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- 1Define family violence.any act or omission by persons who are cohabiting or living together as a family that results in serious injury to other members of the family.
- 2What does family violence include?family violence includes criminal offenses, behavioral acts and medical problems.
- 3What are the sub-topics of family violence?the sub-topics of family violence are child abuse, intimate-partner abuse and elder abuse.
- 4TEST QUESTION!Woman ages 20-24 are at the greatest risk of experiencing nonfatal intimate partner violence.
- 5TEST QUESTION!The Psychiatric model characterizes personality disorders, mental illness and substance abuse as the primary causes of family violence.
- 6Explain the Psychiatric Model of Family Violence.this model tries to understand family violence by analyzing the offender's personality traits and mental status.
- 7Explain the Psychopathology Theory.this theory is grounded on the concept that certain individuals suffer from mental illness, personality disorders and other dysfunctions that cause them to be aggressive.
- 8Explain the Substance Abuse Theory.this theory proposes that drugs and alcohol cause or contribute to family violence since these substances impair judgment and lessen inhibitions.
- 9Explain Social-Psychological Model of Family Violence.this model analyzes external environmental factors that affect the family unit such as: stress, family structure, ITVT and family interactions.
- 10Explain the Social Learning Theorythis theory assumes that the type of behavior most frequently reinforced by others is the one most exhibited by the individual.
- 11Explain the Exchange Theory.this theory is based on the premise that persons act according to a system of rewards or punishments ; argues that family violence is based on a determination of costs and rewards.
- 12Explain the Frustration Aggression Theory.this theory is based on the premise that human beings display aggression toward objects that impede their achievement of certain goals.
- 13Explain the Ecological Theory.this theory is based on an analysis of the organism and the environment, the interacting systems in which family development occurs, and the environment in which the family resides.
- 14List positive effects of TV and videos on children.Cognitive Skills
Academic Content
Pro social Behavior
Nutrition and Health
Social and Political Issues - 15List negative effects of TV and videos on children.Lack of Exercise
Unhealthy Eating Habits
Solitary in Nature
Behavioral Messages - 16List the Common Features of Family Violence.Isolation (common in intimate-partner abuse)
Power Differentials
Power/Powerlessness
Substance Abuse
Effect on Victims - 17Define ITVT.Inter-generational Transmission of Violence Theory (Cycle of Violence Theory). this theory asserts that violent behavior is learned within the family and bequeathed from one generation to the next.
- 18List the consequences of Family Violence.Physical
Mental
Financial - 19List the types physical injuries of Family ViolenceImmediate
Injuries that leave visible scars
Unknown long-term physical injuries
Long-term catastrophic injuries - 20Define and provide examples of Immediate injuries.Immediate injuries generally heal quickly and are not perceived as serious. (bruises, cuts, contusions)
- 21Define and provide examples of Injuries that leave visible scars.These injuries are not catastrophic but can cause changes in life activities.
(facial scars, lost of teeth, fingers, toes and loss of mobility due to incomplete healing) - 22Define and provide examples of Unknown long term injuries.these injuries can change life activities and it includes exposure to different to diseases unknown by the victim.
(ie. sexual attack)
(STD, HIV and aids) - 23List the Mental Consequences of Family ViolenceCrisis
Impact stage
Recoil stage
Reorganization stage
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