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Nsg. 211 Ch. 12 Abuse and Violence Exam
Study Guide.
Abuse - answer✔wrongful use, maltreatment of another
Forms of Family Violence - answer✔Spouse battering, neglect, physical, emotional, or sexual
abuse of children, elder abuse, marital rape, stalking
Characteristics of violent families - answer✔- social isolation
- abuse of power and control
- alcohol and other drug abuse
- intergenerational transmission process
Intergenerational Transmission Process - answer✔family violence is a pattern of behavior
learned from one generation to the next
intimate partner violence - answer✔mistreatment or misuse of one person by another in
context of emotionally intimate relationship
Emotional or psychological: name-calling, belittling, screaming, yelling, destroying property,
threatening, refusing to speak to or ignoring victim
Physical abuse - answer✔shoving, pushing, battering, choking
Sexual abuse - answer✔assaults during sexual relations, rape, biting, pulling hair
Intimate Partner Violence Victims - answer✔Primarily women, increased rates during
pregnancy
Clinical Picture of abuser - answer✔Abuser's view of wife as belonging to him; strong feelings of
inadequacy, low self-esteem, poor problem-solving and social skills
Increasing violence, abuse with any signs of independence
Victim commonly dependent; viewed as unable to function without husband
Cycle of abuse and violence - answer✔Violent episode → honeymoon phase → tension-building
→ violent episode
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SAFE Screening - answer✔Stress/safety
Afraid/abused
Friends/family
Emergency plan
Intimate Partner Violence Treatment and Interventions - answer✔Laws related to domestic
violence; arrest
Restraining order/civil orders of protection
Shelters
Individual psychotherapy/counseling, group therapy, support, and self-help groups
Treatment for anxiety/depression
Forms of Child Abuse - answer✔- Intentional injury of a child: physical abuse or injuries, neglect
or failure to prevent harm
- neglect or failure to prevent harm
- failure to provide adequate physical or emotional care or supervision
- abandonment
- sexual assault or intrusion
- overt torture or maiming
Clinical Picture of Abusive Parents - answer✔-Minimal parenting knowledge/skills
-Emotionally immature, needy, incapable of meeting own needs
-View children as property
-Cycle of family violence: adults raising children in same way they were raised (adults as victims
of abuse frequently abuse their own children)
Child Abuse Treatment and Intervention - answer✔Identification important
Report suspected child abuse
-Child safety, well-being is a priority
-psychiatric evaluation/possible long-term therapy/ play therapy (for very young child)
-Family therapy if reuniting feasible
-Psychiatric or substance abuse treatment for parents
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Nsg. 211 Ch. 12 Abuse and Violence Exam
Study Guide.
Abuse - answer✔wrongful use, maltreatment of another
Forms of Family Violence - answer✔Spouse battering, neglect, physical, emotional, or sexual
abuse of children, elder abuse, marital rape, stalking
Characteristics of violent families - answer✔- social isolation
- abuse of power and control
- alcohol and other drug abuse
- intergenerational transmission process
Intergenerational Transmission Process - answer✔family violence is a pattern of behavior
learned from one generation to the next
intimate partner violence - answer✔mistreatment or misuse of one person by another in
context of emotionally intimate relationship
Emotional or psychological: name-calling, belittling, screaming, yelling, destroying property,
threatening, refusing to speak to or ignoring victim
Physical abuse - answer✔shoving, pushing, battering, choking
Sexual abuse - answer✔assaults during sexual relations, rape, biting, pulling hair
Intimate Partner Violence Victims - answer✔Primarily women, increased rates during
pregnancy
Clinical Picture of abuser - answer✔Abuser's view of wife as belonging to him; strong feelings of
inadequacy, low self-esteem, poor problem-solving and social skills
Increasing violence, abuse with any signs of independence
Victim commonly dependent; viewed as unable to function without husband
Cycle of abuse and violence - answer✔Violent episode → honeymoon phase → tension-building
→ violent episode
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SAFE Screening - answer✔Stress/safety
Afraid/abused
Friends/family
Emergency plan
Intimate Partner Violence Treatment and Interventions - answer✔Laws related to domestic
violence; arrest
Restraining order/civil orders of protection
Shelters
Individual psychotherapy/counseling, group therapy, support, and self-help groups
Treatment for anxiety/depression
Forms of Child Abuse - answer✔- Intentional injury of a child: physical abuse or injuries, neglect
or failure to prevent harm
- neglect or failure to prevent harm
- failure to provide adequate physical or emotional care or supervision
- abandonment
- sexual assault or intrusion
- overt torture or maiming
Clinical Picture of Abusive Parents - answer✔-Minimal parenting knowledge/skills
-Emotionally immature, needy, incapable of meeting own needs
-View children as property
-Cycle of family violence: adults raising children in same way they were raised (adults as victims
of abuse frequently abuse their own children)
Child Abuse Treatment and Intervention - answer✔Identification important
Report suspected child abuse
-Child safety, well-being is a priority
-psychiatric evaluation/possible long-term therapy/ play therapy (for very young child)
-Family therapy if reuniting feasible
-Psychiatric or substance abuse treatment for parents
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