Deck 2: Risk Factors for Child Maltreatment

Question 1

One risk factor for child maltreatment is large family size. According to the Ecological Systems Theory, this is a problem in the

A) Microsystem
B) Mesosystem
C) Exosystem
D) Macrosystem
E) Chronosystem

Answer 1

Microsystem

Question 2

Brad's job is extremely demanding. As a result he is rarely at home while his son is awake. If this results in emotional neglect, which system in the Ecological Systems Theory led to the neglect?

A) Microsystem
B) Mesosystem
C) Exosystem
D) Macrosystem
E) Chronosystem

Answer 2

Chronosystem

Question 3

Some child care advocates worry that the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 likely led to an increase in child maltreatment. If this was the case, which system in the Ecological Systems Theory led to the new maltreatment cases?

A) Microsystem
B) Mesosystem
C) Exosystem
D) Macrosystem
E) Chronosystem

Answer 3

Chronosystem

Question 4

Females are more likely than males to be perpetrators of

A) Sexual abuse
B) Neglect
C) All forms of abuse
D) None of the above

Question 5

Males are more likely than males to be perpetrators of

A) Sexual abuse
B) Neglect
C) All forms of abuse
D) None of the above

Question 6

When state officials report which factors are most strongly linked to child maltreatment, they say:

A) Family size and maternal depression
B) Child factors and parental substance abuse
C) Parental substance abuse and poverty
D) Poverty and parental mental illness

Question 7

Concern about maternal depression is heightened because

A) it nearly always involves psychosis
B) it is more common in females and in during prime child bearing ages
C) it is extremely rare, so we know little about it
D) it always leads to child maltreatment

Question 8

Which of the following is not associated with increased risk for maltreatment?

A) Young maternal age
B) Low maternal educational level
C) Lack of knowledge about child development
D) All of the above are risk factors

Question 9

Which of the following is true about the intergenerational transmission of abuse?

A) Nearly all children who are maltreated go on to maltreat their children
B) Approximately 50% of children who are maltreated go on to maltreat their children
C) A third or less of children who are maltreated go on to maltreat their children
D) Almost no children who are maltreated go on to maltreat their children

Question 10

According to Ney (1989), the highest rate of intergenerational transmission is seen for

A) Verbal Abuse
B) Physical Abuse
C) Physical Neglect
D) Sexual Abuse

Question 11

According to Ney (1989), the lowest rate of intergenerational transmission is seen for

A) Verbal Abuse
B) Physical Abuse
C) Physical Neglect
D) Sexual Abuse

Question 12

Which of the following children would be at the greatest risk of being maltreated?

A) One who lives with her married, biological parents
B) One who lives with a single parent
C) One who lives with a single parent and their partner
D) They would all be at approximately the same risk for maltreatment

Question 13

Which of the following children would be at the greatest risk of being maltreated?

A) An only child
B) One of two children in the family
C) One of three children in the family
D) One of four or more children in the family

Question 14

Approximately of families with documented intimate partner violence also involved child maltreatment.

A) 10%
B) 25%
C) 40%
D) 55%

Question 15

Poverty seems to be correlated with the greatest increase in the risk of

A) Physical abuse
B) Neglect
C) Sexual abuse
D) Poverty does not increase the risk for maltreatment

Question 16

With regard to parental employment status, which group is associated with the highest risk for child maltreatment?

A) Parents who are unemployed
B) Parents who are employed
C) Parents who are not in the work force
D) Parental employment status is not a risk factor for child maltreatment

Question 17

In research on military families, there seems to be a significantly reduced risk of as compared to civilian families?

A) Neglect
B) Physical Abuse
C) Sexual Abuse
D) No forms of maltreatment showed a reduced risk

Question 18

If a child lives in a poor environment and is being raised by a single parent, we know he will be maltreated.

Question 19

If a child has a developmental delay, they are at an increased risk for child maltreatment.

Question 20

A parent with a history of substance abuse who is now completely sober is at increased risk of maltreating their child.

Question 21

Most people who maltreat their children can be diagnosed as having a psychological disorder.

Question 22

Neglectful parents have less knowledge about children and child development than do non-neglectful parents.

Question 23

The majority of maltreated children do not go on to maltreatment their children.

Question 24

Children from low income families are more likely to be seriously injured by abuse than are children from families with higher incomes.

Question 25

Female perpetrators are associated with fatal or near fatal abuse more often than are male perpetrators.

Question 26

Why are young children at greater risk for child maltreatment than older children?

Question 27

List 3 reasons that maltreated child may grow up to become an abusive parent.

Question 28

If you were investigating a possible case of child maltreatment list a child factor, a parental factor, a family factor and an extra-familial factor that would make you more concerned about the situation.

Question 29

What might explain why maltreating families tend to be socially isolated?

Question 30

List 3 risk factors and 3 protective factors associated with military families.