Which of the following is more characteristic of the long-term reaction phase than of the acute-crisis phase, in rape victims?
A. Denial, shock, and disbelief
B. Changes in lifestyle
C. Sexual problems
D. Phobias
Which of the following is more characteristic of the acute crisis phase than of the long-term reaction phase, in rape victims?
A. Denial, shock, and disbelief
B. Changes in lifestyle
C. Sexual problems
D. Phobias
In Koss and Harvey's ecological model, the meaning assigned to the traumatic event by the victim is an example of a ________ variable.
A. event
B. psychological
C. personal
D. environmental
The term rape trauma syndrome was coined by
A. Koss and Harvey.
B. Frazier and Borgida.
C. Faigman and Saks.
D. Burgess and Holmstrom.
Some psychologists are opposed to the use of the battered woman defense because
A. it pathologizes battered women.
B. it focuses on what the woman did rather than who she is.
C. does not include a reference to learned helplessness theory.
D. ignores battered men.
The concept of battered woman syndrome has been criticized for what reason?
A. Lenore Walker's research possessed several flaws.
B. Research on the cycle of violence questions whether it is present in the vast majority of cases.
C. The concept of learned helplessness, developed with dogs as subjects, lacks applicability.
D. All of the above
With regard to psychologists testifying as expert witnesses in cases involving battered women who killed their abusers, the position of Lenore Walker is that they
A. should remain neutral.
B. need to communicate to the women that they are on her side.
C. should report the limitations in the research on BWS.
D. should only serve as rebuttal witnesses.
Complying with the batterer's demands in order to keep the peace is an example of what kind of strategy to stop violence?
A. Personal
B. Formal help-seeking
C. Informal help-seeking
D. Communicating
Testimony by an expert witness on battered woman syndrome was first introduced in the United States in
A. 1949.
B. 1959.
C. 1969.
D. 1979.
______ of documented homicides by battered women took place during an act of battering.
A. 1/5
B. 1/4
C. 1/3
D. 1/2
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