Deck 15: Stress and Coping With Intimate Partner Violence

Question 1

More than ______ of women in the United States have reported IPV.

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

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The highest prevalence of physical abuse victimization is reported by ______.

A) Black women
B) non-Hispanic White women
C) multiracial women
D) Hispanic women

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Psychological abuse as a form of IPV is ______.

A) much more likely to occur within the context of a same-sex relationship
B) a distinct form of IPV and has multiple short- and long-term negative outcomes
C) not as serious as physical abuse because there are no physical scars
D) experienced by women and men at the same rate

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Johnson (1995) created typologies to view IPV in order to address controversies in gender differences in IPV. She created five typologies including ______.

A) lasting and serious violence and everyday conflict escalation
B) reportable violence and situational escalation
C) coercive controlling violence and situational couple violence
D) gaslighting and couple terrorism

Question 5

Coercive controlling violence ______.

A) can be defined by the deliberate use of controlling tactics (including threats, economic control, isolation)
B) only erupts during situational conflict
C) is purely physical
D) is not as common as earlier research had indicated

Question 6

Which statement about situational couple violence is most accurate?

A) It occurs in a cyclical pattern, when issues of power and control escalate to the point of violence.
B) It is perpetrated mainly by men involved in same-sex relationships.
C) It is most common in couple relationships that include dependent children.
D) The pattern of power and control is absent and it occurs as the result of a conflict escalating.

Question 7

Rob grew up in a home where his dad regularly pushed his mother around. Rob figured that she deserved what she got because she was incapable of doing anything right. Rob was confused when he hit his girlfriend, and she made a huge deal of it. This is most clearly an example of ______.

A) patriarchal structure
B) social learning theory
C) Rob's anger issues
D) family systems theory

Question 8

Amy was in the emergency room with broken ribs from an argument she had with her husband, Tom. She explained to the doctor that this never happened before, and that Tom had always struggled with his anger. She said she knows that his anger gets the best of him and that she went too far insisting that they go to her mother's for the holiday. This is most clearly an example of ______.

A) patriarchal structure
B) social learning theory
C) abuser's individual characteristics
D) family systems theory

Question 9

Dr. Griffiths is a feminist researcher. She demonstrated that the impact of society valuing men more than women involves a power imbalance and normalizing violence toward women. This most clearly describes the ______.

A) patriarchal structure explanation
B) social learning theory explanation
C) abuser's individual characteristics explanation
D) family systems theory explanation

Question 10

The contextual model of family stress extends the ABC-X model by including a focus on ______.

A) social learning theoretical explanations
B) family systems theoretical explanations
C) inclusion of the internal and external contexts surrounding the family
D) inclusion of normative and nonnormative events in families' lives

Question 11

According to the ABC-X Model, the degree of stress produced in a family depends on the ______.

A) source, type, duration, and density of the stressor event
B) timing, intensity, and duration of the stressor event
C) timing, the cultural background, and strength of family
D) source, strength of family, cultural supports, and intensity of the stressor event

Question 12

Deanna, a woman who was physically abused by her husband for the first time after 5 years of marriage, perceives IPV differently from a woman she met in a domestic violence shelter, Harriet, a woman with three kids, who has been physically abused consistently for 5 years. What best explains why they view their IPV differently?

A) contextual model
B) social learning theory
C) family stress theory
D) survivor theory

Question 13

Economic, emotional, and psychological assets individuals may use to cope with IPV are represented as ______ in the ABC-X model.

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) X

Question 14

If Lucy believes that her abusive husband's behaviors are wrong and unacceptable, she is more likely to take action. This is an example of ______.

A) Lucy's collective resources
B) Lucy's description of the stressor event
C) Lucy's perception of the stressor event
D) Lucy's resiliency

Question 15

Mary has been with Dave for 5 years, and they have three children. Mary loves Dave, but when he drinks he gets really nasty. When Mary smells alcohol on Dave's breath, she sends the kids next door, makes Dave's favorite meal, and does not argue or react to his verbal assaults. These are considered ______.

A) coping mechanisms
B) defensive mannerisms
C) denial behaviors
D) resources

Question 16

Research has indicated that leaving an abusive relationship is ______.

