Violence and Abuse Patterns Flashcards
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Which type of elder abuse involves unauthorized use of an older adult's finances, property, or assets?
Answer: Financial exploitation
Financial exploitation is the unauthorized or improper use of an elder's resources and is one of the most common forms of elder abuse.
A pattern of injuries in different stages of healing across multiple body areas in a child suggests:
Answer: Repeated non-accidental trauma over time
Injuries in different stages of healing indicate repeated trauma events occurring at different times, a hallmark of ongoing physical abuse.
The FACES tool used in elder abuse assessments primarily evaluates:
Answer: Functional, cognitive, emotional, and social status plus environmental safety
FACES assesses Functional ability, Affect/mood, Cognitive status, Environmental safety, and Social supports in elder abuse screening.
An abuser who controls a victim's access to money, transportation, and social contacts is engaging in:
Answer: Coercive control
Coercive control is a pattern of behaviors used to dominate a partner through isolation, monitoring, and resource deprivation.
When a victim of human trafficking presents for healthcare, which finding most suggests labor trafficking rather than sex trafficking?
Answer: Musculoskeletal injuries, calluses, and malnutrition
Labor trafficking victims often present with occupational injuries, repetitive strain injuries, malnutrition, and signs of physical overexertion.
In abusive head trauma (shaken baby syndrome), the classic triad of findings includes:
Answer: Retinal hemorrhages, subdural hematoma, and encephalopathy
The classic triad of abusive head trauma is retinal hemorrhages, subdural hematoma, and encephalopathy, though individual findings vary.
Which statement about mandatory reporting of IPV for adult patients is accurate in most US states?
Answer: Adult IPV is generally not mandatorily reportable; the adult retains reporting autonomy
Unlike child abuse, adult IPV is not uniformly mandatorily reportable; in most states, the competent adult victim decides whether to involve law enforcement.