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1
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Rape

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penetration of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person without the consent of the victim

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Acquaintance Rape

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forced sex by a person the victim knows

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Date Rape

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assault occurs within a dating or marriage situation

4
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Statutory Rape

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sexual activity b/t an adult and a person under 18 years

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Intimate Partner Violence

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actual or threatened physical or sexual violence or psychological/emotional abuse

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Generation to Generation Continuum Violence

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Violence is a “learned behavior”
-children who witness one parent abuse another are more likely to become delinquents or batterers themselves b/c they see abuse as an integral part of a relationship

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The Cycle of Violence

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Phase 1-Tension Building
Phase 2-Acute Battering
Phase 3-Honeymoon
-the cycle will increase in intensity overtime

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Tension Building Phase

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Longest phase

  • tension escalates b/t the couple
  • excessive drinking, jealousy, etc…
  • partner believes the tension is their fault and they deserve it
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Acute Battering Phase

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The explosion of violence

  • batterer loses control both physically and emotionally and this is when the victim may be assaulted or murdered
  • Victims consider themselves lucky the abuse was not worse, often deny seriousness, refuse medical treatment
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Honeymoon Phase

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Period of calm, loving, contrite behavior on the part of the batterer

  • attempts to make up for behavior
  • victim may feel responsible
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Emotional Abuse

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  • promising, swearing, or threatening to harm the victim
  • forcing the victim to perform degrading acts
  • threatening to harm what’s important to the victim
  • isolating victim from friends and family
  • controlling victims every move
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Physical Abuse

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  • hitting or grabbing the victim and leaving marks
  • throwing things at victim
  • attacking victim with weapons
  • controlling access to healthcare for injuries
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Financial Abuse

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  • preventing victim from getting a job
  • sabotaging current job
  • controlling how money is spent
  • failing to contribute financially
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Sexual Abuse

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  • forcing victim to have vaginal, anal, or oral intercourse against their will
  • biting the victims breasts or genitals
  • shoving objects into victim’s vagina or anus
  • forcing to do something sexual the victim finds degrading
  • forcing victim to perform sexual acts on others or animals
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Victims Abuse Profile

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Rarely describe themselves as abused

  • may feel they are flawed or inadequate
  • many abused as children
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Battered Woman Syndrome

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woman has experienced repeated and deliberate physical or sexual assault by an intimate partner

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Abusers Profile

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Feelings of insecurity, powerlessness, and helplessness

-refusal to share power, use violence to control victims

18
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What is the strongest predictor of abuse during pregnancy?

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Abuse prior to pregnancy

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Factors leading to abuse during pregnancy:

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  • inability to cope w/ stressors of pregnancy
  • insecurity and jealousy
  • financial burden
  • physical and emotional changes that make the woman vulnerable
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Violence against Older Women-Elder mistreatment

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intentional actions that cause harm or create a serious risk of harm to a vulnerable elder by a caregiver or other person who stands in a trust relationship to the elder
-abuse and neglect

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What are the 4 phases of rape recovery?

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Acute phase
Outward adjustment phase
Reorganization
Integration and recovery

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Acute Phase

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shock, fear, disbelief, anger, shame, guilt, feelings of uncleanliness, insomnias, nightmares, and sobbing

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Outward adjustment phase

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Appears outwardly composed and returns to work or school; refuses to discuss the assault and denies need for counseling

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Reorganization Phase

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Survivor attempts to make life adjustments by moving or changing jobs and uses emotional distancing to cope

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Integration and Recovery

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survivor begins to feel safe and trust others; may become an advocate for other rape victims

26
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Symptoms of PTSD 3 Groups

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Intrusion
Avoidance
Hyperarousal

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Intrusion Group

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re-experiencing the trauma: nightmares, flashbacks, recurrent thoughts

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Avoidance Group

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avoiding trauma related stimuli, social withdrawal, emotional numbing

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Hyperarousal Group

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increased emotional arousal, exaggerated startle response, irritability

30
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Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation

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“Female circumcision”

a procedure involving any injury of the external female genitalia for cultural or nontherapeutic reasons

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Complications from Female Genital Mutilation

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infertility, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, sexual dysfunction, infection, hemorrhage, vaginal stenosis, chronic vaginitis, PID, chronic UTI, incontinence, genital fistulas, difficulty walking, difficult child birth

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Human Trafficking

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recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons by means of the threat or use of force of abduction, fraud, or deception to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person for the purpose of exploitation

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Who are typically victims of human trafficking?

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Women and children who lack education, employment, and economic opportunities

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Health risks associated with human trafficking:

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rape, burns, fractures, bruises, torture, HIV/AIDS, STI’s, cervical cancer, violence, hazardous work environments, poor nutrition, drug and alcohol addiction

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What is the goal of nursing management for abused victims?

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Enable them to gain control of their life