ICDVP Exam 2023 -2024 / Illinois Domestic Violence Professional Latest Actual Exam | Over 300 Questions and Answers What is the "choice theory"? -----Correct Answer ------this theory states that men abuse women because they can or choose too. They choose to behave abusively toward their female partners because they can get away with it and because doing so gets them what they want . What are the effects of domestic violence on victims? -----Correct Answer ------lowered self esteem, accepting responsibility fo r the partners actions, guilt, feelings of helplessness that affect how the women think, feel, and act. Also they may be in denial which is used as a survival strategy . What are some the defense mechanisms a batterer may use to justify the abuse? -----Correct Answer ------
Rationalization("I just wanted her to listen to me") Denial/minimizing ("I only pushed her") Denial/claiming loss of control ("A man can only take so much") Blaming ("If she hadn't provoked me...") What happens in the tension building pha se? -----Correct Answer ------less lethal forms of battering occur, the women senses the tension and tries to make the abusive partner less angry to prevent abuse, the woman minimizes the minor incidents and blames herself, the women denies that the tension will escalate What happens in the acute battering phase? -----Correct Answer ------the abuser's rage escalates dramatically, both the abuser and woman accept the myth that he can't control his anger, severe injuries occur as a result of the battering, wom en experiences shock and disbelief that the incident has occurred What is the Common Scold? -----Correct Answer ------troublesome and angry women who break the public peace. It was a crime that consisted of speaking one's mind and could only be committed b y women . When was the Common Scold Law declared obsolete in England by the Criminal Law Act ? -----Correct Answer ------In 1967 When was the last women convicted of being a common scold in the U.S.? -----Correct Answer ------in 1829, but the last women acc used of being a scold in the U.S. was in 1971 in New Jersey. What is Riding the Stang? -----Correct Answer ------rituals of public shaming by community sanctions What is abuse? -----Correct Answer ------repeated attempts to control, manipulate, or demean a nother individual using physical, sexual, or emotional tactics . What is physical abuse? -----Correct Answer ------any use of size, strength, or presence to hurt or control someone else. Ex.) pushing, slapping, choking, biting, kicking, etc. What is emotio nal abuse? -----Correct Answer ------any use of words, voice, action, or lack of action meant to control, hurt, or demean another person. Emotionally abusive relationships are defined as what? -----Correct Answer ------involving repeated hurtful exchanges w ith a disregard for the partner's feelings. What are some types of verbal abuse? -----Correct Answer ------threatening to kill , accusing partner of unfaithfulness, name calling, criticizing, yelling, etc. What is sexual abuse? -----Correct Answer ------any sexual behavior meant to control, manipulate, humiliate, or demean another person. Sex in abusive relationships is often used as what? -----Correct Answer ------as means to exert power over the female partner and to further shame and humiliate her. Frequ ently women are raped after a beating. What are some types of sexual abuse? -----Correct Answer ------unwanted touching, unfaithfulness, forced sex, hurtful sex, forcing partner to watch others have sex. What are some myths about domestic violence and vic tims? -----Correct Answer ------that victims provoke their abusers, battered women are helpless, passive, fragile, and have little to no education, battered women enjoy abuse, batterers are inappropriate in all their relationships, abusive relationships wil l not change for the better, and alcohol and drug use cause battering What are some realities of domestic violence? -----Correct Answer ------Batterers chose to be violent instead of choosing a nonviolent alternative, domestic violence crosses all socioeco nomic, ethnic, racial, educational, and religious lines, victim blaming is another way taking the blame away the batterer, the victim cannot control the batterer, batterers choose to act violently in select relationships as a means of dominating What does the feminist theory propose the cause of domestic violence is? -----Correct Answer ------The theory suggest that economic, social, and historical processes operate both directly and indirectly to support male dominated (patriarchal) social order and the fa mily structure itself. Patriarchy has led to the subordination of women and domestic violence is a way of maintaining this subordination. What happens in the honeymoon phase? -----Correct Answer ------the abuser expresses remorse for his behavior and makes promises to change, abuser is charming and loving, offers gifts to apologize, begins to show feelings of guilt and sympathy for woman, the woman's desire to believe he will change and the abuser's temporarily changed behavior reinforce her desire to stay in the relationship What is the Victim's Economic Security and Safety Act? -----Correct Answer ------it allows employees who are victims of domestic or sexual violence or who have family or household members who are victims of such violence to take up to 1 2 weeks of unpaid leave per any 12 month period to seek medical help, legal assistance, counseling, safety planning, and other assistance. The Act also prohibits employers from discriminating against employees who are victims of domestic or sexual violence or who have family or household members who are victims of domestic or sexual violence . What is the Safe Homes Act? -----Correct Answer ------It allows victims of domestic or sexual violence to leave their rental housing early, before the end of their lea se, to protect their physical safety and emotional well being. In certain circumstances, victims can also request an emergency lock change to keep the abuser out of the home. How do you clean up a blood spill? -----Correct Answer ------1 part bleach and 10 parts water. 20 min stand time Under the 1994 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) it's illegal for individuals who have been convicted of a domestic violence related incident or who have an order of protection against them to what? -----Correct Answer ------to possess a fire arm. Military and law enforcement personnel are NOT exempt from this law, even if they carry weapons when they are on duty.
