Deck 7: Child Sexual Abuse

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a common specific negative effect of CSA mentioned by the author in adolescents?

A)depression
B)withdrawal
C)general PTSD
D)illegal acts

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Finkelhor and colleagues reported that in their telephone interview study, ______ of children reported being in a comprehensive abuse or victimization program.

A)67%
B)50%
C)34%
D)71%

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Girls are sexually abused at a ______ boys.

A)similar rate to
B)higher rate than
C)lower rate than
D)slightly lower rate than

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a common specific negative effect of CSA mentioned by the author in school-age children?

A)fear
B)nightmares
C)general PTSD
D)aggression

Question 5

______ refers to the experience of multiple harmful events that may be impactful over the long term.

A)Multiple abuses
B)Polyvictimization
C)Dualvictimization
D)Multivictimization

Question 6

Finkelhor and colleagues reported that in their telephone interview study, ______ of children reported being in a school-based abuse or victimization program.

A)67%
B)50%
C)34%
D)71%

Question 7

The most reliable estimates of CSA currently available suggest that ______ of female children are sexually abused during childhood.

A)35-40%
B)30-40%
C)50-55%
D)20-30%

Question 8

______ refers to the rate of occurrence of a condition of disease.

A)Incidence
B)Frequency
C)Prevalence
D)Occurrence

Question 9

According to Peters, Wyatt, and Finkelhor, studies of prevalence of CSA began as early as ______.

A)1929
B)1940
C)1890
D)1960

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a pillar of prevention released by the National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation?

A)strengthen child serving organizations' prevention capacity
B)support healthy development
C)promote healthy relationships and sex education for children and youth
D)increase funding for perpetrator treatment programs

Question 11

Finkelhor and colleagues reported that in their telephone interview study, ______ of children reported an attempted or complete victimization.

A)67%
B)51%
C)34%
D)71%

Question 12

One problem with relying too heavily on risk-factors in prevention of CSA is that ______?

A)there are always some margin of children who are victims of CSA that do not fit within the risk factors
B)the risk factors are not empirically reliable
C)there have not been all that many identified risk factors
D)the risk factors have been collected using sample data and thus the risk factors do not account for all children

Question 13

It was ______ in the ______ that first suggested sexual abuse of children was associated with mental health problems in adults.

A)Freud; 1890s
B)Finkelhor; 1980s
C)Bolen; 1990s
D)Lovett; 2004

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT one of the four themes identified by Myers and colleagues in their review of CSA literature from 1900 to 1975?

A)child sexual abuse is uncommon
B)child sexual abuse is not harmful
C)mothers are culpable
D)fathers are culpable

Question 15

The Christchurch Health and Development study showed that subjects exposed to severe CSA had ______ more problems than those without a history of CSA.

A)3.5
B)7.0
C)1.5
D)2.5

Question 16

The ______ aims at educating adults about being more responsible for protecting children from abuse by teaching them how to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly.

A)Prevention Program
B)CSA Prevention
C)Stewards of Children
D)Children First Program

Question 17

It was not until the ______ and ______ that child sexual abuse was largely recognized.

A)1980s; 1990s
B)1950s; 1960s
C)1960s; 1970s
D)1970s; 1980s

Question 18

______ describes how frequently some condition of disease occurs in the population.

A)Incidence
B)Frequency
C)Prevalence
D)Occurrence

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a common specific negative effect of CSA mentioned by the author in preschool-aged children?

A)anxiety
B)nightmares
C)general PTSD
D)aggression

Question 20

The text explains that as many as ______ of children and adolescents do not disclose CSA until adulthood.

A)70-80%
B)50-60%
C)30-50%
D)60-80%

Question 21

Please discuss the authors stance on prevention.Summarize their conclusions.

Question 22

Discuss the conclusions the authors come to in terms of important lessons for the field regarding the body of evidence on the effects of CSA.

Question 23

Please explain when and what influenced the recognition of child sexual abuse on a large scale.

Question 24

Please explain the difference between prevalence and incidence, explain what this means in terms of CSA.

Question 25

Please summarize the discussion of risk factors presented by the authors in the text.