Answer each of the
following questions (there is only one correct answer to each question).
1
Intimate Partner Violence has been defined
as a pattern of coercive control consisting
of :
A. physical, psychological &/or sexual abuse
B. against current or former intimate
partners
C. use of economic abuse, isolation,
and intimidation
D. All of the Above
2
What is the leading cause of injury to
American women?
A. Auto accidents
B. Muggings
C. Breast cancer
D. Intimate Partner Violence
3
Phase Two of Dr. Lenore Walker’s Three
Phase Theory of family violence is the:
A. Post-Violence Phase
B. Acute Battering Phase
C. Tension-Building Phase
D. Loving Reconciliation Phase
4
At which stage of the Three Phase Theory
of family violence does a strong bond
develop between the batterer and the victim?
A. Pre-Violence phase
B. Acute Battering Phase
C. Loving Reconciliation Phase
D. Tension-Building Phase
5
Causes of violence between partners may
be triggered by:
A. Losss of job and financial problems
B. Alcohol/ Substance Abuse
C. Childhood experiences of abuse/
violence
D. all of the above
6
The kind of man who abuses a woman is
a:
A. minority male from the lower income
group
B. majority group male from the
middle-income group
C. man who was never allowed to
compete as a child
D. man from any walk of life, race,
income group or profession
7
Batterers are usually people who:
A. grew up in loving, secure homes
B. were only children
C. were physically or psychologically
abused
D. admit they have a problem with
anger
8
What actual result is the batterer seeking
from beating his victim?
A. emotional or sexual satisfaction
B. complete control
C. recognition
D. respect
9
Suspicious signs that may identify the battered
woman include:
A. frequent absenteeism from work or
social functions
B. long sleeves in hot weather
C. heavy makeup
D. all of the above
10
Children who are raised in a home where
there is violence between their parents:
A. usually will not experience significant
problems or emotional suffering
B. suffer poor health, sleeping difficulties,
loneliness, and fear
C. have never been studied in scientific
research projects
D. will report the abuse to the authorities
11
Prevention and intervention strategies may
include all of the following except:
A. triage for immediacy of need
B. contacting a victim’s advocacy
representative
C. calling security, local police if necessary
D. encouraging contact between victim
and batterer
12
The healthcare professional should advise
the battered woman that the first step to
escape her environment must begin with
her, and she should ask for help from:
A. a women’s center, women’s shelter
or family crisis center
B. her church, a physician, or a counselor
C. a friend, family members or the
police
D. any of the above
13
What is often the missing link that prevents
clients from seeking medical attention?
A. Lack of effective communication
B. the lack of an emotional connection
with the clinician
C. overwhelmed with too much medical
information
D. both A & B
14
What is the groundbreaking legislation to
combat the global crisis of violence:
A. The 2006 Riot Act
B. The Patient’s Bill of Rights
C. The Internationl Violence Against
Woment Act of 2008
D. None of the above
15
What can be done to combat dating violence?
A. Help adolescent develop skills for
healthy relationships
B. Keep teens from dating until they
are out of college
C. Teach teens conflict resolution strategies
and respect
D. Both A & C are corrects
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