Deck 6: The Impact of Abuse and Neglect on Childrens Lives

Question 1

Children can suffer__________________ disabilities of many kinds as the result of abuse and neglect.

A) physical
B) mental
C) emotional

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Children who are exposed to amphetamines and other drugs through parental drug use may experience

A) accidental burns.
B) death.
C) poisoning.
D) all of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Post traumatic stress disorder is?

A) an extremely stressful event
B) physiological systems
C) emotional distress on the child
D) all of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

This allow(s) children to get along with peers and adults in positive ways:

A) prosocial skills
B) positive emotional development
C) attaching
D) positive self image

Question 5

The single most common risk factor for Failure to Thrive is

A) malnourishment.
B) poverty.
C) AIDS.
D) cerebral palsy.

Question 6

People who have been abused as children may experience what health risks as adults?

A) drinking problems
B) aggression
C) depression
D) all of the above

Question 7

Attachment is

A) a special bond formed between an infant and primary caregiver.
B) a special bond formed between an infant and a doctor.
C) an infant or child who is attached to a specific object.
D) a child that does not want to leave a foster home.

Question 8

___________ is a disorder of growth failure and/or delayed puberty of infancy, childhood and adolescence, which is involved with emotional deprivation and/or a pathological psychosocial environment.

A) Psychosocial short stature
B) Failure to Thrive
C) Cerebral palsy
D) Munchausen by Proxy

Question 9

A child with brain development problems may experience

A) nausea.
B) hypersensitivity.
C) positive attitudes.
D) lots of love and care.

Question 10

_____________ can come in a number of different ways for individuals who suffer from abuse and neglect.

A) Death
B) Medical problems
C) both of the above
D) neither of the above

Question 11

Failure to thrive can be caused by

A) genetic problems.
B) parenting skills.
C) physical problems.
D) all of the above.

Question 12

Persons repeatedly passing in and out of the child's life may produce short-term crises that can _________________ in/on a child.

A) cause post traumatic disorder
B) inflict emotional abuse
C) affect normal emotional development
D) affect normal physical development

Question 13

Which has been recognized as a predominant effect of child abuse and neglect?

A) post traumatic disorder
B) abnormal emotional development
C) abnormal physical development

Question 14

Which of the following are causes of FTT?

A) good health
B) dysfunctional parenting
C) crying babies
D) single mother

Question 15

What are pro-social skills?

A) social settings set up by the teacher
B) positive ways that children learn how to be autonomous with each other
C) a learning disability a child is born with
D) interactions with other parents

Question 16

Children who do not form appropriate attachments, particularly as a result of neglect or abuse, are at risk for

A) failure to thrive.
B) child abuse.
C) externalizing behavior.
D) internalizing behavior.

Question 17

Psychological distress as an adult often takes place because of the experience of childhood

A) trauma.
B) abuse.
C) emotional neglect.
D) abandonment.

Question 18

Children who do not form appropriate attachments

A) will grow up to be abusers.
B) can learn to form close relationships, if he/she receives help.
C) are at risk for Failure to Thrive.
D) none of the above

Question 19

Studies clearly indicate that children that are abused experience significant changes in the brain including

A) EEG readings.
B) break down of brain tissue.
C) both of the above

Question 20

MRI studies of children suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder caused by maltreatment have shown that their

A) brains had lesions.
B) brains are smaller overall and the structure is abnormal.
C) brains are larger overall and the structure is abnormal.
D) brains' blood flow is slowed down.

Question 21

Experiences that interfere with a maturing child's brain have the potential to adversely affect the child's future development and functioning.

Question 22

According to 2003 data, over 50% of children taken out of home-based methamphetamine labs had toxic levels of chemicals in their bodies.

Question 23

Prosocial skills are positive ways that children learn how to be autonomous with one another.

Question 24

Discuss what failure to thrive is.

Question 25

Failure to Thrive is also called Type 1 PSS.