PSYC 3P53 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Sam Groth, Sexual Assault, Conflict Tactics Scale
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Psychology of violence - violence has a major impact on victims and society. Canadian criminal law recognizes four types: first-degree murder, second-degree murder, manslaughter, infanticide. Characteristics in canada: most likely to be killed by someone you know, females more likely to be killed by an intimate partner, men most likely murderers and victims, regional differences. 3 types of maternal filicide (stanton & simpson, 2002): Familicide - spouse of children killed (or both) Mental illness (e. g. , suzanne killinger johnson, andrea yates) Most commonly used scale to measure intimate partner violence. Used modified cts to measure physical, psychological, and sexual violence in intimate relationships. Types of relationship violence: throwing things, pushing, shoving, threatening to hit, slap, hit with object, kicking, biting, hitting, beat up, forced sex, choking, threaten of use of gun/knife. Patriarchy - broad set of cultural beliefs and values that support male dominance. Instigators of aggression: aversive instigators, incentive instigators. Regulators of aggression: external punishment, self-punishment.
