Assessment of Violence
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THE USE OF PHYSICAL FORCE TO HARM SOMEONE, TO DAMAGE PROPERTY, ETC.

VIOLENCE

A PATTERN OF ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR IN ANY RELATIONSHIP THAT IS USED BY ONE PARTNER TO GAIN OR MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER ANOTHER INTIMATE PARTNER. (FINDLAW, 2016) AKA INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (IPV)

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

VIOLENT OR THREATENING BEHAVIOR, OR ANY OTHER FORM OF BEHAVIOR, THAT COERCES OR CONTROLS A FAMILY MEMBER OR CAUSES THAT FAMILY MEMBER TO BE FEARFUL. (AUSTRALIAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION, 2010)

FAMILY VIOLENCE

A FORCEFUL ACTION OR PROCEDURE ESPECIALLY WHEN INTENDED TO DOMINATE OR MASTER.

<p>AGGRESSION</p> Signup and view all the answers

INCLUDES PUSHING, SHOVING, SLAPPING, KICKING, CHOKING, PUNCHING, AND BURNING. IT MAY ALSO INVOLVE HOLDING, TYING, USE OF HOUSEHOLD ITEM OR COMMON WEAPON TO ATTACK A VICTIM, AND IN A FORM OF NEGLECT TO PROVIDE CARE IF THE VICTIM IS SICK, INJURED.

<p>PHYSICAL ABUSE</p> Signup and view all the answers

INVOLVES THE USE OF CONSTANT INSULTS OR CRITICISM, BLAMING THE VICTIM FOR THINGS THAT ARE NOT THE VICTIM’S FAULT, THREATS TO HURTS CHILDREN OR PETS, ISOLATION FROM SUPPORTERS, DEPRIVATION, HUMILIATION, STALKING AND INTIMIDATION, MANIPULATION OF VARIOUS KINDS SUCH AS THREATS OR SUICIDE.

<p>PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE – AKA EMOTIONAL ABUSE</p> Signup and view all the answers

THE IMPROPER EXPLOITATION OF ANOTHER PERSON’S PERSONAL ASSETS, PROPERTIES, OR FUNDS. THIS MAY BE EVIDENCE BY PREVENTING THE VICTIM FROM GETTING A JOB OR KEEPING A JOB, CONTROLLING MONEY AND LIMITING ACCESS TO FUNDS, SPENDING THE VICTIMS MONEY, AND CONTROLLING KNOWLEDGE OF FAMILY FINANCES.

<p>ECONOMIC ABUSE – AKA FINANCIAL ABUSE</p> Signup and view all the answers

INVOLVES FORCING THE VICTIM TO PERFORM SEXUAL ACTS AGAINST HER/HIS WILL, PURSUING SEXUAL ACTIVITY AFTER THE VICTIMS SAYS NO, USING VIOLENCE DURING SEX, AND USING WEAPONS VAGINALLY, ORALLY, OR ANALLY.

<p>SEXUAL ABUSE</p> Signup and view all the answers

IS PHYSICAL, SEXUAL, OR PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM BY A CURRENT OR FORMER PARTNER OR SPOUSE. FORMS OF HARM MAY BE PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, PROGRESSIVE ISOLATION, STALKING, DEPRIVATION, INTIMIDATION, AND REPRODUCTIVE COERCION

<p>INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (IPV)</p> Signup and view all the answers

INCLUDES NEGLECT, PHYSICAL ABUSE, SEXUAL ABUSE, FINANCIAL ABUSE, PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE (HUMILIATION, INTIMIDATION, THREATS) EXPLOITATION, ABANDONMENT, OR PREJUDICIAL ATTITUDES THAT DECREASE QUALITY OF LIFE AND ARE DEMEANING TO THOSE OVER THE AGE OF 65 YEARS.

<p>ELDER MISTREATMENT – AKA ELDER ABUSE</p> Signup and view all the answers

one that threatens injury, death, or the physical integrity of self or others and also causes the victim(s) to feel horror, terror, or helplessness at the time it occurs.

<p>traumatic event</p> Signup and view all the answers

can include sexual abuse, physical abuse, domestic violence, community and/or school violence, medical trauma, motor vehicle accidents, acts of terrorism, war experiences, natural and human-made disasters, suicides, or other traumatic losses.

