Deck 2: Recognizing and Identifying Child Abuse

Question 1

What is medical neglect?

A) not giving the child medicine when needed
B) not providing adequate mental, medical and dental care for children
C) not giving children there shots when needed
D) none of these.

Answer 1

not providing adequate mental, medical and dental care for children

Question 2

The Trafficking Victim Protection Act

A) only affects children in Africa.
B) protects adults and children who are victims.
C) publishes reports on global exploitation.
D) facilitates recruitment, transportation and harboring of children.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What is legal age for a child to be left alone?

A) sixteen years old
B) fourteen years old
C) over eleven years old
D) depends on State

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A break in the bone that occurs as a result of serve trauma to a child from an instrument is called

A) abdominal and internal injury trauma.
B) fractures and skeletal injuries.
C) bruising.
D) physical abuse.

Question 5

The most common cause of death between the ages of 1-6 months is

A) physical abuse.
B) shaken baby syndrome.
C) SIDS.
D) failure to thrive.

Question 6

What should you watch for when evaluating physical abuse?

A) explanation for any injury from parent and child conflict
B) accidental injuries, unusual injuries for child's age
C) multiple injuries, unusual locations and shapes of injuries

Question 7

Which is the most prevalent form of child maltreatment?

A) sexual
B) emotional
C) neglect
D) medical abuse

Question 8

What is not a characteristic of a child with FAS?

A) small head circumference
B) undeveloped pinna
C) longer than normal limbs
D) flat, wide bridge on the nose

Question 9

Which answer is true about FAS symptoms?

A) wide bridge on the nose
B) thin upper lip
C) learning disabilities
D) all of the above

Question 10

What type of abuse underlies all types of abuse and is most likely the most predominant?

A) physical
B) sexual
C) neglect
D) psychological

Question 11

What are the major subtype(s) of neglect?

A) phsyical and emotional
B) educational
C) supervisory
D) medical
E) all of the above

Question 12

This system is the best source of data on the maltreatment of children.

A) America's Child Abuse and Neglect Data System
B) Child Abuse and Neglect Data System
C) National Maltreatment of Child Data System
D) National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System

Question 13

Spurning, terrorizing, exploiting, and corrupting are what types of abuse?

A) physical
B) emotional
C) sexual
D) all of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is the rare case of child abuse?

A) Drug Exposure
B) Shaken Baby Syndrome
C) Munchausen by proxy syndrome

Question 15

Physical Abuse is defined as

A) bruises on elbows, knees, and shins.
B) SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).
C) any type of injury to a child that is physically inflicted.
D) any kind of stomach pain.

Question 16

Emotional Abuse

A) is physical.
B) is known by many names.
C) usually qualifies for child protective intervention.
D) has no long term effects.

Question 17

What is the definition of supervisory neglect?

A) a child's physical needs not being meet
B) leaving a child alone who is unable to adequately supervise the child
C) not providing adequate mental health and medical for the child

Question 18

Emotional Neglect

A) is the same as emotional abuse.
B) is when adults fail to provide affection, support and nurture for the child.
C) is deliberate injury to the child by an adult.
D) is not the result of parental depression.

Question 19

What will often cause retinal detachment?

A) Shaken Baby Syndrome
B) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
C) Diabetes
D) Excessive Weight lifting

Question 20

Child labor as "economic exploitation" occurs when

A) a child works for pocket money.
B) a child works on a farm to help their family.
C) acting and modeling is done for specific hours.
D) the child's work is used to another's gain.

Question 21

Parents may give children __________ to get them to sleep?

Question 22

Grooming a child involves cleaning and bathing.

Question 23

_________________ is developmental problems caused by the mother drinking alcohol during pregnancy.

Question 24

FAS can cause learning disabilities and physical abnormalities.

Question 25

Sudden _____________ Death Syndrome.

Question 26

_______________ is the mark on young children which looks like bruising?

Question 27

_______________ is the purpose of work or sex of young children.

Question 28

Neglect is the failure to provide the basic needs such as food, personal hygiene, medical care, education, etc.

Question 29

A form of bullying is _________________, where a child is harassed by one or more children online chat rooms, instant message, email and on websites?

Question 30

What is the most common form of sexual abuse?

A) drug induced rape
B) acquaintance rape
C) incest
D) war rape

Question 31

The vast majority of sexual abuse occurs to females between the ages of 8-15 years.

Question 32

_________________% of SIDS deaths occur prior to 6 months of age?

Question 33

An eight year old child is left alone for three hours every day after school. Is this child abuse? Why or why not?

Question 34

Describe three of the five major types of abuse discussed in this chapter.