Deck 10: Elder Victims

Question 1

One of the ways of thinking used by the Duluth Model was to take the blame off the abuser and to hold the victim accountable to some degree.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Very similar in dynamics to the battered woman syndrome is a condition referred to as the Stockholm syndrome.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In intimate partner abuse cases,the word partner

A)is gender neutral.
B)refers only to legally married persons.
C)refers only to unmarried persons living together.
D)refers to abuse against women and not against men.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Intimate partner abuse rarely occurs among same-sex couples.

Question 5

The battered woman syndrome theorizes that victims of intimate partner abuse gradually become immobilized by fear and believe that they have no other options.

Question 6

Domestic violence is one of the leading causes of injury to women between the ages of 15 and 44 in the United States.It ranks second only to car accidents.

Question 7

There are nearly three times as many animal shelters in the United States as there are shelters for battered women and their children.

Question 8

The following responses are typical of women suffering from the battered woman syndrome:(1)traumatic effects of victimization induced by violence; (2)learned helplessness deficits; and (3)self-destructive coping responses to the violence.

Question 9

In Castle Rock v.Gonzales,the city was not held liable for failure to enforce her protective order issued by the local court because

A)she had no personal entitlement requiring the police to enforce the order.
B)she was equally guilty of partner abuse.
C)the police were not at fault.
D)she failed to report earlier attempts on her life.

Question 10

The family system in America is often erroneously referred to as a system of contradictions.

Question 11

The goals of the Duluth Model were to hold batterers accountable and keep victims safe.

Question 12

Intimate partner abuse acts may be

A)emotional.
B)physical.
C)sexual.
D)All of the above

Question 13

Any intentional act or series of acts that cause mental injury to an intimate partner is considered to be

A)an assault.
B)marital rape.
C)battered woman syndrome.
D)intimate partner abuse.

Question 14

Although it may be true that some men are abused by women in an intimate relationship,it appears that the majority of all domestic abuse is inflicted by men.

Question 15

Although there is some disagreement regarding the exact definition of intimate partner abuse,all scholars and authorities agree it exists.

Question 16

Nationally,50 percent of all homeless women and children are on the streets because of violence in the home.

Question 17

Intimate partner abuse is defined by the author as any intentional act or series of acts that cause injury to the spouse or intimate partner.

Question 18

Nationally,50 percent of all homeless women and children are on the streets because of violence in the home.

Question 19

A phenomenon that occurs when persons who are held as hostages,captives,or prisoners of war begin to identify with their captors.

A)Battered women abuse
B)Battered women syndrome
C)Stockholm syndrome
D)None of the above

Question 20

The definition of intimate partner abuse is gender neutral,but only women are victims of intimate partner abuse.

Question 21

What is the role of power in intimate partner abuse cases?

Question 22

As a result of these studies and other factors,many police departments have adopted policies that encourage or mandate the ___ of a spouse abuser.

Question 23

One characteristic of family violence is the use and abuse of ___.

Question 24

By the mid-1970s,numerous other studies began to elevate intimate partner abuse to the status of a ___ social problem.

Question 25

In the area of policing and domestic violence,there is probably no more controversial study than the ____ Domestic Violence Experiment dealing with the effect of arrest on those who batter their spouses.

Question 26

___ does not attempt to explain the cause of intimate partner abuse; rather it examines the dynamics of this form of family violence.

Question 27

Explain the concept of marital dependency and its relationship to intimate partner abuse.

Question 28

The ____ reported that battering during pregnancy was the leading cause of birth defects and infamortality.

Question 29

There is probably no more misunderstood form of ___than intimate partner abuse.

Question 30

_____ includes those who are married,cohabitating,or any partners involved in a serious relationship.

Question 31

Why does the victim stay in an abusive relationship?

Question 32

Nationally,50 percent of all ____ women and children are on the streets because of violence in the home.

Question 33

Joe and his life partner went to the movies.Joe takes her arm and steers her to an exit,commenting that she is stupid for not seeing that this is the fastest way to leave the theater.Does Joe's action constitute intimate partner abuse? Explain.

Question 34

Why is the term spousal assault inaccurate from a legal perspective?

Question 35

Why does it appear that the police respond differently in domestic abuse situations?

Question 36

A survey,entitled the National Violence ___ ___ Survey,indicated that approximately 8 percent of all the female respondents had been raped by their intimate partner at some time in their lives.

Question 37

Describe the Duluth Model of Preventing Domestic Violence.