Exam 7: Preventing Abuse Against Women

The problem with the concept with "self-caring" is that women become selfish and self-centered and are lax in taking care of their family during the healing process.

It is important to recognize behaviors associated with a potential rapist.These include: disrespectful behavior toward women, viewing women as second class citizens, lacks concern for women's feelings, and is often controlling and domineering.

Which of the following statements are incorrect with regards to violence and abuse?

Women are more likely than men to be the perpetrators of abuse against children.

Nine out of ten victims of rape knew their attackers as dating partners or acquaintances at the time of the assault.

During the tension phase of the cycle of abuse, the man attempts to justify his behavior by blaming other for his behavior.

A woman is less likely to agree to counseling during which phase of the cycle of abuse?

A woman in college is more likely to be raped by and acquaintance than by someone she does not know.

Finances is the most common reason that a woman stays with a man in an abusive relationship.

Women should be taught, from a very early age, to be intolerant of any form of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse inflicted upon them regardless of who is abusing them.

As a result of severe Intimate Partner Violence, victims lose a total of 8 million days of paid work.

In the book, The Courage to Heal, the authors state that women will go through, in sequence, all 14 stages of healing from violence and abuse.

Sheaka continues to stay with her abusive partner.Raised in a different country, has no job and no family in the U.S.Which of the following factors contribute to her commitment to stay in this relationship?

During which phase in the cycle of abuse are the perpetrator and the woman more amenable to intervention and counseling?

Which of the following situations best describes a codependent relationship?

If you were a woman with children, who has decided to leave an abusive relationship, outline what you would need to do to prepare for leaving and surviving outside of your abusive home.

Under the influence of alcohol for both men and women, men are _____ likely to be more aggressive in regard to sex, and women are _____ likely to recognize some of the danger signs.

One in four women will experience severe domestic violence sometime in her lifetime.

The first stage of healing, according to the authors of The Courage to Heal, is for the abused woman to confront the perpetrator and disclose the abuse.

Women who have been raped by an acquaintance, such as a boyfriend, neighbor, or relative, are more likely to report the rape than a woman who has been raped by a stranger.