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14 Cards in this Set
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Which group is most likely to experience DV?
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Heterosexual women
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What sub-groups experience higher DV?
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Black women, poor women, urban women, and women who are divorced or separated
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What are the types of DV?
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Physical
Psychological Sexual Economic |
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What are the risk factors for DV?
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Status of relationship - cohabitation vs. marriage
Socioeconomic factors Age Alcohol use Having witnessed or experienced abuse as a child |
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What are the three stages in the cycle of DV?
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Tension Building
Battering incident (shortest) Contrition and/or return to honeymoon phase |
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What is the number one risk of becoming a batterer?
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Witnessing or being a victim of violence as a child or adolescent
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What are other risk factors to becoming a batterer?
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alcohol abuse
low communication skills lower socio-economic status marital conflict personality disorder more likely to also be violent towards children |
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Does batterer treatment work?
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Findings are inconsistent. There is a high attrition rate.
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Is it a sign of failure if a DV victim returns to the batterer?
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No. Leaving is a process
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What is the most dangerous time for a DV victim?
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When they are leaving
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What is social exchange theory?
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The belief that totaling the perceived or actual benefits and losses help predict behavior
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What is social exchange theory important in treating DV?
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Victims will often leave when the benefits are able to outweigh the negatives.
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Is family therapy or marriage therapy indicated in DV cases?
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No. It is contra-indicated.
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What is the first priority ALWAYS in a DV case?
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Medical care and safety
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