Deck 8: Intimate Partner Abuse in Adult Relationships: Focusing on Victims

Question 1

Which group experiences higher rates of IPV?

A)heterosexual couples
B)homosexual couples
C)both experience equally
D)cannot determine

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What percentage of women experience IPV each year?

A)12-25%
B)25-30%
C)40-50%
D)45-60%

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which racial group has been found to have higher rates of IPV?

A)whites
B)African Americans
C)Native Americans and Alaska Natives
D)Asian Americans

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Charles is not out to family.Frank frequently threatens to tell Charles's family about their relationship to get his way in arguments.What is this an example of?

A)coercive control
B)homophobic control
C)verbal abuse
D)psychological abuse

Question 5

At what level are laws about IPV established?

A)local
B)state
C)federal
D)international

Question 6

How many men experience severe IPV?

A)1 in 10
B)1 in 7
C)1 in 5
D)1 in 3

Question 7

What percentage of men experience IPV each year?

A)2-6%
B)8-12%
C)15-20%
D)30-40%

Question 8

Many researchers point to ______ as having a mediating effect on race and IPV rates.

A)sexuality
B)socioeconomic status
C)gender
D)age

Question 9

In comparison to those in the highest income category,those in the lowest income category are at a ______ times greater risk for experiencing IPV.

A)3
B)4
C)5
D)6

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a type of abuse unique to gay/queer relationships?

A)homophobic control
B)using HIV-status as control
C)threatening to withhold hormones
D)isolating from family and friends

Question 11

When only counting acts of IPV,which group experiences IPV at higher rates?

A)men
B)women
C)men and women equally
D)cannot determine

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a factor that increases IPV risk for immigrants?

A)lack of English language skills
B)social isolation
C)substance use
D)economic and status dependence on immigrated spouse

Question 13

Which of the following is the most commonly included type of IPV in surveys?

A)sexual
B)economic
C)physical
D)coercive control

Question 14

What is often outlined as the most pervasive form of IPV?

A)sexual abuse
B)physical abuse
C)financial abuse
D)coercive control

Question 15

What federal act helped to establish harsher accountability standards for perpetrators of IPV?

A)Act For Protection of Victims
B)Women's Protection Act
C)Violence Against Women Act
D)Violence Awareness Act

Question 16

How many women experience severe IPV?

A)1 in 2
B)1 in 3
C)1 in 4
D)1 in 5

Question 17

Which age group is the most vulnerable to IPV?

A)12-18
B)18-29
C)30-39
D)40-60

Question 18

Molly used to get cash back while using her husband's credit card in order to have cash to spend on herself and her children.Once her husband discovered this fact,he only gave Molly a cash allowance to use when going to the store for groceries.What is this an example of?

A)coercive control
B)sexual abuse
C)financial abuse
D)physical abuse

Question 19

Which group is more likely to experience IPV?

A)whites
B)African Americans
C)Hispanics
D)cannot determine

Question 20

Which group is more likely to experience polyvictimization?

A)men
B)women
C)men and women equally
D)cannot determine

Question 21

How many states,as of 2007,still have some form of spousal exception?

A)5
B)12
C)20
D)30

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor that increases IPV in military members?

A)history of sexual abuse
B)alcohol use
C)hypermasculinity
D)low socioeconomic status

Question 23

Who do most IPV victims turn to for help?

A)family and friends
B)police
C)victim advocates
D)clergy

Question 24

Which group has more severe diagnoses of anxiety,depression,and other psychological disorders?

A)women who experience IPV but not marital rape
B)women who experience IPV and marital rape
C)both A and B equally experience these diagnoses
D)cannot determine

Question 25

There are more than ______ battered women's shelters in the United States.

A)1,000
B)2,000
C)3,000
D)4,000

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT a prominent barrier to accessing women's shelters?

A)limited space
B)geographic location
C)cost
D)cultural models of treatment

Question 27

Zach had been experiencing sexual and emotional abuse from his partner Josh for a few months.However,prior to this abuse Josh convinced Zach to leave his job and move across the country away from his friends and relatives.Zach did not know who he could turn to for help and had no financial means to move out on his own.Zach stayed with Josh.Which primary factor pushed Zach to stay with Josh?

A)his understanding of the abuse and its severity
B)his relationship with his family
C)his relationship with his abusive partner
D)his financial and social resources

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT a negative physical health outcome of IPV?

A)depression
B)IBS
C)chronic fatigue syndrome
D)heart disease

Question 29

Rape laws in the United States were originally enacted to protect ______.

A)virginity
B)morality
C)property
D)women

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT a group of people who have been found to find shelters inaccessible or inhospitable?

A)victims of color
B)victims with children
C)LGBTQ victims
D)immigrant victims

Question 31

People who experience IPV should be treated as ______ of their own situation.

