Deck 5: Abused and Neglected Juveniles

Question 1

Neglect deals with only the physical needs of children.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Neglected children are only from families living in poverty.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Victims of child abuse often have _____ and suffer from depression.

Answer 3

low self?esteem

Question 4

Fetal alcohol syndrome is a form of child abuse that occurs before the child is born.

Question 5

The first child protective service organization was formed in 1875.

Question 6

Not every state has child abuse reporting laws.

Question 7

Susan Paisner contends that violence is learned behavior.

Question 8

Compared to runaways, thrownaways tend to experience more violence and conflict with their families.

Question 9

Judges are generally given latitude to make an abused child's testifying less threatening.

Question 10

Emotional abuse is not as damaging to the child as physical abuse.

Question 11

Sexual abuse is either "intrafamilial" or "extrafamilial."

Question 12

Boys who watch their fathers' violence are more likely to engage in spousal abuse in adulthood.

Question 13

___________ is evidence of a form of child abuse that occurs before the child is born.

Question 14

______ was formed to defend innocent adult victims of child abuse hysteria.

Question 15

It is estimated that most child sexual abuse cases are reported to the police.

Question 16

Mother?son incest appears to be common.

Question 17

Child abuse is a recent problem in society.

Question 18

_______ type of incest appears to be rare.

Question 19

Generally victims of child abuse and neglect have low self?esteem.

Question 20

A phrase coined by C.H. Kempe in the 1960s based on clinical evidence of maltreatment is ___________.

Question 21

Which of the below statements are correct regarding fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS)?

A) It is evidence of a form of child abuse.
B) FAS children may exhibit impulsivity and poor communication skills.
C) It is one of the leading causes of mental retardation.
D) All of the above statements are correct.

Question 22

Explain the differences between runaways and thrownaways.

Question 23

Which of the following statements are correct regarding child abuse reporting?

A) Every state has some form of child abuse reporting statute.
B) Few states require that the report be made in writing.
C) Persons making good faith reports of child abuse are generally not immune from civil liability.
D) All of the above statements are correct.

Question 24

What is the purpose of child protective services?

Question 25

Which of the below statements are correct regarding missing children?

A) About one?fifth of the children considered as runaways were actually thrownaways.
B) The runaway problem was substantially larger in 1988 than it was in 1975.
C) Family abduction is no significant problem.
D) All of the above statements are correct.

Question 26

Which of the below statements are correct regarding child sexual abuse?

A) It is estimated that most child sexual abuse crimes are reported.
B) Home is a safe haven for child abuse victims.
C) In most reported cases, the offender was a relative or friend of the child.
D) Most child sexual abuse takes place outside of the home.

Question 27

Explain the two most frequent categories of child sexual abuse.

Question 28

Explain how a child may be harmed by emotional abuse.

Question 29

Explain the meaning of collective child abuse.

Question 30

To qualify as a thrownaway, which of the below situations qualify?

A) The child has been abandoned or deserted.
B) The child has been told directly to leave.
C) The child has run away but the caretaker has made no effort to recover the child.
D) All of the above statements are correct.

Question 31

Which of the below attributes are NOT developed by gang members as part of their defensive world view?

A) a feeling of vulnerability
B) a belief that no one can be trusted
C) a need to maintain social distance
D) an expectation that someone will come to their aid
E) an attraction to similarly defensive people

Question 32

Which of the below negative family influences are predictors of delinquency?

A) inadequate prenatal care
B) parental rejection
C) child abuse
D) all of the above