Deck 17: Parenting in Challenging Times

Question 1

The Adoption and Safe Family Act is the major law governing children in ________ care in this country.

Answer 1

foster care

Question 2

Elevated levels of the hormone __________ is a measure of the fear children experience when maltreated.

Answer 2

cortisol

Question 3

The most frequent form of maltreatment is __________

Answer 3

neglect

Question 4

Over __________ percent of children have serious or chronic illnesses.

Question 5

Children going to a community agency for therapy is a protective factor at the __________ level.

Question 6

To reduce the stress of a child's illness,parents are urged to form a collaborative partnership with __________.

Question 7

About 29 percent of military families find the middle of the __________ stage the most stressful.

Question 8

The four stages of the deployment cycle are: __________ _____________________.

Question 9

Maltreated infants are most often described as having __________ attachments to their mothers.

Question 10

Mothers seeking private therapy to change child-rearing behavior is a protective factor at the __________ level.

Question 11

Steve Wolin and Sylvia Wolin substitute the __________ model of development for the __________ model of development relied upon in the past.

Question 12

David Finkelhor and his colleagues have focused on a category of difficult childhood experiences termed __________

Question 13

The belief that sexual prowess is a sign of manliness is a risk factor at the __________ level

Question 14

Cultural and social beliefs that promote violence exist at the __________ level.

Question 15

It is estimated that __________ percent of children's abusers are parents.

Question 16

Many chronic illnesses place restrictions on children and teens that arouse feelings of __________.

Question 17

Persistent and extreme thwarting of a child's basic emotional needs is considered __________ maltreatment.

Question 18

The absence of a supervised neighborhood play space is a risk factor at the __________ level.

Question 19

Exposure to family violence begins in __________.

Question 20

The belief that physical force is an acceptable way to solve differences is a risk factor at the __________ level.

Question 21

Many children who have experienced one form of abuse have experienced another form of abuse as well.

Question 22

Children living in neighborhoods with high rates of crime and violence are at greater risk for child maltreatment.

Question 23

When abusing mothers received intensive parent therapy with their preschoolers,their children decreased their negative views of themselves and their parents.
C. True
D. False

Question 24

In one study,children had fewer worries after the September 11^th attacks than they had had three months before the attacks.

Question 25

In studies of families' responses to children's illnesses,the family member who most influences the family's level of stress is the

A) child.
B) father.
C) mother.
D) grandparent.

Question 26

The Wolins believe finding humor in difficult situations is a sign of resilience.

Question 27

Maltreatment affects children's behavior in such areas as

A) attachment to parents.
B) school performance.
C) peer relationships.
D) all of these

Question 28

Children are very aware of their bodies and from an early age have a clear sense of how they work.

Question 29

A telephone survey of 1,000 American families found rates of physical abuse of children to be ten to sixteen times higher than those reported to official agencies.

Question 30

Young children get their ideas about their bodies from colloquial expressions,their own sensations,and from time devoted to that part of the body.

Question 31

The social network of maltreating parents is larger than that of nonmaltreating parents.

Question 32

Physical abuse itself makes no significant contribution to children's problem behaviors beyond those related to poverty

Question 33

Pain Program Director Dr.Lonnie Zeltzer believes that if a child complains of pain,

A) a child is often seeking attention.
B) the pain is different from that an adult experiences.
C) the pain is real and the child is suffering.
D) the parent must wait before giving any medication

Question 34

Childhood is a time of health and energy and fewer than one percent of children develop a chronic illness.

Question 35

Foster parents have an easier time in caring for children than biological parents because children are only with them a short time.

Question 36

From 1990 to 2004 there have been significant decreases in _______________ abuse and increases in ______________.

A) physical/sexual; neglect
B) emotional/physical; sexual
C) neglect; physical abuse.
D) physical; sexual.

Question 37

Being victimized in one year does not increase a child's risk of being victimized in the next year.

Question 38

Which of the following is often true of parents who maltreat their children?

A) they set unrealistically high standards for children
B) they find activities with their children very enjoyable
C) they use fewer disciplinary techniques than non-maltreating parents
D) they are consistent in their discipline

Question 39

The Wolins consider that children can develop resiliencies in response to difficult life experiences.

Question 40

Children often think illness is a punishment for some misdeed.

