Deck 13: B: Intimate Partner Violence

Question 1

Name and briefly describe the three components included in Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory of intimate violence.

Answer 1

-Origins of aggression: a repertoire of aggressive behaviours acquired through observational learning (through observation of cultural norms,family members,television,etc.)
-Instigators of aggression: event in the environment that acts as a stimulus for aggressive behaviour (i.e.,aversive instigators produce emotional arousal and incentive instigators offer rewards for aggression)
-Regulators of aggression: assumes that behaviour is regulated by its consequences (e.g.,internal or external punishment); thus,if negative consequences outweigh the rewards of engaging in aggressive behaviour,aggression should diminish

Question 2

Name and briefly describe the three-phase cycle of abuse proposed by Lenore Walker (1979).Discuss what happens at each phase.

Answer 2

Walker (1979)proposed that there is a three-phase cycle of abuse that occurs.First,there is a tension-building phase occurring prior to the assault with increasing conflict and stress between partners.Second,there is the acting-out phase when the batterer engages in intimate partner violence.Third,there is the honeymoon phase,when the batterer apologizes and often promises not to engage in future violence.According to Walker,the cycle repeats itself with the honeymoon phase sometimes disappearing.

Question 3

Holtzworth-Munroe and Stuart (1994)developed a typology of male batterers based on the severity of violence,generality of violence,and personality disorder characteristics.Name and define each of the three types of batterers.

Answer 3

-Family-only batterer: a male spousal batterer who is typically not violent outside the home,does not show much psychopathology,and does not possess negative attitudes supportive of violence
-Dysphoric/borderline batterer: a male spousal batterer who exhibits some violence outside the family,is depressed and has borderline personality traits,and has problems with jealousy
-Generally violent/antisocial batterer: a male spousal batterer who is violent outside the home,engages in other criminal acts,has drug and alcohol problems,has impulse-control problems,and possesses violence-supportive beliefs

Question 4

The Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS; Straus,1979)and the updated CTS2 (Straus et al.,1996),a scale used to measure domestic assault,has been criticized on many grounds.List the four criticisms specified in your text.

Question 5

Kropp,Hart,and Lyon (2002)have formulated a typology that classifies stalkers into four categories based on their relationships with their victims.Name and describe the key characteristics of all four categories.

Question 6

Name and briefly describe the levels that influence intimate violence in the nested ecological model proposed by Dutton (1995).Provide one example for each level.

Question 7

Identify and explain the two most common forms of intervention for male batterers.According to the meta-analysis conducted by Babcock,Green,and Robie (2004),which is the most effective in terms of recidivism?

Question 8

The National Family Violence Prevention Programs developed by the Correctional Service of Canada contain 6 components.Name and briefly describe each of these,and discuss which component has been associated with the best treatment outcomes in research.

Question 9

According to Rosenfeld (2004),what variables are significantly related to violence amongst stalkers (relative to those who pose a low risk of behaving violently)? What two factors are specifically associated with the greatest risk for continuing stalking behaviour after release from prison?