1. The actual incidence and prevalence of domestic violence is impossible to know because:

• a. There are no data-gathering systems in place.
• b. Shame, fear, and hopelessness prevent many victims from seeking protection and support.
• c. Government agencies fail to share statistics.
• d. Authorities believe that most of the violence takes place outside the home.

2. Domestic violence is defined as all except:

• a. The use of physical, verbal, or emotional abuse to prevent someone from making a free choice.
• b. Withholding money to exert power or control over someone.
• c. Purse snatching on the street.
• d. Rape, incest, and dating violence.

3. Intimate partner violence (IPV) includes all except:

• a. Consensual sex.
• b. Using body size and strength against a partner.
• c. Humiliating a partner.
• d. Insisting on sex with a partner who is under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

4. Early on, the cycle of violence includes a honeymoon period of calm and remorse in which the abuser is loving and begs for forgiveness.

• a. True
• b. False

5. Abusers are focused on gaining:

• a. Love.
• b. Power and control.
• c. Sexual favors.
• d. Monetary rewards.

6. An abuser's behavior is almost always rooted in or exacerbated by mental illness.

• a. True
• b. False

7. Reasons that victims remain in abusive relationships may be divided into these categories:

• a. Personal beliefs, situational factors, and legal factors
• b. Medical, emotional, and legal factors
• c. Situational, legal, and emotional factors
• d. Personal beliefs, situational factors, and emotional factors

8. Women may also be abusers.

• a. True
• b. False

9. Victims of IPV often sustain injuries during episodes of violence. Another problem associated with IPV is:

• a. Depression and anxiety.
• b. Frequent colds.
• c. Ear infections.
• d. Allergies.

10. Children growing up in homes with IPV exhibit:

• a. Superior intelligence.
• b. Fear of heights.
• c. A tendency to be batterers themselves as adults.
• d. High self-esteem.

11. The agency mandated by Kentucky law to receive reports of adult abuse is the:

• a. Department for Community Based Services.
• b. Kentucky State Police.
• c. Law Information Network of Kentucky.
• d. Kentucky Domestic Violence Association.

12. Kentucky's seventeen domestic violence programs provide only safe shelter.

• a. True
• b. False

13. Women who are the victims of IPV frequently choose to tell:

• a. Their physician.
• b. A police officer.
• c. No one.
• d. Someone at work.

14. Which of the following are risk factors for IPV?

• a. Pregnancy and poverty
• b. Disparity of age between partners
• c. Youth
• d. Inadequate social services

15. A screening examination for possible domestic violence should include:

• a. Assessing whether children were present and misbehaving.
• b. Questioning the abuser closely.
• c. Asking the patient whether she precipitated the incident.
• d. Documenting the incident in detail.

16. To be admissible in a court of law, medical documentation should include:

• a. Photographs taken no later than 30 days following the incident.
• b. The term assault and battery or domestic violence.
• c. A record of the patient's comments about how the injuries occurred.
• d. All handwritten documents, even if difficult to decipher.

17. In Kentucky, nurses and those in other healthcare professions are required by law to report suspected cases of spouse abuse.

• a. True
• b. False

18. When interviewing a patient suspected of IPV, be sure to:

• a. Assure the woman she is not alone.
• b. Gently tell her the violence was probably unavoidable and may have been her fault.
• c. Remember the details in case you need to speak with authorities later.
• d. Insist that she leave the relationship immediately.