A)witnesses
B)experts
C)victims
D)survivors

Question 32

It was not until what decade that women's shelters were publically available?

A)1960s
B)1970s
C)1980s
D)1990s

Question 33

Jessica had been experiencing physical and verbal abuse from her husband for the past few years.It was not until he first hit their 6-year-old son David that Jessica decided to seek help.Which primary factor pushed Jessica to seek help?

A)her understanding of the abuse and its severity
B)her relationship with her child and her concern for his well-being
C)her relationship with her abusive partner
D)her financial and social resources

Question 34

About how many women become homeless as a result of IPV?

A)1/5
B)1/4
C)1/3
D)1/2

Question 35

Which of the following negative consequences of IPV is NOT also a risk factor for experiencing IPV?

A)alcohol use
B)severe mental illness
C)anxiety
D)drug use

Question 36

What does spousal exemption mean?

A)A spouse may beat his wife legally.
B)A spouse may physically reprimand his wife,as long as there is no lasting harm.
C)A spouse may have sexual intercourse with his wife even if she does not consent.
D)A spouse may not testify against their married partner.

Question 37

About how much does IPV cost the United States?

A)4 million
B)10 million
C)3 billion
D)8 billion

Question 38

Which of the following is a risk to returning to abusers that shelters seek to address?

A)PTSD
B)depression
C)economic instability
D)anxiety

Question 39

Which of the following is NOT a negative mental health outcome of IPV?

A)PTSD
B)anxiety
C)suicidal ideation
D)substance abuse

Question 40

What is the most common form of counseling that shelters offer to victims of IPV?

A)therapeutic horticulture
B)art therapy
C)meditation therapy
D)empowerment counseling

Question 41

What is one criticism of victimless and no-drop prosecution?

A)They are rarely successful.
B)They drain tax dollars.
C)They disempower victims.
D)They are biased.

Question 42

What is it called when police are encouraged to make an arrest if they have probable cause to believe that IPV has occurred?

A)mandatory arrest policy
B)preferred arrest policy
C)required arrest policy
D)probably cause arrest policy

Question 43

Which of the following directly increases the amount that IPV financially costs society?
a.increased hospital visits
b.increased alcohol use
c.increased drug use
d.decreased participation in society

Question 44

Research suggests that the relationship between financial stress and IPV is reciprocal.

Question 45

There are higher rates of IPV among military members than among civilians.

Question 46

Intimate partner violence includes completed acts of physical and sexual abuse committed by a spouse or current partner.

Question 47

Which level of court issues protection orders?

A)criminal
B)federal
C)civil
D)family

Question 48

Immigrants and refugees have the same level of risk for IPV as the rest of the population.

Question 49

Marital rape often occurs in the context of an already physically and psychologically abusive relationship.

Question 50

Why is IPV screening and education important in family planning clinics?

A)Many women go there.
B)They serve lower income groups at high risk for IPV.
C)They serve women in the age group at high risk for IPV.
D)They serve LGBTQ population at risk for IPV.

Question 51

Victims who stay in an abusive relationship also rarely seek help.

Question 52

How do several health institutions and associations suggest that medical practitioners can help with IPV?

A)giving all patients pamphlets about IPV
B)conducting regular screenings for IPV
C)training doctors on IPV
D)implementing SANE programs

Question 53

Most women's shelters screen for or treat more serious mental health illnesses.

Question 54

Safety plans for IPV victims guarantee safety.

Question 55

Which of the following is a criticism of mandatory arrest policies?

A)Counties cannot afford this many batterers in jail.
B)They are ineffective.
C)Marginalized communities may fear how police will treat them.
D)They increase recidivism.

Question 56

In what decade did arrest policies around IPV begin to shift?

A)1960s
B)1970s
C)1980s
D)1990s

Question 57

What did prosecutors blame their low persecution rates of IPV cases on?

A)victims unwilling to participate
B)lack of evidence
C)difficult juries
D)laws system

Question 58

Individuals with low financial resources are found to have high IPV rates.

Question 59

What is it called when police are required to make an arrest if they have probable cause to believe that IPV has occurred?

A)mandatory arrest policy
B)preferred arrest policy
C)required arrest policy
D)probably cause arrest policy

Question 60

Women's victimization is just as severe as men's victimization in cases of IPV.

Question 61

What are four reasons Sarah Buel lists for why women do not leave abusive relationships?

Question 62

Why is it too simplistic to suggest that cultural differences are the main reasons that immigrants experience higher rates of IPV?

Question 63

Why are there such wide variations in estimates of IPV?

Question 64

Why is it too simplistic to state that men and women experience IPV at roughly the same rates?

Question 65

What are some of the reasons women who experience marital rape have similar negative responses as those who are raped by a stranger or acquaintance,and more severe consequences in comparison to women who only experience IPV?