Chapter 10: Intimate Abuse of People With Disabilities and the Elderly

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following definitions of disability is the standard created by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?

a. physical limitation

b. mental and sensory limitation

c. physical impairment that limits major activities of daily living

d. physical or mental impairment that substantially limit major activities of daily living

2. Larry is paralyzed from the waist down, and his partner Bob frequently disables his wheelchair to keep Larry from leaving their apartment. What form of disability contributes to this experience of IPV?

a. physical disability

b. psychiatric or mental disability

c. developmental disability

d. sensory disability

3. Frances has avoidant personality disorder, which causes her to feel social discomfort at being physically touched by others. Her partner Jacob frequently becomes frustrated about his needs not being met, and forces her to engage in sexual acts. What form of disability contributes to this form of IPV?

a. physical disability

b. psychiatric or mental disability

c. developmental disability

d. sensory disability

4. Carter has autism that often limits his ability to communicate. His long-term girlfriend Stacey often mocks this inability. When Carter threatens to leave, she laughs saying that he cannot tell anyone what is happening. What form of disability contributes to this form of IPV?

a. physical disability

b. psychiatric or mental disability

c. developmental disability

d. sensory disability

5. Natalie is deaf and uses sign language to communicate. Her partner Lance has increasingly become physically abusive. Natalie has a special device that allows her to make visual phone calls so that she may sign to communicate. Lance recently disconnected the device and removed it from their home, arguing they could not afford it any longer. What form of disability contributes to this form of IPV?

a. physical disability

b. psychiatric or mental disability

c. developmental disability

d. sensory disability

6. What percentage of people in the United States have a disability?

a. 5%

b. 19%

c. 24%

d. 31%

7. Some researchers have found that people with disabilities may be as much as _________ times more likely to be victimized.

a. 1–2

b. 2–4

c. 2–5

d. 3–5

8. Which of the following is NOT a reason critics argue that estimated rates of intimate abuse of people with disabilities vary tremendously?

a. Not all surveys define ‘disability’ the same way.

b. Many surveys only use a small, convenience based samples.

c. Many surveys are inaccessible to people with disabilities.

d. Many surveys isolate a specific subset of disabilities.

9. In larger surveys, what are the rates of victimization among women with disabilities?

a. 2%

b. 4%

c. 10%

d. 15%

10. In larger surveys, what are the rates of victimization among men with disabilities?

a. 2%

b. 5%

c. 10%

d. 15%

11. What type of disability causes men to have higher rates of IPV?

a. physical

b. developmental

c. mental

d. sensory

12. Which group has the highest rate of past-year and lifetime sexual victimization?

a. men with disabilities

b. men without disabilities

c. women with disabilities

d. women without disabilities

13. At about what percentage do men and women with developmental disabilities experience abuse as adults?

a. 30%

b. 40%

c. 50%

d. 60%

14. Which of the following risk factors for IPV is increased due to disability status?

a. age

b. previous sexual abuse

c. poverty

d. exposure to IPV as a child

15. What factor can increase one’s probability of having a disability?

a. race

b. socioeconomic status

c. age

d. gender

16. Compared to a 1 in 20 chance of having a disability between ages 15 and 24, people between ages 65 and 69 have a ____________ chance of having a disability.

a. 1 in 2

b. 1 in 4

c. 1 in 7

d. 1 in 10

17. Which of the following is a risk factor specific to people with disabilities?

a. exposure to multiple potential perpetrators

b. social isolation

c. precarious financial situations

d. dependency

18. The majority of people with disabilities who live in their own homes rely on PAS providers who _____________.

a. are professionals

b. work at local group homes

c. work for the state

d. are informal family and friends

19. What are PAS providers?

a. group home professionals

b. providers of medical needs at personal homes

c. individuals who transport individuals with limited mobility to the hospital

d. individuals who provide personal assistance

20. Women with disabilities report a ___________ lifetime incidence of abuse by PAS providers.

a. high

b. low

c. equal compared to others

d. cannot determine rate compared to others

21. Why might perpetrators purposely seek out a partner with a disability?

a. fetish

b. pity

c. easy to control

d. convenience

22. Which of the following is a risk factor for IPV that tends to increase amongst those with disabilities?

a. childhood trauma

b. witnessing of IPV during childhood

c. social isolation

d. substance use

23. Bernard is wheelchair-bound. His partner Gail recently moved them into a second-story apartment without an elevator. What risk factor of IPV does this action increase?

a. substance use

b. social isolation

c. poverty

d. dominating partner

24. Christina is deaf. Her husband Todd, who is not deaf, is fluent in sign language, and convinced Christina that she does not need a communication device that will allow her to make visual phone calls, as he can be her interpreter. What risk factor of IPV does this increase?

a. social isolation

b. poverty

c. dependency

d. substance use

25. What effect does abuse uniquely have for victims with disabilities?

a. It hurts them financially.

b. It worsens their disability.

c. It can lead to fatalities.

d. It requires them to move cities.

