PSYC39H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Duluth Model, Ethology
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This changed along with canadian law in 1980s: defining it is controversial. Most current one involves non-violent abuse like emotional & financial abuse: differential rates of abuse are due to differences in who is sampled & what is counted. Some studies include # of cases reported & some include substantiated allegations: prevalence - total # of victims of abuse in a specified time period. Incidence - # of new cases identified/reported at a given time (usually a year): different types of f. v. overlap in risk factors & causes, types of f. v. : psychological/emotional abuse (one of the most hurtful types), physical abuse, financial/material abuse (often studies in initiate relationships & elderly), sexual abuse, neglect abuse (most common type in children & elderly), exposure to parental violence. Ecological model of f. v: conceptualizes the interaction among factors related to violence in intimate relationships, child abuse, & elder abuse, at multiple levels - individual (biological.
