When Working with Perpetrators of Domestic Violence, Jenkins Uses a Nine-Step

question 30

Multiple Choice

When working with perpetrators of domestic violence, Jenkins uses a nine-step model that requires the client to:

• A) take full responsibility for the violence and for ending it.
• B) externalize the violence and attack it.
• C) identify powerlessness against violence and succumb to it.
• D) identify the cause of the violence and reduce it.

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Definitions:

Prefrontal Cortex

A region of the cerebral cortex implicated in a variety of complex behaviors, including planning, and greatly involved in personality development.

Brain

The organ located in the skull responsible for coordinating sensation, intellectual and nervous activity.

Impulses

are sudden, involuntary urges to do something, often without premeditation.

Pruning

The process of reducing or eliminating neural connections in the brain that are not used, which serves to streamline cognitive functioning.