Violence Risk and Threat Assessment

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Question 1 of 25

1. Question
According to the biopsychosocial model for violence toward others, which of the following are included as individual/psychological risk factors?
- Male gender, age 15-24, paranoia, above average intelligence.
- Male gender, age 15-24, paranoia, below average intelligence.
- Male gender, age 25-35, paranoia, above average intelligence.
- Male gender, age 25-35, paranoia, above average intelligence.
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Question 2 of 25

2. Question
According to the biopsychosocial model for violence toward others, which of the following are included as social/environmental risk factors?
- Adolescent peer group violence, economic instability/poverty, alcohol/psychostimulant use.
- Pre-teen peer group violence, economic instability/poverty, alcohol/psychostimulant use.
- Adolescent peer group violence, divorce, alcohol/psychostimulant use.
- Pre-teen peer group violence, divorce, alcohol/psychostimulant use.
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Question 3 of 25

3. Question
According to the biological model for violence toward others, which of the following are included as social/environmental risk factors?
- No history of central nervous system (CNS) trauma with unaccountable CNS signs and symptoms, major mental disorder.
- History of central nervous system (CNS) trauma without CNS signs and symptoms, major mental disorder.
- History of central nervous system (CNS) trauma, CNS signs and symptoms, major mental disorder.
- History of heart trauma, signs and symptoms associated with irregular heartbeat, major mental disorder.
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Question 4 of 25

4. Question
Individuals with paranoia are at higher risk of committing violence due to:
- Quick reaction times when others strike first.
- Fear of others, resulting in potentially striking first.
- They are not at higher risk of committing violence.
- They are frequently targets of violence themselves.
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Question 5 of 25

5. Question
Command hallucinations, a subset of hallucinations that tell an individual to act, usually share which of the following characteristics?
- They occur in approximately 1/3rd of those who experience hallucinations and are usually successfully resisted.
- They occur in approximately 50% of those who experience hallucinations and are usually successfully resisted.
- They occur in approximately 1/3rd of those who experience hallucinations and are not usually resisted.
- They occur in approximately 50% of those who experience hallucinations and are not usually resisted.
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Question 6 of 25

6. Question
Homicides involving psychostimulants are usually characterized by:
- Overkill and use of strangulation.
- Overkill and use of a firearm.
- Overkill and use of a knife.
- Overkill and punching.
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Question 7 of 25

7. Question
Meloy notes that asking about weapons interest and history is a valuable aspect of a violence risk assessment. Which of the following is NOT one of the questions he recommends to guide this assessment?
- Who taught you to use the weapon(s)?
- Why should I believe what you are telling me?
- When was the last time you went to a gun show or visited a gun store?
- Do you regularly photograph yourself with weapons?
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Question 8 of 25

8. Question
Some symptoms of central nervous system trauma include:
- Recurrent dizziness.
- Perceptual distortions.
- Déjà vu experiences.
- All of the above.
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Question 9 of 25

9. Question
Forensic criteria for affective violence includes all of the following EXCEPT:
- Intense automonic arousal.
- Variable goals.
- Primarily emotional/defensive.
- Heightened and diffuse awareness.
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Question 10 of 25

10. Question
Forensic criteria for predatory violence includes all of the following EXCEPT:
- No conscious arousal.
- No imminent perceived threat.
- Time-limited behavioral sequence.
- Primarily cognitive/attack.
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Question 11 of 25

11. Question
Cleckley (1941) developed a list of 16 criteria for describing psychopaths that include:
- Superficial charm and good intelligence.
- Unreliability.
- Pathological egocentricity and incapacity for love.
- All of the above.
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Question 12 of 25

12. Question
Pathological lying can be reliably detected by observing:
- Facial gestures.
- Eye movements.
- Nervousness.
- None of the above.
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Question 13 of 25

13. Question
Bursten’s (1972) manipulative cycle includes which four stages?
- A goal conflict, the intent to deceive, the successful deceptive act, feelings of contemptuous delight.
- A goal conflict, the intent to deceive, the intent to act, the successful deceptive act.
- Victim identification, the intent to deceive, the intent to act, the successful deceptive act.
- Victim identification, the intent to deceive, the successful deceptive act, feelings of contemptuous delight.
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Question 14 of 25