A) a stage-based process
B) easy, once the victim accumulates sufficient resources
C) dependent of the woman's stage of development
D) a sign of resiliency

Question 17

Women often have to manage intrusion of the abusive spouse even after the separation or divorce. Strategies for doing so include ______.

A) buying a gun to protect the children
B) setting up and enforcing rigid family boundaries
C) relinquishing custody to be rid of the abusive partner
D) going about their daily lives as if nothing had happened

Question 18

Ramon and Steven have been a committed couple for 7 years. They have had a stormy relationship, and in fact, Steven physically beat Ramon, who needed to go to the emergency room. At the hospital, no one asked whether Ramon's partner harmed him, and it was assumed that the injuries were gang related. Ramon was discharged to Steven's care with no resources for IPV (and besides, there was no shelter that would accept Ramon anyway, since he is male). This is an example of ______.

A) poor planning on Ramon's part
B) heterosexism impacting the possibilities of support
C) how the internal context of Steven and Ramon's relationship impacted the response
D) Ramon's coping skills

Question 19

Eva and Dan have had a violent relationship for 13 years, but Eva hid it from family and friends. She spent years trying to make the relationship work. After an incident in which her 12-year-old daughter saw Dan choke her, Eva took the children to a shelter. This time Eva filed police reports and got an order of protection. She called her family, took time off from work, and made a plan to leave Dan for good. Two years later, Eva has maintained her distance from Dan and is pulling her life together. This is an example of ______.

A) a woman who stayed with her abuser way too long
B) the process of leaving an abuser
C) an example of how leaving an abuser can happen quickly
D) an example of the external context of IPV

Question 20

Violent resistance is commonly known in legal circles as ______.

A) self-defense
B) justified violence
C) hostage taking
D) self-reliance

Question 21

Who are referred to as "invisible victims" in the IPV literature?

A) high-income couples
B) cohabitating couples
C) teenage couples
D) same-sex couples

Question 22

According to the CMFS, ______ contexts consist of any historical, cultural, economic, developmental, and hereditary or biological components that provide a "setting" within which families operate and manage stressor events.

A) family
B) internal
C) external
D) integral

Question 23

______ theory contends that IPV victims actively engage in strategies to keep themselves safe in their relationships.

A) Social learning
B) Survivor
C) Defense mechanism
D) Strategic agency

Question 24

In a study conducted with 25 abused mothers, researchers found that once the mothers shifted their perception from prioritizing ______ to prioritizing the safety of their children, they stopped efforts to keep the relationship together and focused on leaving safely instead.

A) the family unit
B) the abuser's needs
C) their own safety
D) financial security

Question 25

Goodman et al. (2009) theorized that when IPV and ______ intersect, the combination of stress, powerlessness, and social isolation puts victims at greater risk of developing emotional difficulties such as PTSD and depression.

A) poverty
B) heterosexism
C) race
D) religion

Question 26

Both women and men perpetrate IPV, but women constitute the majority of survivors and victims.

Question 27

Marital rape became illegal across the United States during the second wave of feminism in the early 1970s.

Question 28

Victims of IPV employ placating strategies to manage their lives. These strategies are not helpful in the long run.

Question 29

Discrimination adds a layer of complexity and stress to IPV in same-sex relationships.

Question 30

Research suggests that most victims stay with their abusers until they are killed.

Question 31

Once women leave their abusive relationships, the abuse ends.

Question 32

Women who spend at least one night in a shelter and are exposed to advocacy and counseling services report less repeated IPV.

Question 33

Anger management programs for IPV perpetrators have been shown to dramatically reduce the likelihood of repeated abuse after completion.

Question 34

Since we live in a patriarchal society, women do not have the structural resources to be IPV offenders.

Question 35

The idea of an intergenerational transmission of violence speaks to findings that approximately 60% of abusive men were exposed to some form of violence during their youth (as opposed to 20% of nonabusive men).

Question 36

Please identify the major forms of intimate partner violence. What are the effects on individuals, and how common are the specific forms of IPV?

Question 37

Using the contextual model of family stress, discuss IPV.

Question 38

Discuss the process of leaving a relationship for reasons related to IPV.

Question 39

Discuss how IPV plays out for male victims. Explore the reasons that accessing necessary help may be difficult for male victims.

Question 40

Discuss the unique ways that IPV is challenging for same-sex couples.