Chapter 9: Intimate Partner Abuse in Adult Relationships

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. As a group, batterers ___________.

a. are diverse

b. are homogenous

c. fall into two distinct categories

d. fall into three distinct categories

2. Jane and Sherry have been dating for a few years. Sherry consistently calls Jane names, and insinuates that she is not a real lesbian due to her previous relationships with men. Sherry threatens to beat Jane to toughen her up. What is this situation an example of?

a. IPV

b. sexual assault

c. financial abuse

d. neglect

3. Which of the following is NOT a belief that most batterers hold?

a. IPV is normative.

b. Their behavior is not abusive.

c. Their behavior does not cause significant harm.

d. IPV is their right as a married man.

4. Batterers and sexually violent men believe that the frequency of IPV is ____________ in comparison to what it actually is.

a. equal

b. double

c. triple

d. lower

5. Batterers and sexually violent men believe that the frequency of forced sex is ____________ in comparison to what it actually is.

a. equal

b. double

c. triple

d. lower

6. Which risk factors of IPV are the most studied?

a. individual

b. social

c. community

d. institutional

7. Who does NOT use a dangerousness assessment instrument?

a. perpetrators

b. victims

c. police

d. children of perpetrators

8. Which of the following is NOT a typical question found on a dangerousness assessment instrument?

a. history of abusive behavior

b. time spent in jail for abuse

c. access to lethal weapons

d. history of mental health treatment

9. Which dangerousness assessment instrument is used to help IPV victims in creating a safety plan?

a. Spousal Assault Risk Assessment

b. IPV Risk Scale

c. Danger Assessment Scale

d. Partner Violence Risk Assessment

10. Which dangerousness assessment instrument is used by clinicians to make a determination of psychological health?

a. Spousal Assault Risk Assessment

b. IPV Risk Scale

c. Danger Assessment Scale

d. Partner Violence Risk Assessment

11. The SARA found that Jack was at high risk for recidivism, but he never did re-perpetrate IPV. What is this an example of?

a. false positive

b. false negative

c. negative positive

d. positive negative

12. Lisa decided to stay with Frank after his release, despite his history of IPV, because his SARA indicated that he was low risk for recidivism. Later that year, Frank put Lisa in the hospital after she came home late from work. What is this an example of?

a. false positive

b. false negative

c. negative positive

d. positive negative

13. What does the gender symmetry debate argue?

a. if men are victimized as often as women are

b. if men need more support as victims

c. if women are as violent as men

d. if women need their own BIP programs

14. Which measure of violence sparked the gender symmetry debate?

a. Uniform Crime Report

b. National Crime Victimization Survey

c. Conflict Tactics Scale

d. National Incidence Study

15. What do critics of the CTS state that it ignores?

a. non-consensual sex

b. psychological abuse

c. financial abuse

d. contextual factors and outcomes

16. Who is more likely to threaten or follow through with destroying a partner’s property?

a. males

b. females

c. males and females equally

d. cannot determine

17. Who is more likely to threaten or following through with killing their partner or relatives?

a. males

b. females

c. males and females equally

d. cannot determine

18. When are women more likely to use violence in an intimate relationship?

a. when they fear they are losing control in the relationship

b. when they are angry

c. as retaliation

d. to teach a lesson

19. Who is more likely to threaten to kill their partner?

a. heterosexual partner

b. homosexual partner

c. both equally likely

d. cannot determine

20. What is one factor that contributes to IPV that may be unique to same-sex couples?

a. control over coming out

b. adoption potential

c. control over hormones

d. internalized homophobia

21. Sam continuously calls his husband Jared a sissy, pussy, and fag, telling him that he is less of a man because of his effeminate nature. What is this an example of?

a. sexism

b. heterosexism

c. internalized homophobia

d. homophobia

22. Which of the following age groups has the highest risk of IPV perpetration according to most studies?

a. 12–17

b. 18–29

c. 30–49

d. 50–69

23. Which ethnic group is found to have the lowest rates of IPV?

a. whites

b. African Americans

c. Hispanics

d. Asian Americans

24. What is one complaint with the findings of IPV rates amongst different racial groups?

a. It does not take into account structural factors.

b. They obtain these numbers only from police reports.

c. They collapse several distinct racial groups into one category.

d. They do not allow multi-racial options.

25. Which factor may influence the high rates of IPV amongst racial minorities?

a. childhood history of abuse

b. low socioeconomic status

c. neighborhood violence

d. racism

26. What kind of abuse are those with higher levels of education more likely to use?

a. financial

b. physical

c. sexual

d. psychological

27. What factor increases the likelihood for immigrant men to perpetrate IPV?

a. their home religions

b. rigid patriarchal gender norms from their home country

c. immigration-related stressors

d. family privacy values

28. Immigrants from ____________ are more likely to commit IPV than immigrants from other regions.

a. Asia

b. Latin America

c. Europe

d. Africa

29. Which of the following is true about immigrant populations and perpetration of IPV?

a. Only immigrants from Latin American are at a higher risk of perpetrating IPV.

b. An immigrant’s home country’s culture is to blame for high IPV perpetration.

c. The longer immigrants are in the United States the higher their risk for IPV perpetration.

d. Only immigrants from the Middle East are at a higher risk of perpetrating IPV.

30. Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of batterers?

a. depression

b. low self-esteem

c. personality disorders

d. high levels of trait anger

31. What is the most commonly cited contributing factor to IPV perpetration?

a. control issues

b. economic stressors

c. substance abuse

d. childhood history of abuse

32. Which group is more likely to perpetrate IPV?

a. men who abstain from alcohol

b. men who socially drink

c. men who are moderate drinkers

d. men who binge drink

33. Which of the following forms of violence are those who drink heavily more likely to use in comparison to batterers who do not drink?

a. emotional

b. psychological

c. severe physical

d. financial

34. In what percentage of cases was alcohol a factor?

a. 24%

b. 35%

c. 42%

d. 68%

35. Which theory about the effects of substance abuse on IPV explains the need to look at the total number of risk factors present?

a. proximal effects model

b. multiple threshold model

c. risk factor model

d. model of multiple effects

36. What factor has been found to moderate the relationship between substance use and IPV?

a. previous childhood abuse

b. exposure to IPV as a child

c. adherence to traditional patriarchal gender norms

d. strong religious ideology

37. What theory argues that children who witness IPV in their families growing up are more likely to be involved in IPV when they are adults?

a. deterrence theory

b. multiple threshold theory

c. modeling theory

d. intergenerational transmission theory

38. What sociological theory is intergenerational transmission based on?

a. social learning theory

b. gender roles

c. field theory

d. biological essentialism

39. Which of the following attitudes are associated with higher rates of IPV perpetration?

a. Women are weak.

b. Women are possessions.

c. Men are strong.

d. sense of entitlement

40. Nick convinced Jessica to quit her job. He often refers to her as “my woman,” and was concerned about the way men at her job might take advantage of her. What IPV contributing attitude is this an example of?

a. Women are weak.

b. Women are untrustworthy.

c. Men are entitled to women.

d. Women are possessions.

41. For which group does arrest help in deterring IPV perpetration?

a. low stake in conformity

b. high stake in conformity

c. low stake in reputation

d. high stake in reputation

42. How many states have adopted primary aggressor laws?

a. 10

b. 15

c. 34

d. 47

43. Formal processing of IPV cases in criminal court __________ IPV cases.

a. lowers

b. increases

c. has no effect on

d. cannot determine effect on

44. Which is the most popular model for batterer intervention programs?

a. psychotherapy

b. motivational interviewing

c. empowerment therapy

d. non-aggression training

45. Batterer intervention programs _____________ instances of IPV.

a. decrease

b. increase

c. have no effect on

d. cannot determine effect on

46. What element helps make BIPs more effective?

a. being culturally specific

b. addressing substance abuse problems

c. coordinating with the criminal justice system

d. adopting feminist methods

47. Which of the following is NOT a prevention program addressing IPV perpetration?

a. Green Dot

b. Responsible Fatherhood Program

c. Batterer Intervention Program

d. Con Los Padres

48. Non-school based programs that focus on preventing IPV are shown to ___________ instances of IPV.

a. decrease

b. increase

c. have no effect on

d. cannot determine effect on

49. Which of the following is a widespread IPV prevention program aimed at the general population?

a. Con Los Padres

b. Green Dot

c. Responsible Fatherhood Program

d. White Ribbon Campaign

50. The White Ribbon Campaign has been shown to ____________ instances of IPV.

a. decrease

b. increase

c. have no effect on

d. cannot determine effect on

1. Perpetrators of IPV often describe themselves as victims.

2. In order for a person to be identified as a batterer they must exhibit signs of having physically harmed their partner.

3. IPV can be correctly determined based off of a single risk factor.

4. Studies have found a positive relationship between internalized homophobia and IPV in same-sex relationships.

5. The length of time in the United States has a negative relationship to the risk of IPV perpetration for immigrants.

6. Research shows that batterers have significantly higher rates of psychopathology than non-batterers.

7. Children are not passive recipients of socialization.

8. Mandatory arrest policies have increased the number of women arrested for IPV.

9. Restorative justice programs often ignore structural inequalities.

10. Research has shown that culturally specific BIPs are more effective than color-blind BIPs.

1. What is internalized homophobia and how does it contribute to IPV in same-sex relationships?

2. Why must researchers be careful with results regarding high levels of IPV amongst African American and Hispanic peoples?

3. Why is it problematic for society to claim that mental health issues cause IPV?

4. Describe a community level risk factor for IPV.

5. What is restorative justice, and why is it used?