Deck 7: Child Neglect

Question 1

Polansky and his associates established three major causes of neglect, they included:

A) economic causes, psychological factors, and social forces.
B) personalistic causes, social causes, and ecological causes.
C) ecological causes, personalistic causes, and economic causes.
D) social causes, economic causes, and psychological causes.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Under the personalistic theory of child neglect,

A) neglect is viewed as being caused by complex social, psychological, interpersonal behaviors.
B) attributes child neglect to individual personality characteristics of the caretakers.
C) neglect is viewed as being caused by a series of simple interactions involving personality factors of the abuser that indicate he or she is lacking in certain parenting skills.
D) neglect is viewed as being caused by psycho-social factors such as poverty.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Nonorganic Failure to Thrive (NFTT) is a condition in infants diagnosed by the presence of

A) the infant is under the fifth percentile in both height and weight
B) the infant at one time weighed and was of a height within the expected norm.
C) the infant is under the fifth percentile in weight and was within the normal range at one time
D) both a and b

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Emotional neglect consists of

A) acts or omissions which are judged by the community standards and professional expertise to be psychologically damaging to the child.
B) omissions by the parent or caretaker which are considered by experts to be psychologically damaging to the child.
C) acts which result in psychological harm or injury to the child.
D) both b and c.

Question 5

Hart and Brassard identified specific categories of emotional neglect which included

A) spanking the child, rejecting the child, terrorizing the child and denying the child emotional responses.
B) spurning the child, terrorizing the child, corrupting the child and spanking the child.
C) spurning or rejecting the child, terrorizing the child, corrupting the child, and denying the child emotional responses.
D) use of guilt, constant criticism and unrealistic expectations.

Question 6

Medical neglect occurs when

A) the primary physician fails to take appropriate medical action to save the child from further injury.
B) school personnel fail to report cases of suspected child abuse.
C) the parent or caretaker agrees to acceptable medical services for the child.
D) there is a refusal of a parent or caretaker to obtain acceptable medical services for the child.

Question 7

A parent may refuse to grant permission for medical treatment for his or her child

A) if it violates the parent's religious beliefs.
B) if it violates the child's religious beliefs.
C) only if it violates both the parent's and the child's religious beliefs.
D) never if it endangers the child's wellbeing.

Question 8

Abandonment is

A) parental conduct that indicates a conscious rejection of the obligations of parenthood.
B) parental conduct that indicates that the parent may be rejecting the obligations of parenthood.
C) a form of physical abuse.
D) both b and c.

Question 9

Which of the following is not a characteristic of parents or caretakers who neglect their children?

A) Lack of motivation.
B) Inability to plan.
C) Lack of knowledge.
D) Inability to understand.

Question 10

Which of the following is not a characteristic of an emotionally neglected child?

A) Exaggerated fearfulness.
B) Substance abuse.
C) Laziness.
D) Habit disorders.

Question 11

One of the physical indicators of child neglect is a poor growth pattern.

Question 12

Behavioral indicators of child neglect include developmental lags, destructive to self and/or others, constant fatigue, depressed and frequent school absences.

Question 13

Diseases such as chronic renal disease, food allergies or congenital heart disease may cause a child to exhibit symptoms similar to NFTT.

Question 14

Polansky's Anatomy of Child Neglect includes the ecological theory of neglect, which is caused by stress as a result of living in poverty.

Question 15

Many researchers believe there is a correlation between the exposure of children to extreme violence and the eventual development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in these individuals.

Question 16

Abandonment is parental control that indicates a conscious rejection of the obligations of parenthood.

Question 17

The failure of a parent to obtain medical treatment of the child because of honest religious grounds is not considered as medical neglect.

Question 18

The term dirty home is used to identify a specific form of neglect.

Question 19

Children of rich parents are rarely neglected.

Question 20

Distinguish between physical abuse and neglect.

Question 21

Describe patterns of conduct that may cause emotional neglect in a child.

Question 22

If a mother drinks alcohol while pregnant, should she automatically be accused of child neglect? Under what circumstances is the drinking of alcohol a contributing factor to child neglect?

Question 23

Describe the circumstances in which the state can intervene to order medical treatment for a child that violates the parent's religious beliefs.

Question 24

What are behavioral indicators of neglected children?