Deck 11: Family Violence and Child Victimization

Question 1

What do most treatment programs for batterers have in common?

A) a focus on coping skills and relationship building
B) short-term treatment that focuses on anger management
C) some type of cognitive behavioral psychotherapy
D) a treatment plan that addresses substance use

Answer 1

some type of cognitive behavioral psychotherapy

Question 2

Which statement most accurately summarizes research on family violence?

A) Family violence primarily occurs in lower socioeconomic families.
B) Family violence occurs at all socioeconomic levels, races, and ethnic groups.
C) Family violence is more prevalent in families with young children.
D) Family violence frequently results in the death of one or more family members.

Answer 2

Family violence occurs at all socioeconomic levels, races, and ethnic groups.

Question 3

Official data indicate that violence perpetrated by men against women is best described as persistent and ______.

A) subjective
B) escalating
C) predictable
D) fatal

Answer 3

escalating

Question 4

Which source of support do female same-sex IPV victims typically find the most helpful?

A) domestic violence shelters
B) physicians
C) friends
D) attorneys

Question 5

Active, passive, and sexual are three types of ______.

A) elder abuse
B) batterer
C) animal abuse
D) repressed memory

Question 6

Imagine you are a practitioner working with a victim of IPV. What is the most important factor to consider?

A) prior criminal history of the perpetrator
B) the safety of the victim(s)
C) the stability of the family unit
D) rehabilitation potential of the perpetrator

Question 7

According to Holtzworth-Munroe and Stuart's (1994) batterer typology, which type is more likely to use weapons?

A) family-only
B) dysphoric/borderline
C) generally violent/antisocial
D) sexually-frustrated

Question 8

Battering is defined as violence that is ______ and ______.

A) provoked; consequential
B) blameless; innocent
C) physical; frequent
D) refractory; fatal

Question 9

Which variable is a strong predictor of male perpetrated intimate partner violence?

A) single parenting
B) parental death in childhood
C) childhood exposure to IPV
D) blue-collar occupation

Question 10

All of the following are central to effective treatment for batterers EXCEPT ______.

A) promoting perpetrator autonomy
B) encouraging retention in treatment
C) supervising offenders
D) mandating treatment

Question 11

Who first coined the term battered woman syndrome?

A) Martin Seligman
B) Roger Levesque
C) Lenore Walker
D) Janet Warren

Question 12

The case histories of Munchausen syndrome by proxy frequently document a(n) ______ mother and a(n) ______ father.

A) warm; critical
B) overinvolved; emotionally distant
C) indulgent; badgering
D) alcoholic; absentee

Question 13

Which assessment instrument measures the extent of intimate partner violence?

A) Spousal Assault Risk Assessment
B) Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment
C) Conflict Tactics Scales
D) Domestic Violence Risk Appraisal Guide

Question 14

The primary motive of male offenders who abuse women is ______.

A) control
B) revenge
C) sexual gratification
D) stress release

Question 15

Research indicates that an important difference between opposite-sex IPV and same-sex IPV is the ______.

A) community response to the victims
B) level of blame perpetrators place on the victim
C) degree of narcissism apparent in the perpetrators
D) perpetrator's need for control

Question 16

Which one of Meuer et al.'s (2002) nine stages of domestic violence is characterized by the beginning of excessive control through psychological and emotional abuse?

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

Question 17

Open-ended interviews, questionnaires, and psychological tests comprise a ______ approach to the assessment of victims and offenders.

A) multimodal
B) tactical
C) variable
D) salutary

Question 18

Critics of battered woman syndrome recommend that forensic assessments should emphasize the ______ rather than the ______ in intimate partner violence situations.

A) victim's psychological functioning; stages of romantic love
B) abusers who kill; abusers who intimidate
C) available community resources; safety of family members
D) abuser's coercion and control; victim's psychological damage

Question 19

How many times must a woman experience the cycle of violence before she qualifies for battered woman syndrome?

