ICDVP ACTUAL EXAM ILLINOIS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 300
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What are some types of verbal abuse? - THE CORRECT ANSWER -
threatening to kill , accusing partner of unfaithfulness, name calling, criticizing,
yelling, etc.
What is the Common Scold? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - troublesome
and angry women who break the public peace. It was a crime that consisted of
speaking one's mind and could only be committed by women.
When was the Common Scold Law declared obsolete in England by the Criminal
Law Act ? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - In 1967
When was the last women convicted of being a common scold in the U.S.? - THE
CORRECT ANSWER - in 1829, but the last women accused of being a scold
in the U.S. was in 1971 in New Jersey.
What is Riding the Stang? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - rituals of public
shaming by community sanctions
What is abuse? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - repeated attempts to control,
manipulate, or demean another individual using physical, sexual, or emotional
tactics.
What is physical abuse? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - any use of size,
strength, or presence to hurt or control someone else. Ex.) pushing, slapping,
choking, biting, kicking, etc.
What is emotional abuse? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - any use of words,
voice, action, or lack of action meant to control, hurt, or demean another person.
,Emotionally abusive relationships are defined as what? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - involving repeated hurtful exchanges with a disregard for the
partner's feelings.
What is sexual abuse? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - any sexual behavior
meant to control, manipulate, humiliate, or demean another person.
Sex in abusive relationships is often used as what? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - as means to exert power over the female partner and to further
shame and humiliate her. Frequently women are raped after a beating.
What are some types of sexual abuse? - THE CORRECT ANSWER -
unwanted touching, unfaithfulness, forced sex, hurtful sex, forcing partner to
watch others have sex.
What are some myths about domestic violence and victims? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - that victims provoke their abusers, battered women are helpless,
passive, fragile, and have little to no education, battered women enjoy abuse,
batterers are inappropriate in all their relationships, abusive relationships will not
change for the better, and alcohol and drug use cause battering
What are some realities of domestic violence? - THE CORRECT ANSWER
- Batterers chose to be violent instead of choosing a nonviolent alternative,
domestic violence crosses all socioeconomic, ethnic, racial, educational, and
religious lines, victim blaming is another way taking the blame away the batterer,
the victim cannot control the batterer, batterers choose to act violently in select
relationships as a means of dominating
What does the feminist theory propose the cause of domestic violence is? - THE
CORRECT ANSWER - The theory suggest that economic, social, and
historical processes operate both directly and indirectly to support male
dominated (patriarchal) social order and the family structure itself. Patriarchy has
led to the subordination of women and domestic violence is a way of maintaining
this subordination.
What is the "choice theory"? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - this theory
states that men abuse women because they can or choose too. They choose to
behave abusively toward their female partners because they can get away with it
and because doing so gets them what they want.
,What are the effects of domestic violence on victims? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - lowered self esteem, accepting responsibility for the partners
actions, guilt, feelings of helplessness that affect how the women think, feel, and
act. Also they may be in denial which is used as a survival strategy.
What are some the defense mechanisms a batterer may use to justify the abuse? -
THE CORRECT ANSWER - Rationalization("I just wanted her to listen to
me")
Denial/minimizing ("I only pushed her")
Denial/claiming loss of control ("A man can only take so much")
Blaming ("If she hadn't provoked me...")
What happens in the tension building phase? - THE CORRECT ANSWER
- less lethal forms of battering occur, the women senses the tension and tries to
make the abusive partner less angry to prevent abuse, the woman minimizes the
minor incidents and blames herself, the women denies that the tension will
escalate
What happens in the acute battering phase? - THE CORRECT ANSWER -
the abuser's rage escalates dramatically, both the abuser and woman accept the
myth that he can't control his anger, severe injuries occur as a result of the
battering, women experiences shock and disbelief that the incident has occurred
What happens in the honeymoon phase? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - the
abuser expresses remorse for his behavior and makes promises to change, abuser
is charming and loving, offers gifts to apologize, begins to show feelings of guilt
and sympathy for woman, the woman's desire to believe he will change and the
abuser's temporarily changed behavior reinforce her desire to stay in the
relationship
What is the Victim's Economic Security and Safety Act? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - it allows employees who are victims of domestic or sexual violence
or who have family or household members who are victims of such violence to
take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per any 12 month period to seek medical
help, legal assistance, counseling, safety planning, and other assistance. The Act
also prohibits employers from discriminating against employees who are victims
of domestic or sexual violence or who have family or household members who
are victims of domestic or sexual violence.
