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1. Family Violence is defined as - Correct answer-B. any act or omission by
persons who are cohabitating that results in serious injury to another member of the
family.
2. Family violence includes which of the following acts? - Correct answer-D. All
of the above. (Criminal offenses. Behavioral acts. Medical problems.)
3. Straus and Gelles conducted to family violence surveys in 1975 and 85. They are
considered reliable indications of family violence because of which of the
following factors? - Correct answer-A. the sampling procedure, the large number
of respondents and the validity of the Conflict Tactics scale as a measuring
instrument.
4. The Uniform Crime Reports is compiled by the FBI and provides data on
incidents of family violence that - Correct answer-C. is criminal in nature
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, 5. The NCVS conducts a nationwide sample regarding victimization. This survey
suffers from which of the following problems? - Correct answer-D. All of the
above. (some respondents under report. Over Report. Is only an estimate.)
6. The psychopathology theory of family violence is grounded upon which of the
following concepts? - Correct answer-D. that certain individuals suffer from mental
or personality disorders and other dysfunctions tat cause them to engage in
aggressive acts within the family.
7. The Substance Abuse theory of family violence accepts the proposition that -
Correct answer-B. drugs and alcohol cause or contribute to family violence.
8. The Social learning Theory of family violence - Correct answer-D. all of the
above. (social learning is accomplished by modeling, reinforcement, assumes
behavior most frequented is one most reinforced, learns deviant and non-deviant
behavior.)
9. The Sociocultural Model of family violence focuses on - Correct answer-D. All
of the above. (roles of men and women, attitudes towards women, acceptance of
violence)
10. The Patriarch theory and Culture of Violence theory are examples of which
model? - Correct answer-A. The Sociocultural Model
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