Deck 6: The Sexual Abuse of Children

Question 1

Society "sets up" its children as victims by:

A) teaching girls to be vulnerable
B) rewarding boys for compassionate behavior
C) encouraging girls to be "self-directed"
D) teaching boys to believe that they're "powerful"
E) all of the above

Answer 1

teaching girls to be vulnerable

Question 2

Although the incidence of sexual abuse of children seems significant, the reported cases represent a very small portion of the children actually abused. There are several reasons cited in your text for this:

A) sexual abuse is difficult to identify and prove
B) family members are less likely to report due to upsetting family balance
C) children are given few legal rights and are often not believed
D) children enjoy the attention given them by the offender
E) all but d

Answer 2

all but d

Question 3

Several factors that put children at risk for sexual victimization are:

A) social isolation
B) an absent mother
C) a mother who is not close to her child emotionally
D) presence of a step-father in the home
E) all of the above

Answer 3

all of the above

Question 4

The degree of trauma a child experiences depends upon several variables. Which is NOT one of those variables?

A) whether or not the police are involved
B) the identity of the perpetrator
C) the duration of the abuse
D) the extent of the abuse
E) the first reactions of significant others at disclosure

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a sign associated with sexual abuse?

A) a child who has poor peer relations
B) a child who is secretive
C) a child who has poor resistance to stress
D) a chronic runaway
E) a child who has sexual knowledge beyond his/her years

Question 6

What factors lead to the validation of child sexual abuse?

A) progression of sexual activity
B) child who has explicit details
C) when pressure or coercion is used
D) when a child is asked to keep the secret of what was done to him/her
E) all of the above

Question 7

The adolescent abuser can have which of the following characteristics

A) be a "loner"
B) be sexually immature
C) lacking suitable sex education
D) have minimal peer group activities
E) all of the above

Question 8

A pedophile refers to

A) someone who has a sexual interest in children
B) someone with any type of a sexual fetish
C) a man or woman who is only interested sexually in boys
D) a homosexual man who is also interested in little boys
E) all of the above

Question 9

The regressed offender

A) prefers female victims
B) prefers male victims
C) is compulsive in his actions
D) is not likely to be a substance abuser
E) has the worst prognosis due to his inability to feel little shame or guilt

Question 10

Finkelhor's Four Condition Model is an example of

A) a single factor theory
B) a process theory
C) an integrated theory
D) a multifactor theory

Question 11

Emotional congruence on the part of a sex offender is often the result of

A) alcohol abuse
B) an impulse disorder
C) arrested emotional development
D) the oedipal conflict
E) marital problems

Question 12

The theory that is organized into four sets of problems or psychological mechanisms exemplified by sexual offenders is the

A) pathways model
B) relapse prevention model
C) integrated theory
D) cycle of offending model
E) preconditions model

Question 13

The ____________ model has become a popular tool used by clinicians to treat a variety of addictive behaviors including sexual abuse.

A) four preconditions model
B) relapse prevention model
C) integrated model
D) single factor theory
E) Groth's fixated and regressed model

Question 14

Gilgun found that men who were abused in childhood were more likely to become perpetrators if

A) their peer relationships were normal growing up
B) they had confidant relationships where what was talked about was sex
C) they began to masturbate well after the age of twelve
D) they used sex to maintain equilibrium
E) all of the above

Question 15

Women are less likely than men to abuse because

A) they are more likely to have empathy for the child
B) they are used to being victimized and do not want to victimize others
C) they prefer stronger and bigger partners
D) they are not as likely as men to sexualize affection
E) all of the above

Question 16

Discuss the three categories of models used to explain why perpetrators sexually abuse children. What is an example of a model in each category? Which do you think is more accurate? Explain your answer.

Question 17

Cite the reasons why men are more likely to abuse than women. How is this rooted in the attitudes of our culture? Might this differ in other cultures? Why?