PSYC 3402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Psychopathology, Impulsivity, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3402
• Professor: Brittany Blaskovits

Document Summary

Any violence that occurs between members of a family (cid:1) physical infliction of pain or injury (e. g. , hitting) (cid:1) emotional/psychological infliction of mental distress (e. g. , insults) (cid:1) Most prevalent form of violence/most common form of criminal activity. Victims and perpetrators know each other (i. e. , there is an ongoing relationship prior to, during, and after the violent episode) Some forms of family violence are sanctioned (e. g. , spanking) or considered normal (e. g. , fighting among siblings) Focuses on the relationships between multiple levels of influence (i. e. , societal, community, relationship, individual) involved in family violence. Holistic model that includes both perpetrator and victim characteristics. Violence between intimate partners living together (or separate) (cid:1) physical infliction of pain or injury (e. g. , hitting) (cid:1) emotional/psychological infliction of mental distress (e. g. , insults) (cid:1) Financial illegal or improper exploitation and/or use of funds or resources (e. g. , threatening a person out of assets) Sexual unwanted sexual behaviour directed toward an adult (e. g. , sexual coercion) (cid:1)