Sunday, October 14, 2012
MADJU 243 Midterm help
Midterm
Chapter 1
Question 1
0 out of 2 points
Common expressions of denial include:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
No one will believe me.
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Though devastating, sexual abuse is a rare aspect of domestic vioelnce for most victims.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Victims of domestic violence are equally likely to be men as women.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Physical abuse might include which of the following behaviors:
Answer
Selected Answer: e.
all of the above
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Most women see their partner's abusive tendencies clearly when the relationship begins, but hope he will change.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Emotional abuse is less damaging to victims than physical abuse.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
According to Herman, the methods used to coerce hostages, political prisoners, survivors of concentration camps, and battered women are surprisingly similar.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Domestic violence includes the following tactics:
Answer
Selected Answer: f.
all of the above
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Batterers are typically abusive to and jealous of their partners all the time--at home and among friends.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Domestic violence includes anyone who has been hit, even once.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
Most battered women share passivity and indecisiveness in their decision making as a common trait.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
Women who stay with their abusive partner are at higher risk of being killed than women who leave.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 13
2 out of 2 points
According to Pences' research, batterers commonly use the following tactics:
Answer
Selected Answer: e.
All of the above
Question 14
1 out of 1 points
The rationale that battered women stay in abusive relationships because they are mentally unstable is a form of victim-blaming.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
Often, the threat of violence controls a victim as well as an assault does.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 16
1 out of 1 points
Battered women commonly:
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Have low self-esteem as a consequence of living in an abusive relationship
Question 17
1 out of 1 points
Many abusive relationships involve the use and/or abuse of alcohol and drugs, but there is not a causal relationship between the two.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 18
0 out of 1 points
Domestic violence happens predominantly in the following populations:
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Alcoholic and substance abusing families.
Question 19
2 out of 2 points
Walker's theories on the cycle of violence explains:
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Why victims may remain in the relationship, despite the violence
Question 20
1 out of 1 points
Myths about domestic violence are
Answer
Selected Answer: e.
B and C
Question 21
2 out of 2 points
Research conducted by Strauss, Gelles, and Steinmetz:
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Devised the CTS (Conflict Tactic Scale) which counted the number of "hits" between partners, but did not consider level of force, or other forms of power and control
Question 22
1 out of 1 points
Common batterer behaviors include:
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Unrealistic expectations, isolation, and past battering relationships
Question 23
1 out of 1 points
Due to a lack of resources and high risk, statistically speaking, most women don't ever leave abusive relationships.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 24
1 out of 1 points
Emotional Abuse may include the following behavior:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
A and B
Question 25
1 out of 1 points
Domestic Violence only applies when there has been a criminal assault.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 26
1 out of 1 points
The batterer is the only person in the relationship who should take responsibility for the violence.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 27
1 out of 1 points
Battered women commonly accept responsibility for the abuse, and try to control circumstances so that they don't trigger punishment.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 28
2 out of 2 points
Domestic Violence is an attempt by one partner in an intimate relationship to manage the following:
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Power and Control of their partner
Question 29
1 out of 1 points
The highest risk factor for men in becoming a perpetrator of domestic violence is growing up witnessing domestic violence.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 30
1 out of 1 points
Men who batter their partners are socially inept. socially inappropriate, or violent in all relationships.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 31
1 out of 1 points
Abusive patterns established in a relationship are usually ineffective in divorce and custody cases.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 32
1 out of 1 points
When societal institutions do not hold a perpetrators responsible for battering behavior, they collude with them to perpetuate the violence.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 33
1 out of 1 points
Batterer's defense mechanisms may include the following:
Answer
Selected Answer: e.
A, B, and C
Question 34
2 out of 2 points
Community organizing against domestic violence differs from drunk driving in all the following ways except:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Domestic violence is not a law enforcement issue; it is family issue and a social issue.
Chapter 2
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
The practice of enslavement was practiced and perfected among Mesopotamians who bought their wives, and considered them domestic slaves.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Domestic violence has cultural and historical roots based in:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the above
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Patriarchy is defined as:
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
a system of society ruled by the eldest male of a family, tribe, or community
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Because Greek, Roman, and Israeli writing confirmed the subjugation of women to men, they are necessarily misogynist.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
"Riding the Stang" was a serious and severe punishment for men who abused their privileges as protector and parent.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Women's need for protection from men in ancient society's created a culture in which they were understood as property
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 7
2 out of 2 points
The "Common Scold" was the manner in which courts punished men for using too severe a violence in the disciplining of their wives.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
The Malleus Maleficarum is
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
a book written arguing that women are predisposed, for a variety of reasons, to being witches
Question 9
0 out of 2 points
The Summa Theologica by St. Thomas Aquinas
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
argues that women are subject to men as man is subject to the Church
Question 10
2 out of 2 points
Greek poetry and Christian interpretations of the Old Testament argued that women are innately evil.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 11
2 out of 2 points
Teaching on Original Sin by early Christians focused on the following lesson:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Women were more evil than men, and threatened men, the Church, and the State
Question 12
2 out of 2 points
Men in Babylonian and Mosaic cultures who married (or had female children) were expected to:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
all of the above
Question 13
2 out of 2 points
Bride Capture was the practice of:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
raping a woman, and thus claiming her as your wife
Question 14
2 out of 2 points
Persecution of women as witches effected:
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Between 200,000 and 10,000,000 women in just 200 years
Question 15
2 out of 2 points
Women in the American colonies lost their rights as citizens if
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
they married
Question 16
2 out of 2 points
Familia is the Latin word for family, meaning your wife and children
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 17
2 out of 2 points
The meaning of "misogyny" is:
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
a hatred of women
Question 18
2 out of 2 points
Gratian's Decretum is a good example of how
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the above
Question 19
2 out of 2 points
The "rule of thumb" said that:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
beating your wife as a method of "compassionate reform" was acceptable so long as the rod you used was no thicker than your thumb
Question 20
2 out of 2 points
Blackstone's Commentaries of the Law of England, which entrusted men with the "power of chastisement" was discredited in England, but influential in the United States.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 21
2 out of 2 points
St. Augustine taught that women:
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Play a three-fold role as temptress, wife, and mother
Chapter 4
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Promising methods for dealing with domestic violence include assigning responsibility for domestic violence responses to trained individuals or squads.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 2
3 out of 3 points
Victims commonly withdraw their cooperation in prosecution so that they can reconcile with their abusive partners.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Field training in domestic violence changes more attitudes and behaviors than classroom training.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Civil systems of law would deal with all the following scenarios, except:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
violations of the penal law
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Civil systems have many remedies, including jail, fines, and mandatory counseling.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Mediation is often a good, safe, expedient alternative for victims.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 7
2 out of 3 points
Victims may participate more fully in the prosecution process with which of the following supports (you can select more than one):
Answer
Selected Answers: b.