26. What concept means prejudice and discrimination against people with disabilities in favor of the able-bodied?

a. disabilitism

b. ableism

c. ableist

d. disabilitiest

27. What kind of research is needed to discover more of the consequences abuse has for people with disabilities?

a. cross-sectional

b. population

c. sample

d. longitudinal

28. What view about people with disabilities can cause service providers to discount their experiences of sexual assault?

a. weakness

b. dependency

c. asexual

d. undesirable

29. What tactic do many perpetrators of abuse of people with disabilities use to cover up their abuse?

a. mandatory arrest policies

b. accusations are a result of illness

c. socially isolate the victim

d. threatening to harm the victim’s family

30. How can service providers of persons with disabilities better prevent and intervene in IPV situations?

a. screen their clients for IPV

b. deliver programming to clients

c. collaborate with law enforcement about IPV

d. collect better data on their clients’ experiences

31. What method of training works to get IPV and disability services people working together?

a. cross-training

b. double training

c. cooperation training

d. empowerment training

32. What do researchers argue prevention programs should emphasize for persons with disabilities?

a. safety planning

b. services available

c. assertiveness

d. self-defense

33. What program focuses on raising awareness and improving skills around IPV for women with disabilities?

a. A Safety Awareness Program

b. Disability Safety

c. Stand for Disability Safety Now

d. Protect Today

34. What is one of the most important aspects of A Safety Awareness Program?

a. empowerment training

b. action planning

c. peer-led

d. meet weekly

35. Elder abuse is ______.

a. physical and sexual abuse of a person over 60 years of age

b. neglect of a person aged 60 and older by family

c. any maltreatment or neglect of a person aged 60 and older by a caregiver or a person in trust relationship

d. physical abuse of a person over 60 years of age by a caregiver or a person in a trust relationship

36. Which of the following is NOT a common perpetrator of elder abuse?

a. family

b. bankers

c. transportation professionals

d. lawyers

37. Who are the most frequent perpetrators of elder abuse?

a. family

b. physicians

c. personal aides

d. lawyers

38. What age does the Centers for Disease Control use to demarcate an elder?

a. 55

b. 60

c. 65

d. 70

39. What arguably is the most understudied, underreported, and underprosecuted form of violence?

a. sexual assault

b. child neglect

c. abuse of the disabled

d. elder abuse

40. In what decade was Adult Protective Services founded?

a. 1960s

b. 1970s

c. 1980s

d. 1990s

41. In what year did all 50 states have Adult Protective Services?

a. 1969

b. 1972

c. 1979

d. 1985

42. What concept means the negative prejudicial attitudes toward and discrimination against the elderly?

a. elderism

b. ageism

c. elderphobia

d. agephobia

43. In the year 2030, what percentage of the population will people aged 65 and older make up?

a. 10%

b. 15%

c. 20%

d. 25%

44. The National Elder Mistreatment Study found that ______________ elders experienced abuse in the prior year.

a. 1 in 4

b. 1 in 6

c. 1 in 8

d. 1 in 10

45. What percentage of physical abuse cases involving elders are reported to the police?

a. 5%

b. 15%

c. 31%

d. 48%

46. What factor has been found to more than triple the likelihood of an elder experiencing abuse?

a. economic issues

b. low social support

c. new intimate partners

d. loss of a long-time partner

47. What percent of physical abuse against elders is committed by intimate partners?

a. 25%

b. 49%

c. 62%

d. 76%

48. What group of people are at greater risk of severe injury and death as a result of abuse?

a. the elderly

b. people with disabilities

c. youth

d. LGBTQ populations

49. What agency are elder abuse cases reported to?

a. CPS

b. APS

c. FBI

d. EPS

50. Which of the following is NOT a reason that elder abuse cases are rarely prosecuted?

a. health risk

b. non-cooperative victim

c. stereotypes about elders

d. lack of criminalizing laws

1. The term disability only includes physical and sensory limitations.

2. Those with disabilities are at a higher risk for experiencing abuse in comparison to those without disabilities.

3. The difference in rates of abuse between men and women with disabilities is large.

4. Research shows caring for a disabled loved one causes stress, which in turn increases the likelihood of becoming abusive.

5. Some women’s shelters are not ADA compliant.

6. Some research shows effectiveness in increased protective ability for women who go through ASAP.

7. In 2010, Congress passed the Elder Justice Act with large grants attached to the act.

8. Very few cases of elder abuse are reported to the police.

9. Stereotypes about elders and sex frame elderly women as asexual, and elderly men as dirty old men.

10. Elders are more likely to be sexually assaulted by a stranger.

1. What is disability-related abuse? Give an example from one of the specific types of disabilities.

2. What are two reasons that persons with disabilities may have even more barriers to leaving an abusive partner?

3. Why can it be a challenge for researchers to agree upon which acts constitute elder abuse?

4. Why are cases of elder abuse underreported?

5. Why are women at a higher risk of experiencing intimate elder abuse?