DOMESTIC VIOLENCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | COMPLETE EXAM STUDY GUIDE &
PRACTICE TEST (2026/2027)
Domestic violence - ✔✔The victimization of a person with whom the bueser has or has had a
familial or romantic relationship
Domestic violence victimization includes: - ✔✔Physical, sexual, and/or psychological harm by
an abuser
Five psychological abuse behaviors include: - ✔✔Name-calling, yelling, insulting the person,
threaten the person or someone close to them, imitating or mocking the person, swearing or
cursing, ignoring them, isolating the person from friends and family, and excluding them from
meaningful experiences
Domestic violence can affect... - ✔✔People from all socioeconomic levels, all races, and both
heterosexual and same-sex relationships
You can be a lifeline for a victim's by... - ✔✔Providing support, responding to signs of danger,
proper documentation, and proper reporting
Amount of pregnant women who are affected by DV - ✔✔Approximately 324,000
Some issues associated with DV against pregnant women are... - ✔✔Unintended pregnancy,
delayed prenatal care, smoking, and alcohol and drug abuse
Amount of women that receive prenatal care - ✔✔96% of women
Motivators for pregnant women who are victims of DV to get help - ✔✔A desire to change
their life, be a good parent, and prevent their child from experiencing abuse
, Amount of children exposed to DV each year - ✔✔1 in 15 children
Amount of children who are witnesses to violence in the household - ✔✔90%
Healthcare risks in children exposed to DV - ✔✔They become sick more often, frequent
headaches or stomachaches, being more tired and lethargic
Rate of children who suffer abuse or neglect - ✔✔Children who live in homes where there are
DV, also suffer abuse or neglect at a much higher rates of up to 80%
Witnessing violence as a child... - ✔✔Is a strong risk factor for involvement in abusive
relationships as an adult, whether as a victim or a perpetrator
Perpetrators of DV against the elderly are... - ✔✔Usually spouse, former spouses, partner,
adult children, extended family comma and in some cases the caregiver
Two categories of DV against the elderly are - ✔✔DV grown old- a pattern that started earlier
and continued
late offset DV- started in old age
Additional characteristics of DV of the elderly include: - ✔✔Injuries occur more often, they
become more severe overtime, victims often experience intense confusion, and disassociation
Amount of same-sex relationships that have experienced DV - ✔✔1 out of 3 to 1 out of 4
same-sex relationships have experience DV
PRACTICE TEST (2026/2027)
Domestic violence - ✔✔The victimization of a person with whom the bueser has or has had a
familial or romantic relationship
Domestic violence victimization includes: - ✔✔Physical, sexual, and/or psychological harm by
an abuser
Five psychological abuse behaviors include: - ✔✔Name-calling, yelling, insulting the person,
threaten the person or someone close to them, imitating or mocking the person, swearing or
cursing, ignoring them, isolating the person from friends and family, and excluding them from
meaningful experiences
Domestic violence can affect... - ✔✔People from all socioeconomic levels, all races, and both
heterosexual and same-sex relationships
You can be a lifeline for a victim's by... - ✔✔Providing support, responding to signs of danger,
proper documentation, and proper reporting
Amount of pregnant women who are affected by DV - ✔✔Approximately 324,000
Some issues associated with DV against pregnant women are... - ✔✔Unintended pregnancy,
delayed prenatal care, smoking, and alcohol and drug abuse
Amount of women that receive prenatal care - ✔✔96% of women
Motivators for pregnant women who are victims of DV to get help - ✔✔A desire to change
their life, be a good parent, and prevent their child from experiencing abuse
, Amount of children exposed to DV each year - ✔✔1 in 15 children
Amount of children who are witnesses to violence in the household - ✔✔90%
Healthcare risks in children exposed to DV - ✔✔They become sick more often, frequent
headaches or stomachaches, being more tired and lethargic
Rate of children who suffer abuse or neglect - ✔✔Children who live in homes where there are
DV, also suffer abuse or neglect at a much higher rates of up to 80%
Witnessing violence as a child... - ✔✔Is a strong risk factor for involvement in abusive
relationships as an adult, whether as a victim or a perpetrator
Perpetrators of DV against the elderly are... - ✔✔Usually spouse, former spouses, partner,
adult children, extended family comma and in some cases the caregiver
Two categories of DV against the elderly are - ✔✔DV grown old- a pattern that started earlier
and continued
late offset DV- started in old age
Additional characteristics of DV of the elderly include: - ✔✔Injuries occur more often, they
become more severe overtime, victims often experience intense confusion, and disassociation
Amount of same-sex relationships that have experienced DV - ✔✔1 out of 3 to 1 out of 4
same-sex relationships have experience DV