Increased attention to victim's need for protection
d.
Available advocates to educate the victim about the legal system
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
Police should participate in domestic violence intervention throughout the victim's process of education, accessing resources, and getting safe.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 9
2 out of 2 points
Contacting law enforcement is always an option for all victims of domestic violence.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 10
2 out of 2 points
Police officers can arrest a domestic violence perpetrator for non-criminal coercion.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 11
2 out of 3 points
Battered women are similar to other victims of violent crime in the following ways(you can select more than one):
Answer
Selected Answers: b.
they want perpetrator accountability
e.
they may have different interests than the system
Question 12
2 out of 3 points
In most states, women have the following legal options to protect themselves (you can select more than one):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
divorce or legal separation
c.
civil protection orders
Question 13
2 out of 2 points
The role of police in domestic violence intervention should include good referrals to helpful agencies.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 14
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following may limit the effectiveness of a protection order?
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
The police department never serves the perpetrator with notice of the order.
Question 15
3 out of 3 points
Almost 1/3 of battered women are revictimized within 6 months of the assault leading to criminal justice intervention.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 16
2 out of 2 points
Civil protection orders may include which of the following orders:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
all of the above
Question 17
3 out of 3 points
Intervention in domestic violence situations is much more effective than prevention activities.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Chapter 5
Question 1
0 out of 1 points
The goals of making money and resources available towards domestic violence intervention were simple and clear.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Two types of reform have characterized criminal justice responses to domestic violence. They are:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Procedures and jurisprudential issues to increase victim participation, and legal sanctioning of perpetrators
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following responses are examples of the protections advocates argued were uncertain and inconsistent for victims:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
all of the above
Question 4
0 out of 1 points
Mobilizing political and fiscal resources toward domestic violence intervention had both symbolic and substantive goals.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
The Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment concluded that arrest had a deterrence effect on 50% of batterers.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Independent studies indicated that in many communities, prosecution of domestic violence arrests had increased to 65%.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
The availability of statutes and legislation prohibiting spousal abuse opened the floodgates to widespread challenges to doctrines of family violence as acceptable.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 8
3 out of 3 points
Edelson and Syers identify typologies for treatment programs. They are:
Answer
Selected Answer: e.
B, C, and D
Question 9
0 out of 2 points
There is very little evidence to evaluate the effectiveness of batterer's intervention programs.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 10
0 out of 6 points
'Criminalization" of domestic violence ought to (select all that apply):
Answer
Selected Answers: c.
take domestic violence out of the civil courts where sanctions were ineffective
d.
address protections that advocates argued weren't really being enforced
Question 11
2 out of 3 points
Domestic violence is complicated by the following factors(select all that apply):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
victims may be less interested in deterrence than safety
c.
the scale is so large, that it is difficult to respond to
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
The legal response to domestic violence has evolved slowly, and consistently over time.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 13
4 out of 6 points
Certainly, deterrence results from the following (select all that apply):
Answer
Selected Answers: b.
prosecution
d.
penalties
Question 14
0 out of 1 points
Interestingly, the continued threat of legal sanction had greater impact on perpetrator behavior than arrest did.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 15
0 out of 3 points
Legal reform in domestic violence has developed along 3 parallel but separate tracks. They are:
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Judicial training, training of law enforcement officers, and legislation
Question 16
2 out of 2 points
Most victims still turn to the civil process, and protection orders, because:
Answer
Selected Answer: e.
C and D
Question 17
0 out of 4 points
Treatment interventions for batterers vary in important aspects. Please identify all that were identified in this week's reading:
Answer
Selected Answers: b.
the role of alcohol and substance abuse in violence inhibitions
c.
the significance of surviving child abuse in shaping intimate response as adults
d.
duration and frequency of meeting with perpetrators
Question 18
0 out of 1 points
Most states, by the 1990s, had chosen to pursue either criminal or civil remedies for domestic violence.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Chapter 6
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Women abusing drugs and women addicted drugs should share the same rules and expectations.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 2
2 out of 6 points
Three theories currently surround the association between substance abuse and domestic violence. They are (please select all three):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
Disinhibition Theory
d.
Disavowal Theory
e.
Escalation Theory
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
The Disavowal Theory argues that batterers learn that they can excuse the violence if they have been using alcohol and/or drugs.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 4
0 out of 1 points
Men with severe alcohol problems are likely to inflict more serious harm on their partners than non-substance abusing batterers.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
The overwhelming coincidence of domestic violence and substance abuse has led most researchers to conclude that one will almost always cause the other.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 6
6 out of 6 points
Domestic violence victims will often rationalize their partner's violence as a result of alcohol because (select all correct answers):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
she can maintain hope that if he stops drinking, the violence will end
b.
the perception is widely held among the general population
d.
she can rationalize why a person who loves her continues to hurt her
Question 7
1.5 out of 6 points
Bennett presents multiple perspectives on why there is a connection between domestic violence and substance abuse. They include (select all that are correct):
Answer
Selected Answers: b.
