Deck 5: Effects of Interpersonal Crime on Victims

Question 1

The percentage of individuals who report experiencing victimisation is referred to as ______.

Answer 1

prevalence

Question 2

According to official statistics, which age group is most at risk of childhood maltreatment?

A) Babies (aged under 1 year old)
B) Children aged 1-6 years old
C) Children aged 7-11 years old
D) Children aged 12-16 years old

Answer 2

Babies (aged under 1 year old)

Question 3

Consider the situation where a parent allows their child to witness a physical act of abuse perpetrated against another person. This would count as an act of emotional abuse, as defined by the Department for Education and Skills (2006).

Answer 3

True

Question 4

According to the definition of neglect set out by the Department for Education and Skills (2006), an act of neglect cannot be perpetrated before a child is born.

Question 5

Death is the most extreme outcome of childhood maltreatment. Who are the most likely perpetrators of this severe form of maltreatment?

A) Relatives (mostly secondary caregivers)
B) Relatives (mostly maternal and paternal caregivers)
C) Family friends

Question 6

The process by which childhood victimisation may lead to subsequent offending behaviour in adulthood is referred to as the _______.

Question 7

The intergenerational cycle of maltreatment (ICM) refers to individuals who suffer repeated victimisation throughout their lives.

Question 8

According to Campbell (2002), many of the physical effects of intimate partner violence (IPV) are associated with_____

Question 9

The difference between acknowledged and unacknowledged victims of rape is that acknowledged rape victims label their victimisation as rape, whereas unacknowledged rape victims do not.

Question 10

Based on existing research, which of the following three types of rape appears to result in the greatest level of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomology?

A) Forcible rape (where, force, injury or threat of either is involved)
B) Incapacitated rape (where voluntary intoxication of drugs/alcohol by the victim is involved)
C) Drug-assisted rape (where deliberate intoxication of the victim using drugs/alcohol by the perpetrator is involved)

Question 11

Which of the following types of treatment have been shown to reduce the symptomology associated with rape victimisation?

A) Cognitive processing therapy
B) Prolonged exposure therapy
C) Stress inoculation training
D) All of the above

Question 12

Negative reactions experienced by victims of rape when they report their victimisation to the police and other support agencies has been described as _____ victimisation.