The nurse is leading a support group for women who have experienced interpersonal vio-lence. When a patient asks about the characteristics of the perpetrators of interpersonal violence, the nurse accurately responds that they are:
a. Usually under the influence of alcohol
b. Most often someone the victim knows
c. A stranger to the victim in most cases
d. Often in a psychotic state during the act
ANS: B
Statistics show that interpersonal violence is usually committed by someone the victim knows. Drugs and alcohol are not necessarily involved. The victim usually knows the perpe-trator. The perpetrators are aware of what they are doing.
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