Please list two early psychologists and briefly give a description of each.
- Ivan Pavlov- Russian physiologist who pioneered the study of learning, via classical conditioning
- William James-American Psychologist; came up with pragmatism
Name on of the Ancient Greek philosophers who dabbled in psychology.
Plato
What is the definition of family violence?
Physical and emotional abuse that occurs within a family structure
What is the most common form of abuse?
Neglect
Give a reason why families are violent.
Families either spend too much time together, or not enough time together.
In what age range does most child abuse occur?
0-5 years old
List 3 physical indicators of child abuse.
- Bald Spots
- Unexplained burns in the shape of cigarettes, irons etc.
- Human bite marks
What are the 4 guides for detection of child abuse?
- Location- where is it?
- What does the injury look like?
- The repetition of the injury
- A correlation between the injury and story of the injury
If a child has bruise that is yellowish in color, about how old is the bruise?
7-10 days
What is Muchausen by Proxy?
A fictius disease where a parent diagnoses a fake disease to their child in order to get medical treatment
What is a characteristic of a child physical abuser?
- poor parenting/coping skills
- age and gender: 33 year old women
- social anxiety, depression, aggression, hostility, and/or low self esteem.
What type of fracture is incredibly rare and usually caused by twisting the limb?
Spiral
What is the definition of child neglect?
Not caring for a child’s needs.
What is a long-term effect of child neglect?
- physical consequences
- poor relationships
- slow development
- intellectually slower
- poor social skills
List and explain a category of child psychological maltreatment.
Isolation- forbidding them from having friends in school and doing extra activities , and only talking to adults if you have to.
What are one of the effects of child psychological maltreatment?
- poor relationships
- low self-esteem
- slow development
- intellectually slower
- poor social skills
Give a characteristic of a DV abuser.
- Control/Power issues
- verbally dominant
- controlling
- distrusting
- blames the victim
Give 2 characteristics of psychological abuse and describe them.
- Verbal dominance-the victims opinion doesn’t matter, and they can’t speak without permission.
- Humiliation/Degradation- embarrassing them in front of friends, families, coworkers.
What is the name of the syndrome that is a gradual process of conditioning in which the victim feels both helpless and hopeless and is one of the main reasons people stay?
Battered Women Syndrome
What are 2 symptoms of a traumatic event?
- PTSD- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
2. Fear and distrust- fearing it may happen again.
Give a reason for why women stay.
They fearing leaving because they fear their abuser will find them and kill them. They could have tried and failed in the past. Shame, they could feel ashamed for being abuse or even don’t want their abuser to be shamed.
What are the 2 factors that interfere with attachment and increase someone becoming violent?
- Abandonment Issues
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Give one theory of intimate partner violence and describe it.
Patriarchy-the man believes he has the right to do whatever he want to with his partner.
Name one of the three theories that William James was responsible for and describe it.
Functionalism-the study of how things function, and how that function could be beneficial. It did not concern itself with wether or not something is “right”, there is no correct way.