Situational
c.
Ironic
f.
Partial to Certain Characteristics
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
It is important for treatment providers in the substance abuse field to help battered women begin to trust the promises of her partner again.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Battered women are at 15 times the risk for alcohol abuse than non-battered women.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
It is important for treatment providers in the substance abuse field to help battered women understand that once the drinking stops, the violence will stop.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
Bennet also argues that there is no direct link suggesting substance abuse causes domestic violence. Rather, he says, there are other factors which influence when a substance abuser may use violence. They include (select the best answer):
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
A and C
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
The Disinhibition Theory implies that violence is caused by the substance.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
Abusive men with severe alcohol problems are likely to harm their partners only when they have been drinking.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 14
2 out of 2 points
Domestic violence victimization and alcohol addiction are similar in that both happen equally among men and women.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
The Interaction Theory argues that the interaction of drugs, alcohol, and stress-induced adrenaline and other brain chemicals result in volatility and aggression.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 16
3 out of 3 points
Treatment for alcoholics and batterers differ in the following assumptions:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
A and B
Question 17
2 out of 2 points
Sheila Blume argued that female alcoholics' experiences differed from males in significant ways. They included (choose the best answer):
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Shame, stigmitization, and child care options
Question 18
1 out of 1 points
Many domestic violence shelters deny addicted women access to services because they need to be empowered to deal with their addiction.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 19
1 out of 1 points
Drinking behavior, researchers confirmed, is determined largely by the culture's assumptions about the effects of alcohol.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 20
1 out of 1 points
Depending upon the study, alcohol abuse among batterers ranges from 16% to 79%
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 21
1 out of 1 points
MacAndrew and Edgerton's study on the Dishibition Theory assumed that:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
people across cultures should respond, physiologically, the same to alcohol
Review Test Submission: Mid-Term Exam
Content
Course 2012MFA-MADJU-243-0888
Test Mid-Term Exam
Started 10/00/12
Status Completed
Score 88.66667 out of 100 points
Time Elapsed 20 minutes out of 2 hours.
Instructions
Question 1
0 out of 2 points
Treatment interventions for batterers vary in important aspects. Please identify those that were identified in the "Criminalization of Domestic Violence" article:
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
underlying assumptions about the causal and restraining mechanisms for violence
b.
the role of alcohol and substance abuse in violence inhibitions
Question 2
3 out of 3 points
Domestic Violence is an attempt by one partner in an intimate relationship to manage the following:
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Power and control of their partner
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Blackstone's Commentaries of the Law of England, which entrusted men with the "power of chastisement" was discredited in England, but influential in the United States
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
The overwhelming coincidence of domestic violence and substance abuse has led most researchers to conclude that one will almost always cause the other.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Participation in the anti-slavery movement led 19th century white women to recognize their own oppression.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Which of the following responses are examples of the protections advocates argued were uncertain and inconsistent for victims:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the above
Question 7
2 out of 2 points
Women who stay with their abusive partners are at higher risk of being killed than women who leave.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
Gratian's Decretum is a good example of how
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the above
Question 9
2 out of 2 points
The Seneca Falls, New York meeting was coordinated to
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
discuss social, civil, and religious conditions and the rights of women
Question 10
2 out of 2 points
The Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment concluded that arrest had a detterence effect on 50% of batterers.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 11
2 out of 2 points
Treatment for alcoholics and batterers differ in the following assumptions:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
A and B
Question 12
2 out of 2 points
Teaching on Original Sin by early Christians focused on the following lesson:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Women were more evil than men, and threatened men, the Church, and the State
Question 13
1.33333 out of 2 points
"Criminalization" of domestic violence ought to (select all that apply):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
increase the certainty of legal responses to victims of domestic violence
b.
increase the severity of legal responses to domestic violence
Question 14
2 out of 2 points
It is important for treatment providers in the substance abuse feld to help battered women begin to trust the promises of her partner again.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 15
2 out of 2 points
Bennett also argues that there is no direct link suggesting substance abuse causes domestic violence. Rather, he says, there are other factors which influence when a substance abuser may use violence. They include (select the best answer):
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
A and C
Question 16
2 out of 2 points
Victims commonly withdraw their cooperation in prosecution so that they can reconcile with their abusive partner.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 17
2 out of 3 points
Battered women are similar to other victims of violent crime in the following ways (you can select more than one):
Answer
Selected Answers: b.
they want perpetrator accountability
e.
they may have different interests than the system
Question 18
2 out of 2 points
Battered women commonly:
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
have low self-esteem as a consequence of living in an abusive relationship
Question 19
2 out of 2 points
Most victims still turn to the civil process, and protection orders, because:
Answer
Selected Answer: e.
C and D
Question 20
2 out of 2 points
Walker's theories on the cycle of violence explain
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Why victims may remain in a relationship, despite the violence
Question 21
2 out of 2 points
The Disinhibition Theory implies that violence is caused by the substance.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 22
2 out of 2 points
Women in the American colonies lost their rights as citizens if
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
they married
Question 23
2 out of 2 points
Civil systems of law would deal with all the following scenarios, except:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
violations of the penal law
Question 24
2 out of 2 points
The 1940s and 1950s saw a change in social work, and domestic violence was acknowledged as a problem for families. It was understood as a problem best understood as:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the above
Question 25
2 out of 2 points
Contacting law enforcement is always an option for all victims of domestic violence.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 26
2 out of 2 points
The Disavowal Theory argues that batterers learn that they can excuse the violence if they have been using alcohol and/or drugs.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 27
2 out of 2 points
Civil protection orders may include which of the following orders:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
all of the above
Question 28
2 out of 2 points
The rationale that battered women stay in abusive relationships because they are mentally unstable is a form of victim-blaming.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 29
2 out of 2 points
Field training in domestic violence changes more attitudes and behaviors than classroom training.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 30
2 out of 2 points
The meaning of "misogyny" is:
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
a hatred of women
Question 31
2 out of 2 points
The Progressive Era diminished earlier education on domestic violence by claiming that:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
A and B
Question 32
1 out of 2 points
Bennett (substance abuse article) presents multiple perspectives on why there is a connection between domestic violence and substance abuse. They include (select all that are correct):
Answer
Selected Answers: d.
