Health 1000 Chapter 4
Based on statistics about campus violence, do female students who are victims of rape usually know the perpetrator? 120
Yes
What are some common characteristics of child abusers? 119
Young adult in mid twenties, no high school diploma, at or below poverty level, depressed, socially isolated, poor self-imaging, experienced violence
Why do women often remain victims of domestic violence? 118
Dependent, hope for change, still in love, concerned, cultural or religious beliefs forbid divorce
Define distracted driving. 128
Driving while performing any non-driving activity that has the potential to distract someone from the primary task of driving and increase the risk of crashing
What is known as violence directed at others that is based on prejudice and discrimination? 115
Ethnoviolence
What is known as violence that occurs between two people in a current or former marriage or sexual or dating relationship? 117
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Your friend confides that her coworker is always making sexually explicit comments to her and telling lewd jokes. What is your friend experiencing? 122
Sexual harassment
Define rape. 119
Sexual penetration without the victim's consent
What is known as any form of unwanted sexual attention? 121
Sexual harassment
Intimate partners are involved in what proportion of murder-suicides in the United States? 118
74
What is generally true about acquaintance rape in regards to planning of the event? 120
78% of sexual violence was from someone the victim knew
What type of situations can be predictors of domestic violence? 118
Alcohol, history of family stuff, marital dissatisfaction
After experiencing sexual abuse, what are children at an increased risk for? 121
Anxiety disorders, depression, eating disorders, PTSD, and suicide attempts. More likely for teen pregnancy, to abuse their own children, to struggle with substance abuse
What are some examples of cultural beliefs that can be considered societal causes of violence? 113
Media violence, objectifying women, men are in charge, etc
What types of crimes would be considered hate crimes? 115
Offender's bias is of a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity motivation
If someone is confident that he or she was forced to have sex and did not consent, what has occurred? 119
Rape
Your friend is being harassed by a coworker. What should you tell him/her to do? 122
Tell the harasser to stop Document the harassment Try to make sure you aren't alone in the harasser's presence Complain to a higher authority Remember you have not done anything wrong
Define domestic violence. 117
The use of force to control and maintain power over another person in the home environment, involving both actual harm and threat of harm
A tendency toward anger may be caused by what two factors? 113
Unskilled in emotional expression and not taught to handle it until it gets to levels they can't deal