ICDVP Prevention Education 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which concept refers to the gradual process by which an abuser gains control over a victim before overt violence begins?
- Cycle of violence
- Coercive control (Correct answer)
- Trauma bonding
- Secondary victimization
Correct answer: Coercive control
Coercive control describes an ongoing pattern of tactics — including isolation, monitoring, and intimidation — used to dominate a partner.
Question 2: What is the primary goal of primary prevention in the context of domestic violence?
- Providing shelter to survivors
- Stopping violence before it occurs (Correct answer)
- Rehabilitating offenders post-conviction
- Reducing re-victimization
Correct answer: Stopping violence before it occurs
Primary prevention aims to stop domestic violence from ever happening by addressing root causes and risk factors before abuse begins.
Question 3: Social norms marketing in DV prevention campaigns works by:
- Publicizing harsh criminal penalties for abusers
- Correcting misperceptions about how common harmful behaviors are (Correct answer)
- Providing hotline numbers to all households
- Training police in trauma-informed response
Correct answer: Correcting misperceptions about how common harmful behaviors are
Social norms marketing challenges inflated perceptions of how widespread harmful behaviors are, encouraging people to align with actual healthy community standards.
Question 4: Which setting is considered particularly important for delivering DV prevention programs to adolescents?
- Retirement communities
- Middle and high schools (Correct answer)
- Emergency rooms only
- Law enforcement academies
Correct answer: Middle and high schools
Schools reach large numbers of young people during the developmental period when relationship attitudes and behaviors are being formed.
Question 5: Cultural humility in prevention education requires practitioners to:
- Apply a single universal program to all groups without adaptation
- Continuously reflect on and address their own biases while respecting community expertise (Correct answer)
- Focus only on English-speaking participants
- Avoid discussing cultural differences altogether
Correct answer: Continuously reflect on and address their own biases while respecting community expertise
Cultural humility is an ongoing process of self-reflection and learning that centers the knowledge and values of the communities being served.
Question 6: What does 'secondary prevention' in domestic violence focus on?
- Preventing violence before it starts
- Early identification and intervention with at-risk individuals (Correct answer)
- Long-term rehabilitation of convicted abusers
- Providing legal advocacy post-violence
Correct answer: Early identification and intervention with at-risk individuals
Secondary prevention targets high-risk individuals or situations to intervene early and reduce the likelihood that risk becomes actual violence.
Question 7: Which factor is recognized as a community-level PROTECTIVE factor against domestic violence?
- High rates of substance use in the neighborhood
- Strong social support networks and community connectedness (Correct answer)
- Lack of recreational facilities
- Frequent residential turnover
Correct answer: Strong social support networks and community connectedness
Strong social networks and community cohesion reduce isolation and create environments where domestic violence is less likely to be tolerated.
ICDVP Prevention Education 3
Which concept refers to the gradual process by which an abuser gains control over a victim before overt violence begins?