Deck 6: Child Sexual Abuse

Question 1

While the figures may vary from study to study regarding the types and incidents of child sexual abuse, most scholars agree that which of the following commits the most incidents of abuse

A) acquaintances of the child
B) family members of the child
C) strangers
D) siblings of the child

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Child sexual abuse includes which of the following conditions

A) the offender must be a family member
B) there must be actual penetration of the body of the child
C) the health or welfare of the child must be harmed or threatened
D) the offender must be an adult

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Extrafamilial sexual abuse refers to

A) any type of exploitative sexual contact occurring between relatives.
B) those members of the family who abuse the child but do not live in the child's home at the time of the sexual act.
C) sexual acts committed by members of the family outside the home.
D) exploitative sexual contact with the perpetrator who may be known to the child or unknown to the child.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Child sexual abuse is distinguished from rape in that

A) the perpetrator may use a variety of different techniques to achieve the objective of sexual gratification.
B) Rape normally involves sexual acts as the result of force or fear.
C) Child sexual abuse may include manipulation of the child.
D) all of the above.

Question 5

Finkelhor established the Four Preconditions Model of Sexual Abuse Theory, which stated that certain factors or preconditions create a personal and social context for expressing sexually abusive behavior. These factors include

A) factors that concern the victim's ability to resist the sexual advance, factors outside the control of the perpetrator, factors that the perpetrator must overcome internally that would normally prevent him from sexually abusing the child and factors that prevent abuse such as the lack of social support for the mothers.
B) factors outside the control of the perpetrator, factors that concern the victim's ability to resist the sexual advance, factors that the perpetrator must overcome internally that would normally prevent him from sexually abusing the child and motivation to sexual abuse the child.
C) factors outside the control of the perpetrator, factors that concern the victim's ability to resist the sexual advance, and motivation to sexual abuse the child.
D) facts that prevent abuse such as the lack of social support for the mothers, the child's availability, the age and sophistication of the child, and the child's previous sexual experience.

Question 6

Young boys may be victims of child sexual abuse. Which of the following is a reason that they may not report these acts or incidents?

A) boys may not want to be viewed as sissies or perceived as weak.
B) boys do not normally have to account for their movements to the same degree that young girls do.
C) stereotypes lead us to look for sexual abuse with girls, not boys.
D) all the above.

Question 7

Which of the following is not a behavioral indicator of child sexual abuse?

A) fear, inability to trust, anger and hostility and inappropriate sexual behavior.
B) depression, guilt or shame and problems in school.
C) frequent urinary tract or yeast infection, and stained or bloody underwear.
D) somatic complaints, sleep disturbances and regressive behavior.

Question 8

When a child has been sexually abused, medical evidence is found

A) in only 10 to 50 percent of all cases.
B) in all cases where there has been penetration by the perpetrator.
C) in 80 to 90 percent of all cases.
D) in 80 to 90 percent of cases involving sexual intercourse.

Question 9

The prohibition against incest includes which of the following theories?

A) multidimensional, multifactor, biological, social and psychological.
B) multidimensional, feminist, biological, familial, and psychological.
C) feminist, biological, social, psychological and multifactor.
D) multifactor, familial, psychological, biological and feminist.

Question 10

Obscenity

A) is the same as pornography.
B) is protected under the First Amendment.
C) may be regulated as outside the scope of the First Amendment.
D) both a and c.

Question 11

The factors that affect the degree of stress or trauma a child victim experiences are s

A) type of abuse
B) identity of the abuser.
C) extent of abuse
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 12

High-risk years for child sexual abuse are:

A) 4-9 years old.
B) 2-5 years old.
C) 10-13 years old.
D) 14-18 years old.

Question 13

Tower's factors which affect the degree of stress or trauma which a child victim may experience may include all but what?

A) The identity of the offender or the duration of the abuse.
B) The age the abuse started or the extent of the abuse.
C) The type of abuse or personality of the child.
D) The methodological impact or political context of the abuse.

Question 14

If a child has been sexual molested, there will always be physical indicators such as genital bruises or bleeding.

Question 15

Most authorities agree that medical evidence is found in only 10 to 50 percent of all child sexual abuse cases.

Question 16

Harm to the victim is an element of child sexual abuse.

Question 17

Intrafamilial sexual abuse includes incest.

Question 18

Touching sexual offenses include fondling.

Question 19

Strangers are more often the offenders in child sexual abuse cases.

Question 20

Numerous studies indicate that child sexual abusers do not fit any stereotype.

Question 21

Nonsexual behavioral indicators in older children include substance abuse.

Question 22

Nonsexual behavioral indicators in young children include the fear of being left alone.

Question 23

Explain Tower's five phases of child sexual abuse.

Question 24

Discuss Goth's classification of sexual molester. What are the criticisms, if any, of his approach?

Question 25

Compare and contrast the five theories that attempt to explain the prohibition against incest.

Question 26

Compare and contrast pornography and obscenity.

Question 27

What are Conte's characteristics of child sexual abusers?