| A | B |
|---|
| Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) | Violent behavior that occurs among partners in a romantic relationship |
| Situational Violence | Sporadic intimate partner violence that arises from particular circumstances |
| Intimate Terrorism | A consistent and pervasive pattern of intimate partner violence |
| Behavioral Theories of IPV | Explanations for violent behavior that focus on how the perpetrator perceives the balance between the rewards and costs of that behavior |
| Social Learning Theory of IPV | A theoretical framework emphasizing that violence is learned through the observations of how others' violent behaviors are rewarded and punished |
| Feminist Theories of IPV | Explanations for violent behavior of men against women that emphasize how it arises out of the historically unequal division of power by gender |
| Child Maltreatment | A general term encompassing the many ways that parents abuse and neglect their children |
| Surveillance Bias | The tendency for past victims of child maltreatment to be under great suspicion of perpetrating child maltreatment when they become parents themselves |
| Elder Abuse | A general term encompassing the many ways that caregivers can abuse and neglect elderly family members |
| Material Exploitation | The misappropriation of a victim's money or property by a caretaker |
| Relationship of Trust | Any relationship in which there is a reasonable expectation that each person cares for the best interests of the other |
| Asian American Women | Lowest IPV rate |
| Native and African American Women | Highest IPV rate |
| 96% | Percent of all IPV murder-suicide victims that are women |
| 40-70% | Percent of all female homicide victims that are killed by intimate partners |
