Question 1

Which is FALSE regarding rape and sexual assault, according to the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sexual assault is the type of intimate violence least likely to be reported; in fact, it is the most underreported violent crime in the United States.
B)  A survey based on a nationally representative sample of nearly 10,000 adults found that 11 percent of women and 2 percent of men said that they hadExperienced forced sex at least once in their lives.
C)  College students are particularly vulnerable to rape and sexual assault.
D)  Date rape drugs, such as Viagra, enable men to have erections for a longer period, and under more stressful conditions, thereby facilitating rape.
E)  Men who had committed sexual assault (but not rape) had remarkably comparable personality profiles to nonperpetrators. D

Question 2

The tensions that occur either within the family (for example, violence or alcoholism)or outside the family (such as coping with a hurricane or other natural disaster)that test a family's emotional resources are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  family crisis.
B)  family tension.
C)  open tension.
D)  learned helplessness.
E)  family stress. E

Question 3

A recognized psychological condition, often a subcategory of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, used to describe someone who has been the victim of consistent and/or severe domestic violence is known as "learned helplessness."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Child abuse has serious short-term effects, but only minimal long-term effects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is TRUE regarding child abuse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nearly 60 percent of perpetrators are a parent.
B)  Countries with higher corporal punishment rates have students with lower IQs.
C)  Parents who earn less than $20,000 per year are about twice as likely to abuse their children than are high-income parents.
D)  White children, compared to children of other racial or ethnic groups, are the least likely to be abused.
E)  All forms of child abuse are clear-cut and obvious.

Question 6

Why are young parents more likely to engage in child abuse?

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Question 7

Drugs such as gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), Rohypnol (popularly known as "roofies" or "roofenol"), or ketamine hydrochloride (Ketamine), are called "date rape drugs" because they have been used to immobilize a woman so that she can be assaulted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following are macro-level explanations for violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  The intergenerational transmission of violence; stress
B)  Stress; patriarchy
C)  Stress; the intergenerational transmission of violence; family privacy
D)  Family privacy; patriarchy; stress
E)  Family privacy; cultural norms supporting violence; patriarchy

Question 9

Approximately 20-25% of women have been raped at least once while in college.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A crisis is a critical change of events that disrupts the functioning of a person's life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

List three possible affects of child abuse on physical health, according to the text.

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Question 12

What is the Power and Control Wheel, and how might it operate differently for same-sex and heterosexual couples?

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Question 13

List the three components of the General Adaptation Syndrome response to stress:

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Question 14

Samuel was sexually abused by an uncle when he was a child; Maddie was assaulted by her husband; and Carmen was neglected by her parents. These acts are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Intimate partner violence.
B)  Learned helplessness.
C)  Intimate terrorism.
D)  ABC-X model.
E)  Violence among intimates.

Question 15

About one in __________ teenagers report having been slapped, pushed, or hit by a partner.

Accepted Answer

A)  30
B)  20
C)  10
D)  5
E)  2

Question 16

What are the three stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)?

Accepted Answer

A)  alarm reaction, resistance, exhaustion
B)  acknowledge, reaction, problem-solving
C)  indifference, stress, resolution
D)  open tension, crisis, family stress
E)  acknowledge, stress, crisis

Question 17

Which is true about the Social Readjustment Rating Scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  It shows that stress reflects our education level.
B)  It shows that social class and stress are related.
C)  It shows the effects of life events on health and well-being.
D)  It has been shown to be largely invalid.
E)  It focuses on negative events rather than positive ones.

Question 18

Which is least likely to be a consequence of child abuse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Independence and emotional maturity
B)  Migraine headaches
C)  Aggression and involvement in delinquent activities
D)  Involvement in early sexual activity
E)  Depression

Question 19

Domestic violence shelters began in the 1970s because of what two factors?

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

The rate of violence and abuse in same-sex relationships is:

Accepted Answer

A)  much higher than in heterosexual couples.
B)  a little lower than in heterosexual couples.
C)  about the same as in heterosexual couples.
D)  much lower than in heterosexual couples.
E)  about 10 percent.

Exam 11: Family Stress and Crisis: Violence Among Intimates

Which is FALSE regarding rape and sexual assault, according to the text?

The tensions that occur either within the family (for example, violence or alcoholism) or outside the family (such as coping with a hurricane or other natural disaster) that test a family's emotional resources are called:

A recognized psychological condition, often a subcategory of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, used to describe someone who has been the victim of consistent and/or severe domestic violence is known as "learned helplessness."

Child abuse has serious short-term effects, but only minimal long-term effects.

Which of the following is TRUE regarding child abuse?

Why are young parents more likely to engage in child abuse?

Drugs such as gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), Rohypnol (popularly known as "roofies" or "roofenol"), or ketamine hydrochloride (Ketamine), are called "date rape drugs" because they have been used to immobilize a woman so that she can be assaulted.

Which of the following are macro-level explanations for violence?

Approximately 20-25% of women have been raped at least once while in college.

A crisis is a critical change of events that disrupts the functioning of a person's life.

List three possible affects of child abuse on physical health, according to the text.

What is the Power and Control Wheel, and how might it operate differently for same-sex and heterosexual couples?

List the three components of the General Adaptation Syndrome response to stress:

Samuel was sexually abused by an uncle when he was a child; Maddie was assaulted by her husband; and Carmen was neglected by her parents. These acts are called:

About one in __________ teenagers report having been slapped, pushed, or hit by a partner.

What are the three stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) ?

Which is true about the Social Readjustment Rating Scale?

Which is least likely to be a consequence of child abuse?

Domestic violence shelters began in the 1970s because of what two factors?

The rate of violence and abuse in same-sex relationships is: