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Domestic violence is a _________!
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Domestic violence is a CRIME!
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Annually, __________ women are killed by their partner, It is believed that _____ million women are beaten, ______%of all battered women never report. _____ women in the ER are victims of domestic violence.
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Annually, 1500 women are killed by their partner, It is believed that 6 million women are beaten, 90% of all battered women never report. 1/3 women in the ER are victims of domestic violence.
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_____% of all victims of domestic violence are _____________.
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95% of all victims of domestic violence are female.
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______% of all homeless women and children are fleeing __________.
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50% of all homeless women and children are fleeing domestic violence.
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What was the "rule of thumb" passed in the 1800's? The rule of sunday?
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The rule of thumb was the law that said you could only hit your wife with a stick that was smaller than your thumb, The rule of sunday was when the law passed that said you could not beat your wife on sunday,
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What are the 2 types of domestic violence onset?
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Immidiate~ 15%, no warning signs, no prior history.
Slowly Progressing~ 85%, there are normally classic warning signs, progresses from verbal to physical abuse, ussually starts 2-4 years into the marriage, |
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For victims, the most common shared trait is___________.
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helplessness
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Victims of abuse are normally associated with __________
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poor self image, low self esteem.
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________ is the main ingredient for domestic violence.
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Isolation
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The batterer can come from ______ class(es) of the socioeconomic ladder.
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ALL
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Abusers constinently ___________ the abuse.
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minimize
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Older children can __________ their _______ by acting like ________.
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Older children can control their mother by acting like their dad.
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Often, children who live in a home with domestic violence fear that if ______________________________.
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they will be next.
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Cycle of violence?
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1.) Tension Phase
2.) Acute Battereing Phase 3.) Loving contrition phase |
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Why cant she leave?
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Fear!!! No money,no transportaion, no support, no friends, no transortation,
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Most women leave ___-___ times before they are able to break free.
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6-7
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When is the most comman time for the murder of a spouse (victim of domestic violence)?
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during the time, and right after she leaves.
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