Child, Older Adult and Intimate Partner Abuse Questions and Answers Which statement reflects a fact about family violence? A. Ninety-five percent of abuse victims are women. B. The victim's behavior is often the cause of the violence. C. Violence occurs in families of all backgrounds. D. Alcohol and stress are the major causes of abuse. C. Violence occurs in families of all backgrounds. The victim of abuse can expect the abuse to worsen when A. the perpetrator feels he is in complete control. B. the perpetrator is feeling remorseful for being abusive. C. the victim moves toward independence from the abuser. D. the victim submits to the domination of the perpetrator. C. the victim moves toward independence from the abuser An elderly woman who has been abused by her caregiver daughter tells the nurse, "You don't have to worry about me. My daughter cried and apologized. She promised me she will never hit me again." The nurse can assess that this is the stage in the cycle of violence known as A. tension building. B. acute battering. C. honeymoon. D. escalation. C. honeymoon. Which statement made by a parent of a child diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome would be assessed as