, What is the Safe Homes Act? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - It allows
victims of domestic or sexual violence to leave their rental housing early, before
the end of their lease, to protect their physical safety and emotional well being.
In certain circumstances, victims can also request an emergency lock change to
keep the abuser out of the home.
How do you clean up a blood spill? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - 1 part
bleach and 10 parts water. 20 min stand time
Under the 1994 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) it's illegal for individuals
who have been convicted of a domestic violence related incident or who have an
order of protection against them to what? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - to
possess a fire arm. Military and law enforcement personnel are NOT exempt from
this law, even if they carry weapons when they are on duty.
What are some core values of the Domestic Violence Movement? - THE
CORRECT ANSWER - violence is an unacceptable way to problem solve or
to placate individual differences, each individual is responsible for his or her own
behavior, the worth and dignity of every individual is to be respected, every effort
should be made to remove the oppression of marginalized groups and to end all
abuses of power
When was the Family Violence Prevention and Victims Crime Act enacted? -
THE CORRECT ANSWER - 1986
When did Congress pass the Violence against Women Act? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - 1994
The birth of the Battered Women's Movement was when? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - 1875
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence was formed when? - THE
CORRECT ANSWER - 1978
IDVA definition for domestic violence? - THE CORRECT ANSWER -
means abuse, harassment, intimidation of a dependent, interference with personal
liberty or willful deprivation
EXAM QUESTIONS 2026/2027 || COMPREHENSIVE STATE
CERTIFICATION EXAM PREPARATION WITH UPDATED
LEGAL STANDARDS AND STRUCTURED REVIEW SUPPORT
|| REAL ICDVP EXAM-STYLE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
DETAILED ACCURATE ANSWERS LATEST EDITION || ELITE
A+ PREMIUM QUALITY GUARANTEED
What are some types of verbal abuse? - THE CORRECT ANSWER -
threatening to kill , accusing partner of unfaithfulness, name calling, criticizing,
yelling, etc.
What is the Common Scold? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - troublesome
and angry women who break the public peace. It was a crime that consisted of
speaking one's mind and could only be committed by women.
When was the Common Scold Law declared obsolete in England by the Criminal
Law Act ? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - In 1967
When was the last women convicted of being a common scold in the U.S.? - THE
CORRECT ANSWER - in 1829, but the last women accused of being a scold
in the U.S. was in 1971 in New Jersey.
What is Riding the Stang? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - rituals of public
shaming by community sanctions
What is abuse? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - repeated attempts to control,
manipulate, or demean another individual using physical, sexual, or emotional
tactics.
What is physical abuse? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - any use of size,
strength, or presence to hurt or control someone else. Ex.) pushing, slapping,
choking, biting, kicking, etc.
What is emotional abuse? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - any use of words,
voice, action, or lack of action meant to control, hurt, or demean another person.
,Emotionally abusive relationships are defined as what? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - involving repeated hurtful exchanges with a disregard for the
partner's feelings.
What is sexual abuse? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - any sexual behavior
meant to control, manipulate, humiliate, or demean another person.
Sex in abusive relationships is often used as what? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - as means to exert power over the female partner and to further
shame and humiliate her. Frequently women are raped after a beating.
What are some types of sexual abuse? - THE CORRECT ANSWER -
unwanted touching, unfaithfulness, forced sex, hurtful sex, forcing partner to
watch others have sex.
