Which one of the following statements about intimate partner violence (IPV) is false?
a. It refers to an escalating pattern of abuse.
b. It includes emotional abuse, such as disregarding what a woman wants.
c. It includes using physical force to make a woman engage in a sexual act against her
will.
d. It refers to a current or former spouse or dating partner of the opposite sex, not
someone of the same sex
Studies have identified the prevalence of IPV during pregnancy as ranging from in a
sample of adolescents and adult women to as high as in a sample of pregnant
adolescents.
a. 18.1%; 37.6%
b. 4.7%; 10.6%
c. 40%; 50%
d. 14%; 23
A U.S. population-based study of self-reported data found the odds of having a
gynecologic problem were times higher for patients who experienced IPV.
a. twenty-five
b. twelve
c. three
d. two
Many patients experiencing IPV meet the criteria for diagnosing PTSD. Those criteria
include all of the following except
a. experiencing a traumatic event.
b. reexperiencing the traumatic event.
c. numbness and avoidance.
d. hypovigilance
Clinicians should routinely consider IPV as a possible diagnosis for women who present
with all of the following except
a. chronic stress-related symptoms.
b. denial of any physical health problems.
, c. central nervous system (CNS) symptoms.
d. gynecologic problems, especially multiple ones
A theory that includes four categories to describe factors that contribute to a violent
relationship—personal history, microsystem, exosystem, and macrosystem—is called
the
a. Heise's (1998) framework of violence
b. Walker's (1979) three-part cycle of violence.
c. National Violence Against Women Survey (1998) study.
d. International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) Annual Scientific Assembly
(2004) report
The is probably the most widely used IPV screen
a. three-question AAS (McFarlane et al., 1992)
b. Campbell's Danger Assessment (2003)
c. Sheridan's HARASS Instrument
d. Helton's nine-question AAS
The most effective means of obtaining the history of abuse is to use a communication
model that
a. avoids having the patient's children present during the discussion
b. signals someone is interested and that the woman is not alone
c. emphasizes the belief that violence is not acceptable, no matter what the batterer
might have said to the patient.
d. allows the patient to talk without interruption and with time to relate, emphasize, and
repeat her full story
The physical examination of any woman suspected of being abused or battered
includes all of the following except
a. a thorough inspection for signs of injury, past and present
b. a physical assessment just like that of any other adult female
c. a focus on the patient's physical appearance, not her behavior
d. the use of body maps and diagrams to accurately portray the patient's physical
condition
The words are among the most commonly misused medical forensic terms
a. laceration, ecchymosis, and hematoma
b. distal, proximal, and lateral
c. rape, assault, and battery
d. states, says, and reports