Question 41

Information from studies of victimization suggest

A) when a report of abuse is made, inquiries should be made about other forms of abuse and victimization,
B) victimizations are relatively infrequent in children's lives,
C) people who have the greatest number of trauma symptoms may have experienced many forms of victimizations over time,
D) A and C

Question 42

In comparison to a national sample,young people who left foster care at age 18 and were followed up at age 19 were found

A) to have a greater likelihood of problems in employment and becoming self-sufficient
B) to be more successful at work and in keeping jobs
C) were highly motivated to stay in school
D) to avoid becoming young parents

Question 43

The majority of children leaving foster care at 17

A) were happy to be leaving foster care and getting resources to be on their own
B) felt lucky to have been placed in foster care
C) were critical of foster care they received
D) A and C

Question 44

A review of studies has identified ________________ as a factor in 80 to 90 percent of cases of physical and sexual abuse.

A) maltreaters' age
B) maltreater's own abuse as a child
C) domestic violence
D) substance abuse

Question 45

Estimates are that ________ percent of boys have experienced sexual abuse by age eighteen.

A) 6
B) 12
C) 18
D) 30

Question 46

Following the Oklahoma City bombing,research with school-aged children living one hundred miles away found

A) no increase in symptoms as children had no direct contact with victims.
B) 20 percent of children had bomb-related symptoms that decreased their functioning two years after the event.
C) absence of problems two years after the event.
D) A and C

Question 47

In addition to getting help from treatment programs,children who experience many adversities in life increase in self-worth as a result of

A) their own daily achievements in school.
B) their learning about the effects of adversities.
C) the passage of time.
D) their relationships with cousins.

Question 48

Parents' rights to care for children are terminated when parents

A) are reported to authorities for abuse of their children
B) have shown a court they are unable to care for children for an extended period of time
C) fail to defend themselves from the charge of abuse.
D) A and C

Question 49

The Wolins identify all of the following as resiliencies EXCEPT

A) insight.
B) intuition.
C) independence.
D) initiative.

Question 50

Which of the following helped abusing mothers of infants form secure attachments with their babies?

A) intensive mother-infant therapy focusing on mothers' relationships with others
B) being in control group with other mothers
C) psychoeducational written information mailed to parent
D) B and C

Question 51

Research after the September 11^th attacks reveals that children felt better because,

A) parents turned off the television.
B) parents asked them about their daily fears and worries
C) parents waited for children to bring up their concerns
D) A and C

Question 52

A Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy program has helped children

A) who have experienced many forms of trauma
B) because it focuses completely on children who are the victims.
C) if they stay in the program for a full year.
D) all of these

Question 53

In one study the majority of abused teens

A) blame themselves as well as the perpetrator
B) believe they should have prevented or avoided the abuse.
C) who blame themselves feel increased shame and depression.
D) all of these

Question 54

When stress of maltreatment in ongoing,stress hormones can

A)change children's immune system and their resistance to illness.
B)increases their intellectual alertness and problem-solving skills
C)decreases attention and memory
D)A and C.

Question 55

Many military families have psychological support when

A) they live far from military bases.
B) they live on military bases.
C) families remain with their families of origins.
D) A and C

Question 56

Foster parents often feel pressure from

A) biological parents.
B) court system
C) protective agency workers.
D) all of these

Question 57

In samples of teenagers who were victims of Hurricane Katrina,self-esteem decreased when teens' families

A) sought aid from community agencies.
B) refused to seek help from community agencies.
C) received aid from the extended family
D) were isolated from family members.

Question 58

In a sample of 1400 children and teens,_______ percent had experienced one or more victimizations in the course of a year?

A) 25
B) 50
C) 70
D) 90

Question 59

Critical element to breaking the generational cycle of family maltreatment is

A) education about the effects of abuse on those who experience it.
B) positive relationship with therapist, friend, or spouse.
C) avoiding any physical punishment.
D) having only one child

Question 60

A carefully controlled study of a small number of abused children revealed that

A) prior to placement, those who were maltreated had more problems than nonmaltreated children in the control group.
B) those who stayed at home with maltreating parent had slightly fewer problems than those who went into foster care.
C) those who went into foster care with familiar adults had less anxiety than those who went into foster care with strangers.
D) all of these

Question 61

Describe five forms of victimization children may experience and how often children,on average,experience victimizations in the course of a year.

Question 62

Describe four resiliencies that children can develop from adversity according to the Wolins.

Question 63

Describe five ways that maltreatment affects children's behavior.

Question 64

Describe four ways parents can reduce children's stress when they are physically ill.

Question 65

When mothers who were the victims of domestic violence received training in parenting skills,their children,two years later,

A) remained unhappy and noncompliant
B) had fewer problems with aggression and better relationships with peers
C) had increases in anger and noncompliance
D) were withdrawn from mothers and peers

Question 66

Describe four features of Trauma-Focused - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.