Question 1

Which of the following is true of dependent elderly people who are murdered?

Accepted Answer

A) They are white females killed in their own home by a gun. 
B) They are black males poisoned by their spouses. 
C) They are Hispanic females taken to the emergency room to die. 
D) They are Hispanic males taken to the emergency room to die. 
A) They are white females killed in their own home by a gun. 
B) They are black males poisoned by their spouses. 
C) They are Hispanic females taken to the emergency room to die. 
D) They are Hispanic males taken to the emergency room to die. A

Question 2

Compare the motives for the violent behavior of a woman and man.

Accepted Answer

The motives for violent behavior can vary greatly between individuals, regardless of gender. However, there are some common factors that may contribute to violent behavior in both men and women. These can include past trauma or abuse, mental health issues, substance abuse, and societal influences.

For women, motives for violent behavior may also be influenced by experiences of domestic violence, trauma, or feelings of powerlessness. In some cases, women may resort to violence as a means of self-defense or as a way to regain a sense of control in their lives.

On the other hand, men may be motivated to engage in violent behavior due to societal expectations of masculinity, feelings of inadequacy, or a desire to assert dominance. Additionally, men may also be influenced by factors such as peer pressure, substance abuse, and a lack of healthy coping mechanisms.

It's important to recognize that while there may be some common motives for violent behavior between men and women, each individual's circumstances and experiences are unique. It's crucial to address the underlying issues and provide support and resources to help individuals, regardless of gender, address and overcome their violent tendencies.

Question 3

What is the scenario of the person most likely to stay in an abusive relationship? To leave an abusive relationship?

Accepted Answer

The scenario of a person most likely to stay in an abusive relationship often involves a complex interplay of emotional, psychological, social, and financial factors. Some of the common reasons that might contribute to a person staying in such a relationship include:

1. Fear: Fear of the abuser's retaliation, fear for personal safety, or fear for the safety of children or other loved ones.
2. Low Self-Esteem: Believing they do not deserve better treatment or that the abuse is their fault.
3. Love: Strong emotional attachment to the abuser, hoping the abuser will change, or believing the abuser's promises to stop the violence.
4. Isolation: Being cut off from friends, family, and support systems, which can make it harder to leave or seek help.
5. Financial Dependence: Relying on the abuser for financial support, lacking access to money, or fearing financial instability if they leave.
6. Cultural or Religious Beliefs: Believing that divorce or separation is unacceptable, or feeling pressured by community or family to stay.
7. Children: Concerns about the impact of leaving on the children, custody issues, or wanting to maintain a two-parent household.
8. Denial: Minimizing the abuse or not recognizing the relationship as abusive.
9. Lack of Resources: Not knowing where to go for help, lack of access to shelters, legal assistance, or other support services.

Conversely, the scenario of a person most likely to leave an abusive relationship often involves the following factors:

1. Support Systems: Having friends, family, or organizations that provide emotional support and practical assistance.
2. Awareness: Recognizing the relationship as abusive and understanding that the abuse is not their fault.
3. Resources: Access to financial resources, legal aid, housing, and other support services that facilitate independence.
4. Safety Planning: Developing a plan to leave safely, which may include finding a safe place to stay, securing financial resources, and ensuring the safety of children.
5. Self-Empowerment: Gaining self-confidence and self-esteem, often through counseling or support groups, which can help in making the decision to leave.
6. Protective Factors: Having personal characteristics such as resilience, determination, and a strong sense of self-worth.
7. Legal Intervention: Access to legal protections such as restraining orders or custody arrangements that can provide a measure of security.
8. Education and Employment: Having the education and job skills to secure employment and financial independence.
9. Crisis Point: Reaching a point where the abuse escalates to a level that forces a reevaluation of the situation, such as a severe incident of violence or a threat to life.

It's important to note that every individual's situation is unique, and leaving an abusive relationship is a highly personal decision that can be fraught with danger and difficulty. Interventions to help someone in an abusive relationship should be approached with sensitivity, and professional support from social services, legal authorities, and domestic violence organizations is often crucial.

Question 4

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Experiencing domestic violence first hand is not associated with PTSD. 
B) Simply witnessing domestic violence is not associated with PTSD. 
C) No studies have been conducted on experiencing violence and PTSD. 
D) No studies have been conducted on witnessing violence and PTSD. 
A) Experiencing domestic violence first hand is not associated with PTSD. 
B) Simply witnessing domestic violence is not associated with PTSD. 
C) No studies have been conducted on experiencing violence and PTSD. 
D) No studies have been conducted on witnessing violence and PTSD.

