Exam 14: Theories Applied to Violence

Which of the following is true of bully/victims?

In a child's game of peed-a-boo with the mother, making the mother seemingly disappear accords with Freud's view of

A cost-benefit analysis of the potential outcomes of rape for the rapist are influenced by

A central feature of the violence associated with borderline personality disorder is

Which of the following is not considered legally to be a violent crime?

Men are more violent than women. Discuss our patterns of male socialization as they are reflected in violent behavior. What steps can, or should, be taken to change male roles and male behavior towards intimate patterns and towards other men?

Discuss your view of violence as an individual, family and community issue. Is violence best addressed as a mental health, educational or law enforcement issue? Are there some people who are 'natural born killers' or is the cause of violence always social?

Discuss the contingencies in school and in workplaces that tolerate or encourage bullying. How does bullying relate to other expressions of violence in the culture? Do you regard it as innate in human behavior for the strong to bully those weaker? What are the conditions that can be promoted to reduce or eliminate bullying?

In Bandura's experiments with children, children learned to be violent when

Ethological theories of violence focus on

In order to diagnose intermittent explosive disorder, one must first rule out

Extorting money from people by use of violence or threats of violence results in the violent behavior (or threats) of the extortionist being

The Duluth Model of domestic violence centers on

Compare the Duluth Model and Walker's Cycle of Violence theory as explanations for domestic violence. Which model best explains the observed patterns of domestic violence? Which provides the best foundation for Generalist Practice intervention? Consider your thoughts about whether violence against one's partner is due to individual traits and experiences, or to cultural values and beliefs.

Many people who are diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder are also suffering from

The most common violent crime in the United States in the most recent years has been

In Lewin's field theory, social constraints on violence are

Discuss the view that violent behavior is due to the failure of constraints. Do you accept the view that the potential for violence is present in all people, but must be constrained? Do you think that social constraints in the form of laws and mores are effective? Do we need to consider the development of more internal constraints in individuals as a preferred approach to managing violence?

The least reported form of violence in this country seems to be

Which of the following is not one of the steps in Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome?