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17 Cards in this Set
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Define Violence
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act carried out intentionally to cause physical pain or injury to another person
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What is the leading cuase of injury to women ages 15-44 in the US?
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domestic violence
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Societal reactions are key to redefining a _____ as a _____.
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social condition --> social problem
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Maltreatment wasnt considered abnormal until 1800s.
- Identify 3 Acts for children protection |
-Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
-Protection of children against sexual exploitation -child sexual abuse and pornography act |
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Identify Women Protection Acts
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-Battered womens movements
-International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women -Violence Against Women Act |
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Identify other forms of Family Violence
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date rape
marital rape courtship violence elder abuse |
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Identify 4 types of child abuse
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1. physical
2. sexual 3. neglect 4. maltreatment |
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Identify 4 types of adult abuse
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1. marital violence
2. partner violence 3. intimate partner violence 4. elder abuse |
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Rank the types of Abuse against children.
1-->5 |
1. neglect
2. physical 3. sexual 4. psychological maltreatment 5. medical neglect |
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How do you estimate rates of physical child abuse
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1. Official estimates
-# cases reported to investigation agencies ... 2. self-report estimates -national family violence servey -parent reports on techniques used |
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Risk _____ with age.
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-declines
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Gender
1. Minor acts --> _____ risk 2. Major acts --> males at _____ risk 3. child <12- ____ higher risk 4. child >12- ____ higher risk |
minor acts: male= female
major acts: males>female child <12: male>female child >12: female> male |
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Identify the 4 Theoretical Models for Explaining Physical Child Abuse
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1. Individual Pathology of perpetrator
2. parent child relationship 3. family environment 4. situational and societal conditions 5 |
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Individual pathology of perpetrator
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anger control problems
depression low frustration deficits in empathy personality disoder |
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parent child relationship
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characteristics of child and parent
-lack of parenting skills -unrealistic expectations -easily stressed -over extended |
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family environment
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current abusive practices
intergenerational abuse volatile family relationship extreme power difference |
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situational and societal conditions
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single parent
stress unemployment social isolation |