Question 5

Under what conditions does a woman finally decide to leave an abusive relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) when she gives up hope that things will improve 
B) when she falls out of love 
C) when she meets a new man and can see another abuse free life 
D) when she believes that she will die, or that her children will, if she stays 
A) when she gives up hope that things will improve 
B) when she falls out of love 
C) when she meets a new man and can see another abuse free life 
D) when she believes that she will die, or that her children will, if she stays

Question 6

Which of the following is not a strategy that an abused woman might use for staying in a relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) positive past rehearsal syndrome 
B) making a joke out of the abuse 
C) taking the blame 
D) exercise/journaling 
A) positive past rehearsal syndrome 
B) making a joke out of the abuse 
C) taking the blame 
D) exercise/journaling

Question 7

The saying that "it takes a village to raise a child" suggests which explanation for child abuse?

Accepted Answer

A) displacement of aggression-parents don't have a village to complain to 
B) fatherless homes-fathers are uninvolved/not part of the "village" in rearing children 
C) history of abuse-society is too tolerant of abuse 
D) social isolation-parents rear their children alone in isolated nuclear families 
A) displacement of aggression-parents don't have a village to complain to 
B) fatherless homes-fathers are uninvolved/not part of the "village" in rearing children 
C) history of abuse-society is too tolerant of abuse 
D) social isolation-parents rear their children alone in isolated nuclear families

Question 8

Which of the following is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) Black women are more likely to be killed by their intimate partners than whites. 
B) Hispanic women are more likely to be killed by their intimate partners than whites. 
C) White women are more likely to be killed by their intimate partners than Hispanics. 
D) Black and Hispanic women are more likely to be killed intimate partners than whites. 
A) Black women are more likely to be killed by their intimate partners than whites. 
B) Hispanic women are more likely to be killed by their intimate partners than whites. 
C) White women are more likely to be killed by their intimate partners than Hispanics. 
D) Black and Hispanic women are more likely to be killed intimate partners than whites.

Question 9

Discuss what must happen in order for a person to leave an abusive relationship
permanently.

Accepted Answer

Leaving an abusive relationship permanen

Question 10

In the Cleverly and Boyle (2010) study, which of the following was not reported by sex abuse victims?

Accepted Answer

A) They viewed events such as rape/molestation as changing their life for the better. 
B) They viewed themselves as being a stronger person. 
C) They take ownership of only those responsibilities they can control. 
D) They were depressed, suicidal, and had been incarcerated at least once. 
A) They viewed events such as rape/molestation as changing their life for the better. 
B) They viewed themselves as being a stronger person. 
C) They take ownership of only those responsibilities they can control. 
D) They were depressed, suicidal, and had been incarcerated at least once.

Question 11

The goal(s) of stalking is (are) to:

Accepted Answer

A) win the partner back and seek revenge 
B) show the partner who is boss 
C) scare the partner 
D) make good on a promise ("Leave me and I'll track you down.") 
A) win the partner back and seek revenge 
B) show the partner who is boss 
C) scare the partner 
D) make good on a promise ("Leave me and I'll track you down.")

Question 12

Women and "romantics" are more likely to report emotional abuse than men and realists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is Rohypnol?

Accepted Answer

A) the "date rape drug" some men slip into their date's drink 
B) a mace spray that women use to ward off attackers 
C) a "memory" drug used to help rape victims in therapy recall repressed memories 
D) a drug given to sex offenders to curb their sexual aggression 
A) the "date rape drug" some men slip into their date's drink 
B) a mace spray that women use to ward off attackers 
C) a "memory" drug used to help rape victims in therapy recall repressed memories 
D) a drug given to sex offenders to curb their sexual aggression

Question 14

When couples are asked about emotional abuse in their relationships:

Accepted Answer

A) both partners deny that they engage in emotionally abusive behavior 
B) the woman tends to blame the man 
C) both partners admit that they engage in emotionally abusive behavior 
D) the man tends to blame the woman 
A) both partners deny that they engage in emotionally abusive behavior 
B) the woman tends to blame the man 
C) both partners admit that they engage in emotionally abusive behavior 
D) the man tends to blame the woman

Question 15

All of the following are characteristics of victims of emotional abuse except:

Accepted Answer

A) persons who have experienced physical abuse 
B) seniors rather than first year students 
C) being victimized as a child 
D) men in general 
A) persons who have experienced physical abuse 
B) seniors rather than first year students 
C) being victimized as a child 
D) men in general

Question 16

Which of the following is not a reason that a man who abuses a woman continues to stay in a relationship with her?

Accepted Answer

A) He is married to the victim. 
B) They have children together. 
C) He is older. 
D) He does not have a history of family violence. 
A) He is married to the victim. 
B) They have children together. 
C) He is older. 
D) He does not have a history of family violence.

