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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE QUIZ
For each of the statements below, check whether you think they are true or false. To obtain the answers, contact John Hamel, LCSW at: johnmhamel@comcast.net
1. 95% of domestic violence, also known as intimate partner abuse, is perpetrated
by a man upon his female partner. The other 5% is divided betweenfemale-on-male and same-sex assaults. |
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2. The most reliable, up-to-date statistics tell us that women are seven times more likely than men to suffer a physical injury in a domestic violence encounter. |
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Older children who witness domestic violence are more impacted, in terms ofinternalizing and externalizing symptoms, than younger children.
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According to most surveys, male and female domestic violence victims are physically inured at about the same rate.
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Women who physically assault their intimate partners sometimes strike first,but usually are acting in self-defense.
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Most physical child abuse is perpetrated by fathers, who typically are alsobattering the mother.
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Female-perpetrated violence is more often than not “expressive” (reactive
and the result of escalating conflict); whereas male-perpetrated violence is usually “instrumental” (used to gain power and control over the partner.)
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Although physical abuse is predominantly perpetrated by men, women engagein verbal and most other forms of emotional abuse three times as often as men.
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The latest statistics indicate that women make up approximately 35% of allspousal abuse arrests in California.
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Studies using a random-assignment-to-conditions design indicate that thesame-sex group format is safer and more effective than couples groups.
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11. In the average relationship, intimate partner violence increases over time.
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There is a correlation between perpetration of intimate partner violence andchild abuse, but only for men. |
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John Hamel & Associates
John Hamel, LCSW * Darlene Pratt, MFT * Cheryl Harris, PhD * Gene Arnovitz * Ricka White-Soso, LCSW
Walnut Creek, Berkeley, San Francisco, Petaluma and San Rafael, CA * (415) 472-3275 johnmhamel@comcast.net * www.johnhamel.net
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