What are some myths about domestic violence and victims? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - that victims provoke their abusers, battered women are helpless,
passive, fragile, and have little to no education, battered women enjoy abuse,
batterers are inappropriate in all their relationships, abusive relationships will not
change for the better, and alcohol and drug use cause battering
What are some realities of domestic violence? - THE CORRECT ANSWER
- Batterers chose to be violent instead of choosing a nonviolent alternative,
domestic violence crosses all socioeconomic, ethnic, racial, educational, and
religious lines, victim blaming is another way taking the blame away the batterer,
the victim cannot control the batterer, batterers choose to act violently in select
relationships as a means of dominating
What does the feminist theory propose the cause of domestic violence is? - THE
CORRECT ANSWER - The theory suggest that economic, social, and
historical processes operate both directly and indirectly to support male
dominated (patriarchal) social order and the family structure itself. Patriarchy has
led to the subordination of women and domestic violence is a way of maintaining
this subordination.
What is the "choice theory"? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - this theory
states that men abuse women because they can or choose too. They choose to
behave abusively toward their female partners because they can get away with it
and because doing so gets them what they want.
,What are the effects of domestic violence on victims? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - lowered self esteem, accepting responsibility for the partners
actions, guilt, feelings of helplessness that affect how the women think, feel, and
act. Also they may be in denial which is used as a survival strategy.
What are some the defense mechanisms a batterer may use to justify the abuse? -
THE CORRECT ANSWER - Rationalization("I just wanted her to listen to
me")
Denial/minimizing ("I only pushed her")
Denial/claiming loss of control ("A man can only take so much")
Blaming ("If she hadn't provoked me...")
What happens in the tension building phase? - THE CORRECT ANSWER
- less lethal forms of battering occur, the women senses the tension and tries to
make the abusive partner less angry to prevent abuse, the woman minimizes the
minor incidents and blames herself, the women denies that the tension will
escalate
What happens in the acute battering phase? - THE CORRECT ANSWER -
the abuser's rage escalates dramatically, both the abuser and woman accept the
myth that he can't control his anger, severe injuries occur as a result of the
battering, women experiences shock and disbelief that the incident has occurred
What happens in the honeymoon phase? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - the
abuser expresses remorse for his behavior and makes promises to change, abuser
is charming and loving, offers gifts to apologize, begins to show feelings of guilt
and sympathy for woman, the woman's desire to believe he will change and the
abuser's temporarily changed behavior reinforce her desire to stay in the
relationship
What is the Victim's Economic Security and Safety Act? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - it allows employees who are victims of domestic or sexual violence
or who have family or household members who are victims of such violence to
take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per any 12 month period to seek medical
help, legal assistance, counseling, safety planning, and other assistance. The Act
also prohibits employers from discriminating against employees who are victims
of domestic or sexual violence or who have family or household members who
are victims of domestic or sexual violence.
, What is the Safe Homes Act? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - It allows
victims of domestic or sexual violence to leave their rental housing early, before
the end of their lease, to protect their physical safety and emotional well being.
In certain circumstances, victims can also request an emergency lock change to
keep the abuser out of the home.
How do you clean up a blood spill? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - 1 part
bleach and 10 parts water. 20 min stand time
Under the 1994 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) it's illegal for individuals
who have been convicted of a domestic violence related incident or who have an
order of protection against them to what? - THE CORRECT ANSWER - to
possess a fire arm. Military and law enforcement personnel are NOT exempt from
this law, even if they carry weapons when they are on duty.
What are some core values of the Domestic Violence Movement? - THE
CORRECT ANSWER - violence is an unacceptable way to problem solve or
to placate individual differences, each individual is responsible for his or her own
behavior, the worth and dignity of every individual is to be respected, every effort
should be made to remove the oppression of marginalized groups and to end all
abuses of power
When was the Family Violence Prevention and Victims Crime Act enacted? -
THE CORRECT ANSWER - 1986
When did Congress pass the Violence against Women Act? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - 1994
The birth of the Battered Women's Movement was when? - THE CORRECT
ANSWER - 1875
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence was formed when? - THE
CORRECT ANSWER - 1978
IDVA definition for domestic violence? - THE CORRECT ANSWER -
means abuse, harassment, intimidation of a dependent, interference with personal
liberty or willful deprivation