Question 17

The largest percentage of child abuse cases fall into which of the following categories?

Accepted Answer

A) physical abuse 
B) sexual abuse 
C) neglect 
D) emotional maltreatment 
A) physical abuse 
B) sexual abuse 
C) neglect 
D) emotional maltreatment

Question 18

Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder are more common among:

Accepted Answer

A) adults who have been victims of childhood physical abuse 
B) adults who have been victims of childhood sexual abuse 
C) adults who have been victims of both childhood physical and sexual abuse 
D) adults whose parents were alcoholic 
A) adults who have been victims of childhood physical abuse 
B) adults who have been victims of childhood sexual abuse 
C) adults who have been victims of both childhood physical and sexual abuse 
D) adults whose parents were alcoholic

Question 19

According to Allen and Wozniak (2011), what did not work in terms of facilitating healing from an abusive relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) prayer 
B) meditation 
C) repetitive disclosure of one's abuse and history 
D) holistic, integrative, alternative healing approaches 
A) prayer 
B) meditation 
C) repetitive disclosure of one's abuse and history 
D) holistic, integrative, alternative healing approaches

Question 20

Most interpersonal abuse occurs in which of the following contexts?

Accepted Answer

A) the first date 
B) six months after first meeting 
C) engagement 
D) marriage 
A) the first date 
B) six months after first meeting 
C) engagement 
D) marriage

Which of the following is true of dependent elderly people who are murdered?

Compare the motives for the violent behavior of a woman and man.

What is the scenario of the person most likely to stay in an abusive relationship? To leave an abusive relationship?

Which of the following is true?

Under what conditions does a woman finally decide to leave an abusive relationship?

Which of the following is not a strategy that an abused woman might use for staying in a relationship?

The saying that "it takes a village to raise a child" suggests which explanation for child abuse?

Which of the following is not true?

Discuss what must happen in order for a person to leave an abusive relationship permanently.

In the Cleverly and Boyle (2010) study, which of the following was not reported by sex abuse victims?

The goal(s) of stalking is (are) to:

Women and "romantics" are more likely to report emotional abuse than men and realists.

What is Rohypnol?

When couples are asked about emotional abuse in their relationships:

All of the following are characteristics of victims of emotional abuse except:

Which of the following is not a reason that a man who abuses a woman continues to stay in a relationship with her?

The largest percentage of child abuse cases fall into which of the following categories?

Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder are more common among:

According to Allen and Wozniak (2011), what did not work in terms of facilitating healing from an abusive relationship?

Most interpersonal abuse occurs in which of the following contexts?

Choices in Relationships: an Introduction

Gender

Love

Communication

Singlehood, Hanging Out, Hooking Up, and Cohabitation

Selecting a Partner

Marriage Relationships

Same-Sex Couples and Families

Sexuality in Relationships

Planning for Children

Parenting

Work and Family Life

Stress and Crisis in Relationships

Divorce and Remarriage

Relationships in the Later Years

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Exam 13: Violence and Abuse in Relationships

Which of the following is true of dependent elderly people who are murdered?

Compare the motives for the violent behavior of a woman and man.

What is the scenario of the person most likely to stay in an abusive relationship? To leave an abusive relationship?

Which of the following is true?

Under what conditions does a woman finally decide to leave an abusive relationship?

Which of the following is not a strategy that an abused woman might use for staying in a relationship?

The saying that "it takes a village to raise a child" suggests which explanation for child abuse?

Which of the following is not true?

Discuss what must happen in order for a person to leave an abusive relationship permanently.

In the Cleverly and Boyle (2010) study, which of the following was not reported by sex abuse victims?

The goal(s) of stalking is (are) to:

Women and "romantics" are more likely to report emotional abuse than men and realists.

What is Rohypnol?

When couples are asked about emotional abuse in their relationships:

All of the following are characteristics of victims of emotional abuse except:

Which of the following is not a reason that a man who abuses a woman continues to stay in a relationship with her?

The largest percentage of child abuse cases fall into which of the following categories?

Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder are more common among:

According to Allen and Wozniak (2011), what did not work in terms of facilitating healing from an abusive relationship?

Most interpersonal abuse occurs in which of the following contexts?

Choices in Relationships: an Introduction

Gender

Love

Communication

Singlehood, Hanging Out, Hooking Up, and Cohabitation

Selecting a Partner

Marriage Relationships

Same-Sex Couples and Families

Sexuality in Relationships

Planning for Children

Parenting

Work and Family Life

Stress and Crisis in Relationships

Divorce and Remarriage

Relationships in the Later Years

Filters