A Chemical Agent
f.
Partial to Certain Characteristics
Question 33
2 out of 2 points
Women's need for protection from men in ancient societies created a culture in which they were understood as property.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 34
0 out of 2 points
At the turn of the 18th century, family violence was part of a reform movement and community social workers took women's safety seriously.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 35
2 out of 2 points
Domestic violence has cultural and historical roots based in:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the above
Question 36
2 out of 2 points
Young women's involvement in Civil Rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s and 1970s distracted them from women's issues and domestic violence advocacy was quiet for 10-15 years.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 37
3 out of 3 points
When societal institutions do not hold a perpetrator responsible for battering behavior, they collude with them to perpetuate violence.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 38
0 out of 2 points
"Clitoridectomies" were a widespread medical solution to the disease doctors were calling "female hysteria"
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 39
2 out of 2 points
Myths about domestic violence are:
Answer
Selected Answer: e.
B and C
Question 40
0 out of 2 points
Widespread organizing by women, and heightened awareness of domestic violence, lead to shelters as the primary solution for battered women.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 41
2 out of 2 points
There is very little evidence to evaluate the effectiveness of batterer's intervention programs.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 42
2 out of 2 points
Two types of reform have characterized criminal justice responses to domestic violence. They are:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Procedures and juris prudential issues to increase victim participation, and legal sanctioning of perpetrators
Question 43
2 out of 2 points
Battered women are at 15 times the risk for alcohol abuse than non-battered women.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 44
2 out of 2 points
The "rule of thumb" said that:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
beating your wife as a method of "compassionate reform" was acceptable so long as the rod you used was no thicker than your thumb
Question 45
2 out of 2 points
Domestic violence happens predominantly in the following populations:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
equally among populations, despite class, race, education, income, or faith.
Question 46
1.33333 out of 2 points
Certainly, deterrence results from the following (select all that apply)
Answer
Selected Answers: b.
prosecution
d.
penalties
Question 47
2 out of 2 points
Domestic Violence includes the following tactics:
Answer
Selected Answer: f.
all of the above
Question 48
3 out of 3 points
According to Pence's research, batterers commonly use the following tactics:
Answer
Selected Answer: e.
All of the above
Question 1
0 out of 1 points
By writing that images and expectations of Black women are "super and subhuman," Evelyn White meant that:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the Above
Question 2
2 out of 4 points
Interpersonal styles of women of color include (select all that are correct):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
Traditional
d.
Culturally Immersed
Question 3
0 out of 1 points
The criminal justice and judicial system have established parity (equality in sentencing) between battered women who kill their abusers, and batterers who kill their partners.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 4
0.5 out of 1 points
Elder abuse is often compared to child abuse. This is an inappropriate comparison for all the following reasons (choose all that are correct):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
it demeans older women's competence
Question 5
0 out of 2 points
Lucy Munoz expresses that, in her experience, " . . . the people most important to Latinas--that is, their [blank]--are also least likley to support them if they leave." (Fill in the blank)
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
their children
Question 6
0 out of 1 points
Domestic violence can be traced back through Native Amercian families and traditions long before they were colonized by Europeans.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Violence in lesbian relationships occurs at about twice the frequency as violence in non-gay relationships.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 8
0 out of 1 points
Battered women with disabilities have fewer options because:
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
many facilities do not have appropriate facilities for disabled women
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Personal barriers to leaving include shame, fear, lack of personal resources, and lack of emotional support.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 10
2 out of 2 points
Diversity exists even within cultural groups.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 11
0 out of 1 points
The Gay and Lesbian Community has minimized domestic violence as an issue in their community:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the above
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
Ageing in Place is an inappropriate concept to use in thinking about why victims of elder abuse don't access help.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 13
0 out of 2 points
In many Asian Indian cultures, power relationships between men and women are intertwined with chaste and class. In addition, women's status is effected by
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
the existence of other women in the house
Question 14
0 out of 4 points
Examples of societal oppression of Native Americans include:
Answer
Selected Answers: b.
a 90% reduction of Native populations between European contact and establishment of reservations
d.
tribal sovereignty and independence
Question 15
0 out of 1 points
For many battered women, fear and misunderstanding of the immigration process keep them silent about the abuse they suffer.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 16
0 out of 4 points
Within many Asian cultures, characteristics seen as virtuous may contribute to a battered Asian woman's barriers to safety. They include (select all that are correct):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
Privacy
c.
Silence
Question 17
1 out of 1 points
Cultural barriers are no excuse for not seeking services.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 18
1 out of 1 points
Isolation from family is not a concern to Asian Indian women, whose culture expects independence and private households.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 19
0 out of 2 points
Battered African American women may experience conflicted loyalty, meaning they (select all that are appropriate):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
excuse his anger because they sympathize with him as a victim of racism and oppression
c.
believe that violence is part of their shared culture
Question 20
0 out of 1 points
Rural police departments are often under-staffed and a considerable distance from immediate responses to battered women in rural communities.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 21
0 out of 1 points
Two factors contribute to the ongoing maintenance of violent relationships. They are (select two):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
Drugs and alcohol abuse
d.
