Intimate Partner Violence

Question 1

Cycle of Violence aka

Answer 1

The Power and control wheel

Question 2

Cycle of Violence includes 4 phases

Answer 2

Tension Building
Acute Battering
Reconciliation
Calm

Question 3

longest phase; minor incidents + verbal abuse; abuser enraged often triggered by minor frustrations

Answer 3

Tension Building

Question 4

Physical, emotional or sexual assault; violence - unpredictable

Answer 4

Acute battering phase

Question 5

honeymoon phase; abuser remorseful, affection and guilt

Answer 5

Reconciliation phase

Question 6

relationships APPEARS stable; abuser gaslights victims; tension builds gradually again

Answer 6

Calm Phase

Question 7

Symptoms of PTSD

Answer 7

intrusion
avoidance
hyperarousal
cognitive and mood symptoms

Question 8

T off. A nurse should screen for abuse at every healthcare visit.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

T or F. Rape is an expression of violence., not a sexual act.

Answer 9

True