PSYC 331 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Bipolar Disorder, Intimate Partner Violence, Social Learning Theory
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Domestic violence: any violence occurring between family members. Intimate partner violence: any violence occurring between intimate partners who are living together or separated. Patriarchy: broad set of cultural beliefs and values that support the male dominance of women. Observational learning: learning behaviors by watching others perform these behaviors. Instigators: in social learning theory, these are events in the environment that act as a stimulus for acquired behaviors. Regulators: in social learning theory, these are consequences of behaviors. If personality disorder present, it would most likely be passive-dependent personality: has moderate impulsive-control problems, typically displays no disturbance in attachment to his partner. Is the most common type, with 50% of batterers being this type. Mandatory charging policies: policies that give police the authority to lay charges against a suspect where there is reasonable and probable grounds to believe a domestic assault has occurred. Criminal harassment: crime that involves repeatedly following, communicating with, watching, or threatening a person directly or indirectly.