Our criminal justice system's lack of resources
Question 22
0 out of 1 points
All women face barriers when trying to escape battering relationships. They can be placed in 4 basic categories:
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Personal, Relationship, Institutional, Ideological
Question 23
2 out of 2 points
Latina women may have been raised to put the family at the center of their culture, and defer to the family's unity and strength before their own individual needs.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 24
1 out of 1 points
Financial barriers for undocumented battered women may be more severe than for other battered women.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 25
2 out of 2 points
Racism rarely effects the quality of services battered women of color receive.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 1
0 out of 2 points
Interventions with battered women must never extend to their children.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 2
2 out of 4 points
Feminist therapy has which of the following basic tenants (choose all that are correct):
Answer
Selected Answers: c.
techniques include identification of battered wmen and consciousness-raising
d.
role of the counselor is to provide support, identify resources, and advocate
Question 3
0 out of 3 points
Suspect/Offender-focused interventions have the following goals (choose all that are appropriate)
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
avoid need for arrest and/or prosecution
d.
provide offenders opportunity to change
Question 4
0 out of 2 points
Freire's learning theories assumed that the group facilitator and people in the group had equal power.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
According to Ellen Pence, the group itself is an act of liberation and empowerment.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 6
0 out of 1 points
Presence of, or expertise in the use of, weapons is an important indicator in risk assessment.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 7
2 out of 2 points
Mutual help groups grew out of feminist ideas and consciousness-raising groups of the 1960s
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Risk assessments can assist officers and victims to anitcipate an individual's behavior.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 9
1 out of 5 points
Interventions should start with collaborative identification of (choose all that are correct):
Answer
Selected Answers: b.
victims identification of priority problems
c.
how the victim may have triggered the violence
g.
past efforts at problem solving, help-seeking
Question 10
0 out of 1 points
Centrality is a concept that is important to risk assessment because it considers the abuser's core motivation, and thus the root of the problem.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 11
0 out of 3 points
Battered women have a variety of needs, including (choose all that are correct):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
Therapy
b.
Safety
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
Empowering battered women means the act of giving them their power back.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
Risk assessments should take which of the following very seriously:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the above
Question 14
1 out of 1 points
Victims may be concerned about which of the following:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
all of the above
Question 15
2 out of 2 points
Goals of a victim-focused intervention are to:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Both B and C
Question 16
0 out of 2 points
Support groups should be divided into which of the following stages:
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
Battered women in crisis, and women enabling their partners
Question 17
0 out of 2 points
CPS goals for children's safety may require a battered woman to exert more control than she has.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 18
0 out of 1 points
There are limited options for interventions, risk-assessments, and safety planning with victims who plan to "stay" or stay in communication with their abuser.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 19
1 out of 1 points
Most victims don't know, until they meet an advocate, how to make a safety plan or risk assessment.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 20
1 out of 1 points
Following assessments of risk and danger, officers should:
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
clarify roles and responsibilities, and educate the victim about domestic violence
Question 21
0 out of 2 points
Paolo Freira was a famous Italian writer and women's advocate who wrote books about shelters and support groups
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Pro-feminist intervention strategies are confirmed by batterer's ability to control anger and violence when provoked by people more powerful.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 2
0 out of 1 points
The Ventilation Model promotes certain forms of self-expression without addressing the violence itself.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 3
0 out of 3 points
The Texas Council on Family Violence advises that victims consider the following aspects of a batterer's intervention programs (select all that are correct):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
The program includes sessions for couples
c.
The program assesses victim safety
Question 4
0 out of 1 points
Women and men share their use of violence as a way to achieve long-term authority.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 5
0 out of 1 points
Family systems models of intervention are criticized for their conduciveness to victim blaming.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 6
0 out of 1 points
Domestic Violence advocates viewed education and counseling of batterers as their primary focus for intervention.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Pro-feminist intervention strategies keep gender analysis of power central to their curricula.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 8
0 out of 2 points
Pro-feminist strategies of intervention keep individual histories (such as child abuse) as a focus of their intervention.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 9
0 out of 1 points
The Interaction Model focuses on elimination of violence and identification of sexism.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 10
2 out of 2 points
Typically, batterers enter intervention programs for what reasons:
Answer
Selected Answer: e.
B and D
Question 11
2 out of 5 points
All of the following are models for Batterer's Intervention (mark all that are correct):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
Insight Model
c.
Ventilation Model
Question 12
0 out of 2 points
Multi-dimensional models:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the above
Question 13
0 out of 1 points
Criminal Justice systems are most compatible with Cognitive Behavioral models of intervention.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 14
0 out of 2 points
Concerned about a universal solution to diverse populations of batterers, professionals are urging the development of which approaches:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Both
Question 15
0 out of 1 points
Psychotherapeutic interventions suggest that no one is predisposed to violence and that all violence is chosen.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 16
0 out of 2 points
Professionals question the appropriateness of Batterer's Intervention programs for women because:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
None of the above
Question 17
0 out of 1 points
Evaluations of batterer's intervention programs are largely inconclusive.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 18
1 out of 3 points
Please match the dominant domestic violence theory with the "source" to which the theory attributes the violence.
Answer
Question Selected Match
Pro-feminist
B.
Society and culture
Interactional
A.
Individual
Cognitive Behavioral
C.
Family dynamics
Question 19
1 out of 1 points
The vast majority of women who use violence are also victims of domestic violence.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 20
0 out of 3 points
Intervention approaches that see the batterer and victim together (couples counseling) are inappropriate for which of the following reasons:
Answer
Selected Answer: g.
All of the Above
Question 21
0 out of 1 points
Questions of how to evaluate batterer's intervention may need to be reframed to include the broader context of criminal justice support.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 22
0 out of 1 points
The term "batterer" is universally understood to be gender neutral.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 23
0 out of 3 points
Please identify the most prominant model programs (select all that are correct):
Answer
Selected Answers: b.
DVRT
d.
EMERGE
Question 1
2 out of 3 points
The Texas Council on Family Violence advises that victims consider the following aspects of a batterer's intervention programs (select all that are correct):
Answer
Selected Answers: b.