<p>Traumatic events</p> Signup and view all the answers

Thumb sucking, bedwetting, clinging to parents, sleep disturbances, loss of appetite, fear of the dark, regression in behavior, withdrawal from friends and routines.

<p>Preschoolers</p> Signup and view all the answers

Irritability, aggressiveness, clinginess, nightmares, school avoidance, poor concentration, withdrawal from activities and friends.

<p>Elementary-school children</p> Signup and view all the answers

Sleeping and eating disturbances, agitation, increase in conflicts, physical complaints, delinquent behavior, poor concentration.

<p>Adolescents</p> Signup and view all the answers

CBT

<p>Cognitive–behavioral therapy</p> Signup and view all the answers

MCCUE 5 THEORIES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

<p>PSHYCHOPATHOLOGY, SOCIAL LEARNING, BIOLOGIC, FAMILY SYSTEMS , FEMINIST</p> Signup and view all the answers

BATTERERS SUFFER PERSONALITY DISORDERS

<p>PSHYCHOPATHOLOGY THEORY</p> Signup and view all the answers

VIOLENCE IS A LEARNED BEHAVIOR FROM CHILDHOOD

<p>SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY</p> Signup and view all the answers

PHYSIOLOGIC CHANGES FROM CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, HEAD INJURIES, OR THROUGH HEREDITY CAUSE VIOLENT BEHAVIOR

<p>BIOLOGIC THEORY</p> Signup and view all the answers

VIOLENCE GROWS THROUGH FAMILY SYSTEM FUNCTION, BUT SOME CRITICIZE THIS THEORY AS BLAMING THE VICTIM

<p>FAMILY SYSTEMS THEORY</p> Signup and view all the answers

MALE/FEMALE INEQUITY IN PATRIARCHAL SOCIETIES LEADS TO VIOLENCE

<p>FEMINIST THEORY</p> Signup and view all the answers

TENSION/BUILDING/EXPLOSION MODEL

<p>WALKER’S CYCLE OF VIOLENCE</p> Signup and view all the answers

7 STAGES of VIOLENCE

<ol> <li>ABUSE 2. GUILT 3. RATIONALIZATION 4. NORMAL BEHAVIOR 5. FANTASY 6. PLANNING 7. SET-UP</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

TYPES OF FAMILY VIOLENCE

<p>• PHYSICAL ABUSE • PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE • ECONOMIC ABUSE • SEXUAL ABUSE • ABANDONMENT • PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL NEGLECT • PARENTAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE</p> Signup and view all the answers

CATEGORIES OF FAMILY VIOLENCE

<p>• INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE • CHILD ABUSE • ELDER MISTREATMENT</p> Signup and view all the answers

OTHER TYPES OF VIOLENCE

<p>• SCHOOL VIOLENCE (BULLYING AND PUNKING) • HATE CRIMES • HUMAN TRAFFICKING • WAR CRIMES</p> Signup and view all the answers

• READINESS FOR ENHANCE FAMILY RELATIONSHIP • READINESS FOR ENHANCES FAMILY HEALTH MANAGEMENT

<p>HEALTH PROMOTION DIAGNOSIS</p> Signup and view all the answers

• RISK FOR INEFFECTIVE PARENT/INFANT/CHILD/FAMILY HEALTH MANAGEMENT RELATED TO FAMILY VIOLENCE • RISK FOR VIOLENCE RELATED TO PRESENCEOF POOR COPING MECHANISM AND THE MISUSE OF ALCOHOL AND ILLEGEAL DRUGS • RISK FOR INFECTION RELATED TO PARTICIPATION IN FORCED SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP

<p>RISK DIAGNOSIS</p> Signup and view all the answers

• DYSFUNCTIONAL GRIEVING RELATED TO LOSS OF IDEAL RELATIONSHIP AS EVIDENCED BY REFUSAL TO DISCUSS FEELINGS AND PROLONGED DENIAL • IMPAIRED PARENTING REALTED TO CHOOSING TO REMAIN LINING IN THE PRESENCE OF AN ABUSIVE MARRIAGE OR INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP • DISTURBED PERSONAL IDENTITY RELATED TO INABILITY TO FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY OUTSIDE OF A VICTIMIZED ABUSIVE ROLE. • ANXIETY RELATED TO INCONSISTENCY OF BEHAVIORS AND INSTABILITY OF ABUSIVE SPOUSE OR PARENT

