects real biological variation in which a person has a sexual anatomy that does not fit the typical definition of male or female.

A) Transgender
B) Dyad
C) Intersex
D) Lesbian

Question 22

According to the Full Faith and Credit provision of the VAWA, if a same-sex survivor of IPV successfully obtains a domestic violence restraining order in his or her state, that protection order is ________ in every state in the United States.

A) advocated
B) enforceable
C) considered
D) none of the above

Question 23

One promising approach for the LGBTI population has been the requirement that police officers make arrests based on the ________ determination.

A) victim
B) primary aggressor
C) gender
D) none of the above

Question 24

Some experts suggest that fear of retaliation, cultural barriers, emotional trauma, or stress may play a role in the failure to report domestic violence to:

A) victim advocates.
B) counselors.
C) police.
D) none of the above

Question 25

Lesbian survivors of abuse may deny their victimization due to:

A) the utopian myth.
B) fear of fueling hatred against them.
C) unwillingness to give up their expectations of the lesbian relationship.
D) all of the above

Question 26

Aging LGBTI adults were found to be less likely to suffer from chronic conditions as they age as compared to heterosexual men and women, despite similar access to health care.

Question 27

The National Violence Against Women Survey (NVAW) is the only national survey on intimate partner violence that does not exclude same-sex respondents.

Question 28

According to the NVAW, gay men were approximately twice as likely to be victimized by IPV compared to heterosexual males and females.

Question 29

A statistically significant predictive relationship between internalized homophobia and the number of acts of physical violence and sexual coercion has been documented.

Question 30

In a situational IPV relationship, victims experience abuse at least twice as a result of a crisis situation.

Question 31

Internalized homophobia may also continue long after the individual reconciles his or her sexual orientation.

Question 32

Homophobia refers to the condemnation, loathing, fear, societal disdain, and religious rejection of all things homosexual and those who practice it.

Question 33

Police often lack the jurisdiction to enforce domestic violence restraining orders that were issued from another state.

Question 34

Though same-sex IPV appears to mirror opposite IPV in both type in prevalence, its victims receive fewer legal protections.

Question 35

Substance abuse was significantly related to physical abuse in LGBTI abusive intimate relationships.

Question 36

A(n) ________ aggressor is the person in a domestic dispute who is the most significant or principal aggressor.

Question 37

________ lesbian IPV represents the category of violence that typically escalates in its severity overtime.

Question 38

The ________ approach has been the dominant theoretical explanation for family abuse since the 1970s, and has affected policing in that the percentage of women arrested for domestic abuse has increased and complicated response strategies when the victim is male or involves same-sex partners.

Question 39

Internalized homophobia is sometimes called internalized ________.

Question 40

________ refers to the condemnation, loathing, fear, societal disdain, and religious rejection of all things homosexual and those who practice it.

Question 41

Police have a duty to enforce domestic violence restraining orders that were issued from another state under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), passed by Congress as part of the Violence Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of ________.

Question 42

The ________ model suggests that the feminist approach is inadequate to fully explain same-sex partner abuse since both men and women can be perpetrators.

Question 43

________ is the exposing of someone as a homosexual. Concealment of the identity is a frequent method to cope with the anticipated rejection by society.

Question 44

________ intimate partner abuse defines a pattern of violence or coercive behaviors that are committed by a lesbian against her lesbian partner to control the partner's thoughts, beliefs, or conduct.

Question 45

Intimate partner abuse is a leading health problem for ________ men today, along with drug addiction and AIDS.

Question 46

Select the correct term with the corresponding statement.

-The condemnation and rejection of all things homosexual and of those who practice it

A) Homophobia
B) Transgender
C) Lesbian
D) Gay

Question 47

Select the correct term with the corresponding statement.

-Those whose gender identity is different from the sex assigned at birth

A) Homophobia
B) Transgender
C) Lesbian
D) Gay

Question 48

Select the correct term with the corresponding statement.

-A woman whose sexual orientation is primarily to other women

A) Homophobia
B) Transgender
C) Lesbian
D) Gay

Question 49

Select the correct term with the corresponding statement.

-A man whose sexual orientation is primarily to other men

A) Homophobia
B) Transgender
C) Lesbian
D) Gay

Question 50

Provide specific examples of lesbian intimate partner violence.

Question 51

Describe some of the primary theoretical explanations for abuse in the LGBTI community.

Question 52

Describe some of the problems for the LGBTI community in getting access to criminal justice intervention.

Question 53

Describe how police operate under the full faith and credit requirement in same-gender relationships.

Question 54

Why is the NVAW Survey a crucial source of data on LGBTI intimate partner violence?

Question 55

Utilizing this simply scenario on page 230, articulate whether or not Brian is protected in his new state.

Question 56

What are some factors which may inhibit gay men from reporting IPV?