What Do Victimologists Call the Clinical Condition of Non-Accidental Injuries

question 46

Multiple Choice

What do victimologists call the clinical condition of non-accidental injuries repeatedly inflicted by parents or guardians, reflecting a cyclical pattern of inflicting excessive punishments?

• A) Shaken-baby syndrome
• B) Battered-child syndrome
• C) Adam Walsh syndrome
• D) Stockholm Syndrome

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Definitions:

Reciprocal Helping

Reciprocal helping is a social behavior where an individual aids another with the expectation that the help will be returned in the future, enhancing survival chances for both.

Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis

The idea that the more frustrated a person feels, the more likely the person is to act aggressively.

Risky-Shift Effect

The phenomenon where a group collectively decides on a course of action that is more extreme than they would have decided individually.

Normative Influence

Social influence that leads individuals to conform in order to be accepted or liked by a group, following the group's norms and expectations.