The program holds the abuser accountable
d.
The program addresses the abuser's belief system
Question 2
3 out of 3 points
Intervention approaches that see the batterer and victim together (couples counseling) are inappropriate for which of the following reasons:
Answer
Selected Answer: f.
A, B, and D
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Pro-feminist strategies of intervention keep individual histories (such as child abuse) as a focus of their intervention.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 4
0 out of 2 points
Concerned about a universal solution to diverse populations of batterers, professionals are urging the development of which approaches:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
None of the Above
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
The Interaction Model focuses on elimination of violence and identification of sexism.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Women and men share their use of violence as a way to achieve long-term authority.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 7
0 out of 2 points
Multi-dimensional models:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
clarify the different aspects of violence which require different interventions
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
Typically, batterers enter intervention programs for what reasons:
Answer
Selected Answer: e.
B and D
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The term "batterer" is universally understood to be gender neutral.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Pro-feminist intervention strategies keep gender analysis of power central to their curricula.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 11
1 out of 3 points
Please match the dominant domestic violence theory with the "source" to which the theory attributes the violence.
Answer
Question Selected Match
Pro-feminist
B.
Society and culture
Interactional
C.
Individual
Cognitive Behavioral
A.
Family dynamics
Question 12
0 out of 2 points
Professionals question the appropriateness of Batterer's Intervention programs for women because:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Both
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
The vast majority of women who use violence are also victims of domestic violence.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 14
1 out of 1 points
Domestic Violence advocates viewed education and counseling of batterers as their primary focus for intervention.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
Family systems models of intervention are criticized for their conduciveness to victim blaming.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 16
1 out of 1 points
Questions of how to evaluate batterer's intervention may need to be reframed to include the broader context of criminal justice support.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 17
1 out of 1 points
Evaluations of batterer's intervention programs are largely inconclusive.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 18
3 out of 5 points
All of the following are models for Batterer's Intervention (mark all that are correct):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
Insight Model
c.
Ventilation Model
e.
Pro-feminist Model
Question 19
1 out of 1 points
Criminal Justice systems are most compatible with Cognitive Behavioral models of intervention.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 20
0 out of 3 points
Please identify the most prominant model programs (select all that are correct):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
AMEND
e.
SART
Question 21
1 out of 1 points
Pro-feminist intervention strategies are confirmed by batterer's ability to control anger and violence when provoked by people more powerful.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 22
1 out of 1 points
Psychotherapeutic interventions suggest that no one is predisposed to violence and that all violence is chosen.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 23
1 out of 1 points
The Ventilation Model promotes certain forms of self-expression without addressing the violence itself.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Working to enable Child Protecive Services to remove children exposed to domestic violence will motivate mothers to stop their own victimization.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 2
0 out of 2 points
These policies were developed because there has been so little attention to domestic violence, and the author wants to compel some important systems to initiate change.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 3
0 out of 2 points
The majority of battered women who work experience effects of violence only when they are home.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
A batterer's impact on a victim who works is limited to her emotional upset about the violence.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 5
3 out of 3 points
For most women, addressing physical safety without addressing long-term financial stability, will not improve their safety.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Children are often the primary consideration of victims of domestic violence
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 7
0 out of 3 points
Domestic violence stops in one of two ways:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
physical separation and change in victim behavior
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
Most low-income battered women are isolated from services, and so only work with domestic violence programs.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 9
0 out of 3 points
For safety reasons, the author recommends that we encourage women from underserved communities to access help outside their community.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 10
0 out of 3 points
Poverty reduces options for battered women in which of the following ways (choose all that are correct):
Answer
Selected Answers: b.
low-income women aren't educated about alternative life styles to violence
Question 11
3 out of 3 points
Because policies should reduce abuse and meet basic human needs, the author recommends that:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
B and C
Question 12
0 out of 3 points
Strategies for improving a victim's safety at work include (choose all that are correct):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
Offering to conduct an "intervention" with her batterer
c.
changing her schedule
Question 13
2 out of 2 points
The author recommends that the focus of prevention and intervention should be the responsibility of law enforcement.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 14
3 out of 3 points
The following companies were leaders in responding to domestic violence among their employees:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Polaroid and Liz Claiborne
Question 15
0 out of 3 points
The author described a tension in policy development between:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
All of the above
Question 16
0 out of 2 points
Most Fortune 500 companies believe that domestic violence has an impact on the workplace and effects their financial bottom line.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 1
0 out of 3 points
The author described a tension in policy development between:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
creating solutions for domestic violence and creating resources for low-income families
Question 2
3 out of 3 points
Because policies should reduce abuse and meet basic human needs, the author recommends that:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
B and C
Question 3
2 out of 3 points
Poverty reduces options for battered women in which of the following ways (choose all that are correct):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
low-income women may not see violence as their family's most threatening issue
c.
money can mean mobility and protect her from bias and discrimination
Question 4
2 out of 3 points
Strategies for improving a victim's safety at work include (choose all that are correct):
Answer
Selected Answers: b.
installing security cameras
d.