14. Question
Dietz (1996) categorized the ways in which paraphilic desires are manifested to include:
- With a consensual sexual partner.
- In fantasy alone.
- With an abducted, nonconsensual sexual partner.
- All of the above.
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Question 15 of 25

15. Question
Search polygyny refers to a mating strategy that involves:
- Searching for the “perfect” mate.
- Males who travel and impregnate as many women as possible.
- Seeking to have as many different sexual experiences as possible.
- None of the above.
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Question 16 of 25

16. Question
The psychopaths need for stimulation/proneness to boredom results in which of the following behavioral manifestations:
- Drug and alcohol abuse.
- An inability to learn from punishment.
- An ability to be an effective predator.
- All of the above.
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Question 17 of 25

17. Question
Poor behavioral control in the psychopath is associated with which of the following:
- Rapid escalation, violence when provoked, generally poor motor control over anger.
- Slow escalation, violence when provoked, generally poor motor control over anger.
- Rapid escalation, violence when provoked, but generally strong motor control over anger.
- Slow escalation, violence when provoked, but generally strong motor control over anger.
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Question 18 of 25

18. Question
The psychopathic trait of Irresponsibility is best characterized by:
- Failure to accept responsibility.
- Not being trustworthy.
- Impulsivity.
- Lack of remorse.
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Question 19 of 25

19. Question
To important biological findings associated with aggressive narcissism are:
- It increases when affective intensity decreases and it is associated with a decrease in cerebral asymmetry.
- It decreases when affective intensity decreases and it is associated with a decrease in cerebral asymmetry.
- It increases when affective intensity decreases and it is associated with an increase in cerebral asymmetry.
- It decreases when affective intensity decreases and it is associated with a increase in cerebral asymmetry.
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Question 20 of 25

20. Question
Compared to non-psychopaths, psychopaths are:
- More violent, are more likely to use a weapon, often display sadistic traits.
- More violent, less likely to use a weapon, often display sadistic traits.
- Less aggressive in prison, less likely to use a weapon, often display sadistic traits.
- Less aggressive in prison, more likely to use a weapon, often display sadistic traits.
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Question 21 of 25

21. Question
Which of the following statements are true of conduct disordered children?
- All conduct disordered children grow up to be antisocial adults.
- Conduct disorder criteria never change.
- Conduct disorder is a homogeneous diagnosis.
- There are effective treatments for conduct disorder.
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Question 22 of 25

22. Question
Which of the following represent static variables?
- Race, child abuse, educational history, employment history.
- Race, child abuse, educational history, living arrangements.
- Violent fantasies, child abuse, educational history, employment history.
- Race, child abuse, alcohol/drug use, employment history.
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Question 23 of 25

23. Question
Which of the following represent dynamic variables?
- Perceived stress, social support, alcohol/drug use, educational history.
- Perceived stress, social support, alcohol/drug use, hallucinations.
- Race, child abuse, educational history, employment history.
- Race, child abuse, alcohol/drug use, employment history.
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Question 24 of 25

24. Question
Which of the following is true of individuals with severe mental illness:
- Individuals with a severe mental illness and without a substance use diagnosis are involved in significantly less community violence than people with both a severe mental illness and substance abuse diagnoses.
- Patients without substance abuse did not differ from community controls without substance abuse in the frequency of violence or aggressive acts.
- Prevalence for violence is higher among both patients and community controls who abuse substances.
- All of the above.
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Question 25 of 25

25. Question
The four criteria included in the Rapid Risk Assessment for Sexual Offense Recidivism (RRASOR) are:
- Number of prior sexual arrests, age < 25 at time of release, previous targeting of male victim, previous victim unrelated to the offender.
- Number of prior sexual arrests, age between 20-25 at time of release, previous targeting of male victim, previous victim unrelated to the offender.
- Number of prior sexual arrests, age < 25 at time of release, previous targeting of female victims only, previous victim unrelated to the offender.
- Number of prior sexual arrests, age < 25 at time of release, previous targeting of male victim, previous victim related to the offender.
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