30 Questions:

1. Which of the following best defines domestic violence?

a. Non consensual sexual activity
b. Environment of abuse
c. Actual or threatened physical or sexual violence, or psychological and emotional abuse
d. Behavior meant to control another

2. How many Americans has the CDC determined are affected by domestic violence each year?

a. 28 million
b. 32 million
c. 34 million
d. 36 million

3. What are the health care costs associated with each incident of domestic violence in cases where women were the victims?

a. $748
b. $848
c. $948
d. $1,048

4. How long does the average battering relationship last?

a. 4 yrs
b. 5 yrs
c. 6 yrs
d. 7 yrs

5. Which of the following explanations best describes the myths that help continue domestic violence?

a. Making the abuser's actions seem ok
b. Stopping women from seeking help
c. Stopping others from helping
d. All of the above

6. What are the four main types of intimate partner violence?

a. Emotional and physical threats or acts
b. Physical and personal violence and threats
c. Physical violence, sexual violence, threats, psychological violence
d. Physical violence, sexual violence, and stalking

7. Which of the following best defines stalking?

a. Intimidation and threats of violence against non- intimate people
b. To create an atmosphere of fear
c. Behavior that causes a victim to feel fear
d. Repeated behavior that causes a victim to feel a high level of fear

8. What term does the CDC recommend health care providers use when dealing with those who have experienced IPV?

a. Survivor
b. Patient
c. Victim
d. Victim of IPV

9. What effect does abuse have upon the life expectancy of elder abuse victims?

a. Non-abused elders have shorter life expectancies
b. Victims of elder abuse have shorter life expectancies
c. Victims of elder abuse have longer life expectancies
d. Victims and non-victims of elder abuse have the same life expectancies

10. What is the percentage of people caring for a spouse with dementia that reported that the patient turned to some form of aggressive behavior?

a. 30%
b. 40%
c. 50%
d. 60%

11. What characteristics have physiologists identified as being common to many abusers?

a. Low self esteem
b. Envy of their partners
c. An abusive child-hood
d. Sexual inadequacies

12. What is the percentage of women college students that the Department of Justice reported experienced completed or attempted rape?

a. 10 - 15%
b. 10 - 20%
c. 15 - 25%
d. 20 - 25%

13. What percentage of the victims of rape and sexual assault are women?

a. 70%
b. 75%
c. 80%
d. 85%

14. Which of the following statements has not been found to be a reason that victims stay in an abusive relationship?

a. Psychologically incapable of taking control of their own life
b. Nowhere to go with children
c. Love for the abuser
d. No access to family finances

15. Which age group represents 79% of the child maltreatment cases?

a. Children younger than 1
b. Children younger than 2
c. Children younger than 3
d. Children younger than 4

16. Which of the following best describes the protective factors that may lessen child maltreatment?

a. Individual, relational, community, and societal levels
b. Individual, relational, and societal levels
c. Individual, community, and societal levels
d. Individual, community, and national levels

17. Which of the following best describes the similar characteristics identified by the Mayo Clinic of an abusive relationship?

a. Abuser makes all important decisions
b. Abuser threatens to hurt family members
c. Abuser limits contact with family and friends
d. Abuser exerts power and control

18. What is the general pattern of abuse?

a. The abusive cycle varies
b. The abuse worsens and the cycle shortens
c. The abuse worsens with variable cycles
d. The abusive cycle depends upon the batter's emotional state

19. Which of the following responses should healthcare professionals avoid in dealing with victims of abuse?

a. To preach and moralize
b. Educate and support
c. Document in the medical records
d. Aid victim in making an emergency plan

20. In which of the following situations is a victim in the most danger from a physical attack?

a. When the children are infants
b. When they are ill
c. When they decides to leave their partner
d. Immediately after the "Honey-Moon" period

21. Which of the following best identifies the expected occurrence of battering during pregnancy?

a. Remain the same
b. Decrease
c. Increase
d. Vary according to socioeconomic levels

22. Identify which of the following statements are correct regarding the use of medical documentation in court?

a. It must be made during regular course of an interview or examination
b. Made in accordance with routinely followed procedures
c. It must be properly stored and access limited to the professional staff
d. All of the above

23. Which of the following would immediately raise your suspicion that the patient is a victim of domestic violence?

a. Age of the patient
b. Sex of the patient
c. The injury not fitting the explanation for how it was obtained
d. The attitude of the patient

24. What is the goal of the CDC's intimate partner violence prevention program?

a. Stop IPV from happening in the first place
b. Stop IPV from continuing in the relationship
c. Develop IPV treatment and prevention techniques
d. Develop IVP community based intervention programs

25. Which month is the Domestic Violence Awareness Month?

a. July
b. August
c. September
d. October

26. What is the cornerstone of the DELTA program?

a. Providing community services
b. Primary Prevention
c. Supporting local battered womens shelters
d. Promote awareness of the societal problem

27. What is the National Center for Victims of Crimes categorizations for stalkers?

a. Obsessive, eroticmanic, and compulsive
b. Simple obsessional, love obsessional, and erotomanic
c. Simple obsessional and love obsessional
d. Obsessive, compulsive and delusional

28. Which of the following is the correct procedure when the healthcare professional is faced with an incidence of domestic violence?

a. Outrage with the abuser
b. Tell the victim that "you have a right to be safe and respected"
c. Imply patient responsible for the abuse
d. Minimize the impact of violence

29. If violence is suspected, which of the following questions would best elicit a response from the patient?

a. What really happened?
b. Tell me about your relationship with your partner?
c. What did you do to make this happen?
d. Did you really fall down the stairs or did he push you?

30. When using the Abuse Assessment Injury Body Map, which of the following is recommended?

a. If any of the descriptions for higher numbers apply, use the higher number
b. Mark each description as a separate item number
c. Each occurrence should be documented using the lower number
d. Double the item number for multiple occurrences