escorting her to her car
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Most low-income battered women are isolated from services, and so only work with domestic violence programs.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 6
3 out of 3 points
Domestic violence stops in one of two ways:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
physical separation and change in batterer behavior
Question 7
2 out of 2 points
The majority of battered women who work experience effects of violence only when they are home.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 8
3 out of 3 points
For most women, addressing physical safety without addressing long-term financial stability, will not improve their safety.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 9
3 out of 3 points
For safety reasons, the author recommends that we encourage women from underserved communities to access help outside their community.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 10
2 out of 2 points
These policies were developed because there has been so little attention to domestic violence, and the author wants to compel some important systems to initiate change.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 11
2 out of 2 points
Most Fortune 500 companies believe that domestic violence has an impact on the workplace and effects their financial bottom line.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 12
3 out of 3 points
The following companies were leaders in responding to domestic violence among their employees:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Polaroid and Liz Claiborne
Question 13
2 out of 2 points
Children are often the primary consideration of victims of domestic violence
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 14
2 out of 2 points
A batterer's impact on a victim who works is limited to her emotional upset about the violence.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 15
2 out of 2 points
The author recommends that the focus of prevention and intervention should be the responsibility of law enforcement.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 16
2 out of 2 points
Working to enable Child Protecive Services to remove children exposed to domestic violence will motivate mothers to stop their own victimization.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 1
0 out of 3 points
Scenario 10 demonstrates the importance of:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Constitutional rights to equal protection
Question 2
0 out of 3 points
When battered women fail to heed advice from loved ones, helpers often turn away in frustration.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 3
0 out of 3 points
In Scenario One, "What to Do-b" the author recommends you write down your friend's story and concerns. This is:
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
listening for her needs like a helper
Question 4
0 out of 3 points
In Scenario 7, "What to Do--a and c" there is a consistent message to the friend that
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Her statement is an insignificant aspect of evidence collection
Question 5
3 out of 3 points
In Scenario Two, one of the ethical issues raised is:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
How to respect a minor's feelings and autonomy, and keep adult responsibilities to protect her from harm
Question 6
1.6 out of 4 points
A "Helper" has which of the following attitudes and behaviors (choose all that are appropriate):
Answer
Selected Answers: c.
establishes and maintains appropriate boundaries
f.
supports the victim as she makes decisions, and does her own work
Question 7
3 out of 3 points
Reflecting is a term which means interpreting what a person says to see if you understand
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 8
3 out of 3 points
"Unconditional acceptance" includes:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
A and B
Question 9
0 out of 3 points
In the aftermath of abuse, according to Judith Herman, survivors cannot hear or process anything well. Support and/or advice should be delayed 24-36 hours.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 10
0 out of 3 points
A battered woman might reasonably fear that leaving will put her at risk for
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
homelessness
Question 11
1 out of 3 points
Helping a battered woman includes which of the following behaviors (choose all that apply):
Answer
Selected Answers: c.
provide support and information
Question 12
3 out of 3 points
The "helper" in Scenario Four is primarily defined by her assistance in:
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
finding resources
Question 13
0 out of 3 points
In Scenario One, "What To Do--a." the authors recommend what kind of approach?
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
Mediating
Question 1
3 out of 3 points
Reflecting is a term which means interpreting what a person says to see if you understand
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 2
0 out of 3 points
In Scenario One, "What To Do--a." the authors recommend what kind of approach?
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
Reflecting her feelings
Question 3
3 out of 3 points
A battered woman might reasonably fear that leaving will put her at risk for
Answer
Selected Answer: e.
all of the above
Question 4
0 out of 3 points
In Scenario One, "What to Do-b" the author recommends you write down your friend's story and concerns. This is:
Answer
Selected Answer: e.
All of the Above
Question 5
3 out of 3 points
In Scenario 7, "What to Do--a and c" there is a consistent message to the friend that
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
Her decisions about how to proceed will be respected
Question 6
0 out of 3 points
Scenario 10 demonstrates the importance of:
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
batterer's attempts to manipulate officers on the scene
Question 7
3 out of 3 points
In Scenario Two, one of the ethical issues raised is:
Answer
Selected Answer: c.
How to respect a minor's feelings and autonomy, and keep adult responsibilities to protect her from harm
Question 8
3 out of 3 points
In the aftermath of abuse, according to Judith Herman, survivors cannot hear or process anything well. Support and/or advice should be delayed 24-36 hours.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 9
1.6 out of 4 points
A "Helper" has which of the following attitudes and behaviors (choose all that are appropriate):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
does most of the listening
c.
establishes and maintains appropriate boundaries
Question 10
2 out of 3 points
Helping a battered woman includes which of the following behaviors (choose all that apply):
Answer
Selected Answers: c.
provide support and information
d.
maintain on-going contact
Question 11
3 out of 3 points
"Unconditional acceptance" includes:
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
A and B
Question 12
3 out of 3 points
The "helper" in Scenario Four is primarily defined by her assistance in:
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
finding resources
Question 13
3 out of 3 points
When battered women fail to heed advice from loved ones, helpers often turn away in frustration.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 1
0 out of 6 points
Jaffe, Wolfe, and Wilson identified which of the following within their 20 characteristics of children exposed to domestic violence?
Answer
Selected Answers: c.
deception including lying, stealing, and cheating
d.
self-assured and preoccupied with popularity and peer dynamics
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
A majority of children whose mothers are victims of domestic violence witness the violence themselves.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 3
3 out of 3 points
Better training for law enforcement, and better documentation of the presence of children at domestic calls will result in improved access to services.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Duress arguments for battered women have traditionally been effective in reversing charges of "failure to protect."
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 5
0 out of 2 points
Court-based mediation has proven ineffective in identifing families for whom domestic violence is an issue, and making good referrals and recommendations.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Infants whose mothers are abused may demonstrate propensity for illness, irritability, and difficulty sleeping
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 7
2 out of 2 points
Custody preferences given to parents who will be more likely to allow the other parent access to the children was a positive judicial trend for battered women.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 8
0 out of 6 points
Shared characteristics of children who witness violence include (choose all that are appropriate):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
diagnosd with Attention Deficit Disorder
d.
anxiety and developmental delays
Question 9
3 out of 3 points
Lemon recommends which of the following actions for an enhanced response to child witnesses of domestic violence?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
A and C
Question 10
0 out of 6 points
Coordinated courts are controversial, raising the following issues (choose all that are appropriate):
Answer
Selected Answers: b.
it would make the system more efficient so that the same family and case did not appear in multiple courts
d.
costs for administration are potentially prohibitive
Question 11
0 out of 2 points
Battered women must physically abuse their children themselves in order for CPS or the courts to terminate their rights as parents.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 12
2 out of 2 points
Post-traumatic Stress diagnoses include the following criteria:
Answer
Selected Answer: e.