A) once
B) twice
C) three times
D) at least five times

Question 20

All of the following are problems associated with the concept of battered woman syndrome EXCEPT the ______.

A) lack of focus on other cultures
B) stereotypical image of helpless, depressed women
C) lack of acknowledgment of women's coping skills
D) emphasis on batterers' control and coercion

Question 21

Anna is a 30-year-old new mother who has had a loss of appetite, extended episodes of crying, and suicidal thoughts since her baby was born 3 months ago. Anna feels guilty about her lack of interest in her child and is considering resuming the antidepressant she took in her early 20s. Anna is likely experiencing ______.

A) postpartum blues
B) postpartum psychosis
C) postpartum depression
D) bipolar disorder

Question 22

Which individual is most likely to be the victim of a stranger child abduction?

A) a preschool boy who is kidnapped by his uncle while at the beach
B) a middle school boy who is kidnapped by his teacher while at school
C) a preschool girl who is kidnapped by a stranger at a park
D) an elementary school girl who is kidnapped by a stranger while at an amusement park

Question 23

The term memory wars refers to the reliability of ______.

A) dream analysis
B) transferred hypnosis
C) repressed memories
D) infantile amnesia

Question 24

Psychological distress experienced by clinicians as a result of working with traumatized victims is called ______.

A) vicarious traumatization
B) post-traumatic stress disorder
C) psychological variance
D) subversive reaction

Question 25

Which group is the most common perpetrator of elder abuse?

A) medical professionals
B) adult children
C) neighbors
D) spouses

Question 26

Which statement most accurately reflects research findings on repressed memories of childhood abuse?

A) The younger the victim, the more detailed the recovered memories.
B) The majority of painful experiences are repressed and rarely retrieved from memory.
C) The majority of repressed memory cases were caused by therapists who planted the seed in clients during hypnosis.
D) Recovered memories should be corroborated, carefully assessed, and treated with caution.

Question 27

NISMART research indicates that abducting parents are likely to ______.

A) take older preteen children
B) consider the feelings of the other parent
C) have a supportive network of family and friends
D) feel guilty about their illegal and immoral actions

Question 28

Parental abduction usually involves a child who is ______.

A) timid
B) female
C) under age 6
D) pathologically attached to the mother

Question 29

Which statement about child abuse is correct?

A) Rates of child physical abuse have been steadily declining since the early 1980s.
B) The majority of child abuse victims experience three types of abuse.
C) Rates of child sexual abuse have declined since the 1990s.
D) Boys are more likely than girls to experience physical and emotional abuse.

Question 30

According to research by Patihis et al. (2014), which group was the most skeptical about the recovery of repressed memories?

A) college undergraduates
B) college graduates
C) practicing mental health clinicians
D) experimental psychologists

Question 31

A major difference between child abuse and elder abuse is that unlike a child abuse victim, an elder abuse victim is presumed to be ______.

A) belligerent
B) competent
C) mentally disordered
D) physically frail

Question 32

Research suggests a strong relationship between spousal abuse and ______.

A) animal cruelty
B) personality type
C) sexual orientation
D) parenting style

Question 33

Which theory posits that memory is continually vulnerable to revision?

A) reconstructive theory of memory
B) dynamic process theory
C) cognitive construct processes
D) revisionary repression

Question 34

What is the difference between neonaticide and infanticide?

A) Infanticide is the killing of a child by the mother, while neonaticide involves killing a child by either parent.
B) Neonaticide includes a diagnosed mental disorder, while infanticide has no mental disorder component.
C) Infanticide is the preferred term in the psychological literature, while neonaticide is a preferred legal term.
D) Neonaticide refers to the killing of a newborn within the first 24 hours, while infanticide refers to the killing of a child up to 2 years of age.

Question 35

Children of what age have the highest rate of child abuse victimization?

A) less than 1 year
B) 3-5
C) 7-10
D) older than 14

Question 36

Where do most cases of elder abuse occur?

