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What is domestic violence? |
A pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors resulting in power and control over an intimate partner. |
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What can providing psychoeducation for a victim of domestic violence? |
Help them to understand the dynamics of abuse and not feel isolated. |
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What is the first step when you find out someone is being abused? |
Developing a safety plan with the client is often the first and primary step in treatment for domestic abuse. |
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When is couples therapy contraindicated? |
When domestic violence is occurring because events in session could lead to abusive explosions afterward. |
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What can happen when professionals use confrontational interventions (urging the victim to leave the abuser)? |
Can often re-traumatize the victim and increase feelings of shame, which may prevent progress. |
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What is a phase in the cycle of violence? |
Tension building phase |
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What is a the characteristics of the tension building phase? |
Minor incidents of physical/emotional abuse |
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What is a characteristics of the honeymoon phase? |
Abuser is sorry, apologetic, and may display regret |
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What is the characteristics of the explosion/crisis phase? |
The actual abuse: physical, sexual, emotional, verbal, etc. |
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What is a sign of domestic abuse? |
Report that physical abuse has happened in the past. |
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What is a sign of domestic abuse? |
Fearfulness of their partner |
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What is a sign of domestic abuse? |
Reports that partner is controlling and jealous |
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What is a sign of domestic abuse? |
There is tension that they will get in trouble with their partner if they misbehave |
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What is the next step to do if a client shows some evidence that there is abuse in the relationship? |
Ask if physical abuse has happened in the past. |
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What is a phase in the cycle of violence? |
explosion crisis phase |
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What is a phase in the cycle of violence? |
honeymoon phase |
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What is a the characteristics of the tension building phase? |
Victim feels growing tension |
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What is a the characteristics of the tension building phase? |
Victim tries to control situation to avoid violence |
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What is a the characteristics of the tension building phase? |
Walking on egg shells. Victim cannot control abuser |
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What is a the characteristics of the tension building phase? |
Longest phase of the cycle of violence |
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What is a characteristics of the honeymoon phase? |
Abuser makes promises and may say it won’t happen again |
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What is a characteristics of the honeymoon phase? |
The phase often disappears with time. |
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What happens when a couples reports that they have a physically abusive relationship? |
Refer for individual therapy for each partner before continuing with couples' therapy. |