All of the above
Question 13
0 out of 2 points
Surprisingly, there is little or no connection between men who abuse their partners and men who abuse their children.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Surprisingly, there is little or no connection between men who abuse their partners and men who abuse their children.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 2
4 out of 6 points
Shared characteristics of children who witness violence include (choose all that are appropriate):
Answer
Selected Answers: b.
Use of violence to resolve problems
c.
strong sense of helplessness
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Custody preferences given to parents who will be more likely to allow the other parent access to the children was a positive judicial trend for battered women.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Duress arguments for battered women have traditionally been effective in reversing charges of "failure to protect."
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 5
3 out of 3 points
Better training for law enforcement, and better documentation of the presence of children at domestic calls will result in improved access to services.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Battered women must physically abuse their children themselves in order for CPS or the courts to terminate their rights as parents.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 7
2.4 out of 6 points
Jaffe, Wolfe, and Wilson identified which of the following within their 20 characteristics of children exposed to domestic violence?
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
limited tolerance for frustration
f.
self-blame for family violence, separations, or divorce
Question 8
3 out of 3 points
Lemon recommends which of the following actions for an enhanced response to child witnesses of domestic violence?
Answer
Selected Answer: d.
A and C
Question 9
2 out of 2 points
A majority of children whose mothers are victims of domestic violence witness the violence themselves.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 10
2 out of 2 points
Post-traumatic Stress diagnoses include the following criteria:
Answer
Selected Answer: e.
All of the above
Question 11
4 out of 6 points
Coordinated courts are controversial, raising the following issues (choose all that are appropriate):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
it would promote a coordinated delivery of services
c.
family courts might minimize criminal issues
Question 12
2 out of 2 points
Court-based mediation has proven ineffective in identifing families for whom domestic violence is an issue, and making good referrals and recommendations.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 13
2 out of 2 points
Infants whose mothers are abused may demonstrate propensity for illness, irritability, and difficulty sleeping
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 1
0 out of 4 points
Symptoms unique to teenage survivors of domestic violence include:
Answer
Selected Answer: e.
A, B and C
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
At-risk for teen dating violence are which populations:
Answer
Selected Answer: e.
All of the Above
Question 3
0 out of 6 points
Unique to teen dating violence are the following (choose all that apply):
Answer
Selected Answers: b.
teens experience more verbal abuse and much less physical or sexual abuse than adults
c.
teens do not have the legal protections that adults have
Question 4
0 out of 2 points
Many teenagers perceive jealousy and possessiveness as expressions of love.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 5
0 out of 2 points
Ecological Approaches address the behavior of the perpetrator, arguing that cultural and peer influences are secondary to individual pathology.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 6
0 out of 6 points
When talking with teens about the violence, it is recommended you DO (choose all that apply):
Answer
Selected Answers: b.
insist she tell her teachers and coaches for safety reasons
d.
help her obtain legal protection
Question 7
0 out of 6 points
When talking with teens about the violence, it is recommended you NOT (choose all that apply):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
pressure her to make decisions
d.
overwhelm her with resources
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
Teen perpetrators of domestic violence typically have a different profile than other teen offenders.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 9
2 out of 2 points
Young women are more likely than young men to be the victims of severe forms of physical and sexual violence.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 10
2 out of 2 points
Teens involved in violent dating relationships express a higher tolerance for the idea of violence in a marriage.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 11
2 out of 2 points
Most teen perpetrators of domestic violence are less self-aware and less vocal about why and how they use violence when compared to adult perpetators.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 12
0 out of 2 points
The majority of pregnant teens who were being abused by their partners confided in their health care provider about the abuse.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 13
0.66667 out of 2 points
Teen perpetrators often share which of the following characteristics?
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
use of alcohol or durgs
Question 1
2 out of 2 points
Most teen perpetrators of domestic violence are less self-aware and less vocal about why and how they use violence when compared to adult perpetators.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 2
4 out of 6 points
When talking with teens about the violence, it is recommended you DO (choose all that apply):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
let her know violence is unacceptable
c.
take her relationship seriously
Question 3
4 out of 4 points
Symptoms unique to teenage survivors of domestic violence include:
Answer
Selected Answer: f.
A, B, and D
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Teen perpetrators of domestic violence typically have a different profile than other teen offenders.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Teens involved in violent dating relationships express a higher tolerance for the idea of violence in a marriage.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
Many teenagers perceive jealousy and possessiveness as expressions of love.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 7
2 out of 2 points
Young women are more likely than young men to be the victims of severe forms of physical and sexual violence.
Answer
Selected Answer: a.
True
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
Ecological Approaches address the behavior of the perpetrator, arguing that cultural and peer influences are secondary to individual pathology.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 9
4 out of 6 points
When talking with teens about the violence, it is recommended you NOT (choose all that apply):
Answer
Selected Answers: b.
ask blaming questions
c.
talk to them together
Question 10
2 out of 2 points
The majority of pregnant teens who were being abused by their partners confided in their health care provider about the abuse.
Answer
Selected Answer: b.
False
Question 11
2 out of 2 points
At-risk for teen dating violence are which populations:
Answer
Selected Answer: e.
All of the Above
Question 12
4 out of 6 points
Unique to teen dating violence are the following (choose all that apply):
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
definitions of "normal" behavior for a gender are stereotyped and extreme
d.
teens have fewer resources and limited mobility
Question 13
2 out of 2 points
Teen perpetrators often share which of the following characteristics?
Answer
Selected Answers: a.
use of alcohol or durgs
b.
witnessed domestic violence in the home
c.
have attitudes that support male domination of females
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