A) in a hospital
B) in a nursing home
C) at work
D) at home

Question 37

Juveniles are more likely to be kidnapped by ______.

A) parents
B) siblings
C) strangers
D) acquaintances

Question 38

Which statement most accurately describes postpartum psychosis?

A) It often results in the death of an infant.
B) It often leads to post-traumatic stress disorder.
C) It is typically a recurring illness.
D) It is a severe and rare disorder.

Question 39

The leading killer of abused children is ______.

A) liver damage
B) broken ribs
C) brain trauma
D) drug overdose

Question 40

All of the following are recommended for a psychologist conducting a child abuse evaluation EXCEPT ______.

A) ask close-ended questions
B) focus on the child's strengths
C) gather information from multiple sources
D) be cognizant of cultural factors

Question 41

One of the major determinants of the emotional impact on victims of child parental abductions is the ______.

A) parents' relationship immediately before the abduction
B) age of the child
C) quality of the child's relationship with the abductor
D) length of time separated from the left-behind parent

Question 42

Chris distinctly remembers sitting at a Moroccan restaurant when he learned his older brother was killed in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. He can recall the restaurant's décor, the sound of diners chatting, and the smell of the food. This is an example of ______.

A) flashbulb memory
B) state-dependent memory
C) iatrogenic effect
D) sensory effect

Question 43

Professional caregivers are the most frequent abusers of older adults.

Question 44

The majority of victims of Munchausen syndrome by proxy are teenage girls.

Question 45

The human cognitive system is unlimited in its information processing capacity and has a unique ability to simultaneously attend to everything going on in the environment.

Question 46

Very few courts in the United States allow repressed-memory testimony.

Question 47

Research suggests that intimate partner violence in same-sex relationships is rare.

Question 48

Research has found that when evaluating children for abuse, children are susceptible to suggestive close-ended questions.

Question 49

The Spousal Assault Risk Assessment (SARA) is typically scored by police officers.

Question 50

Acquisition, storage, and retrieval are the components of ______.

A) repression
B) human memory
C) reconstructive theory
D) cognitive templates

Question 51

Research suggests a strong relationship between pet abuse and child abuse.

Question 52

Most infanticides are committed by women suffering from postpartum depression.

Question 53

An assessment of the attitudes, desires, and motivations of an individual is known as special guardianship.

Question 54

Recent studies have found that most acquaintance and child abductions are ______.

A) related to human trafficking
B) motivated by the offender's sexual interest in the child
C) perpetrated by isolated and dissatisfied coworkers
D) located on school property

Question 55

Desertion of an older adult at a hospital or nursing home is an example of elder financial abuse.

Question 56

The inability to recall events before age three is called repressed memory.

Question 57

Child abduction is relatively rare among violent crimes against children and adolescents.

Question 58

The NISMART survey provides common behavioral and psychological characteristics of parental abductors.

Question 59

Family-only batterers exhibit mental disorders, engage in extreme violence, and have a long history of arrests.

Question 60

Which type of parental kidnappers are considered the most dangerous to the child?

A) parents who kidnap for revenge
B) parents who have a history of domestic violence
C) parents who are not divorced
D) parents who have little social support

Question 61

Compare and contrast postpartum blues, postpartum depression, and postpartum psychosis.

Question 62

Identify the four issues that psychologists may be involved in during adjudication of child abuse cases.

Question 63

What are the two major differences between forensic evaluations for child abuse and those for elder abuse?

Question 64

What were the five conclusions reached by the American Psychological Association's Working Group on Investigation of Memories of Childhood Abuse? Which issue could the special expert panel not agree on?

Question 65

Summarize the psychological characteristics of batterers. Which strategies, if any, are the most effective at treating batterers?

Question 66

Discuss the different perspectives and recommendations on whether or not a woman should leave an IPV situation. What is your opinion on this issue?

Question 67

Discuss three limitations of human memory.

Question 68

Briefly describe how states have changed their statute of limitations to recognize victims of sexual abuse.