<p>ACTUAL DIAGNOSIS</p> Signup and view all the answers

 Using standardized, well-established measures helps to ensure efficient assessment and diagnosis, as well as provides critical information for treatment design.  Enables tracking of symptom progression in the recovery process and return-to baseline functioning.  Aids in the identification of co-morbid conditions.  Facilitates broad screening for traumatic exposures upon intake or in community and agency settings.

<p>Role of Assessments</p> Signup and view all the answers

APA

<p>American Psychological Association</p> Signup and view all the answers

– Working with first responders and community organizations that serve families with children– Working with existing clients who experience trauma– Reaching out to help children and families affected by trauma in their community– Developing and implementing research studies to determine effective, evidence-based treatments– Psychologists and other mental health providers can also register with the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Disaster Response Network or volunteer their services through their local chapter of the American Red Cross

<p>Role of Mental Health Professionals</p> Signup and view all the answers

 Individual and family factors  The severity of ongoing life stressors  Community stress  Prior trauma exposure  Psychiatric comorbidities  Ongoing safety concerns  Poverty and racism  Caretaker responses to trauma

<p>Recovery</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Domestic Violence

  • Definition: A pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship used by one partner to gain or maintain control over another intimate partner.
  • Forms of harm: physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a current or former partner or spouse.
  • Examples of abuse: pushing, shoving, slapping, kicking, choking, punching, burning, holding, tying, using household items or common weapons to attack, neglect, insults, criticism, blaming, threats, isolation, deprivation, humiliation, stalking, and intimidation.

Psychological Abuse

  • Definition: Coercing or controlling a family member, causing fear.
  • Examples: constant insults, criticism, blaming, threats, isolation, deprivation, humiliation, stalking, and intimidation.

Financial Abuse

  • Definition: Improper exploitation of another person's personal assets, properties, or funds.
  • Examples: preventing victim from getting a job, controlling money, limiting access to funds, spending victim's money, and controlling knowledge of family finances.

Sexual Abuse

  • Definition: Forcing the victim to perform sexual acts against their will.
  • Examples: pursuing sexual activity after victim says no, using violence during sex, and using weapons vaginally, orally, or anally.

Theories of Domestic Violence

  • McCue's 5 theories:
    • Batterers suffer from personality disorders.
    • Violence is a learned behavior from childhood.
    • Physiological changes from childhood trauma, head injuries, or heredity cause violent behavior.
    • Violence grows through family system function.
    • Male/female inequity in patriarchal societies leads to violence.

Types of Family Violence

  • Physical abuse
  • Sexual abuse
  • Domestic violence
  • Community and/or school violence
  • Medical trauma
  • Motor vehicle accidents
  • Acts of terrorism
  • War experiences
  • Natural and human-made disasters
  • Suicides
  • Other traumatic losses

Risk Factors

  • Family violence
  • Poor coping mechanisms
  • Misuse of alcohol and illegal drugs
  • Presence of poor coping mechanisms
  • Ineffective parent/infant/child/family health management
  • Risk for infection related to forced sexual relationships
  • Dysfunctional grieving
  • Impaired parenting
  • Disturbed personal identity
  • Anxiety related to inconsistency of behaviors and instability of abusive spouse or parent

Assessment and Diagnosis

  • Using standardized, well-established measures helps ensure efficient assessment and diagnosis.
  • Enables tracking of symptom progression in the recovery process and return-to-baseline functioning.
  • Aids in the identification of co-morbid conditions.
  • Facilitates broad screening for traumatic exposures upon intake or in community and agency settings.

Treatment and Intervention

  • Working with first responders and community organizations that serve families with children.
  • Working with existing clients who experience trauma.
  • Reaching out to help children and families affected by trauma in their community.
  • Developing and implementing research studies to determine effective, evidence-based treatments.
  • Psychologists and other mental health providers can register with the American Psychological Association's (APA) Disaster Response Network or volunteer their services through their local chapter of the American Red Cross.

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