Deck 3: Maltreatment and the Developing Child

Question 1

Which of the following is an important task for children to accomplish?

A) learning to trust others
B) developing a good self-image
C) learning to differentiate between feelings and behavior
D) learning to set priorities
E) all of the above

Answer 1

all of the above

Question 2

During pregnancy a mother must

A) accept the fetus as part of herself
B) accept the fetus as an individual
C) become totally at peace with her past
D) become independent
E) both a and b

Answer 2

both a and b

Question 3

Which of the following does NOT describe the abused child between 6-12 months?

A) poor muscle tone
B) slow to reach for toys
C) does not demonstrate stranger anxiety
D) delay in social responsiveness
E) none of the above

Answer 3

none of the above

Question 4

A preschool child whose development has been disturbed by abuse can be observed completing tasks

A) because he feels pride in getting them done
B) because he wants to show others he can do it
C) but he is more concerned with the reactions of the adults than with the task
D) only if he can defy his parents
E) because he wants to finish before others do

Question 5

A 12-month-old in a testing setting is

A) building two or more blocks up into tower
B) pointing to body parts
C) standing on one foot
D) beginning to put things in and out of containers
E) using a spoon efficiently

Question 6

Babies whose mothers have used alcohol during pregnancy may exhibit seizures, vomiting, uncoordinated sucking, and poor muscle tone, which is indicative of

A) severe brain damage
B) fetal alcohol syndrome
C) Ryers syndrome
D) the Babinsky reflex
E) all of the above

Question 7

Babies develop non-organic failure-to-thrive syndrome because they

A) are not able to take in sufficient nutrition often due to neglect
B) have been sexually abused
C) have been over-stimulated
D) have been taken off formula too soon
E) all of the above

Question 8

"Passive watchfulness" refers to

A) the attitude of a neglectful mother with her child
B) the way in which a social worker must act with a neglectful family
C) the constant cautiousness of an abused child
D) the attitude of an infant who has been parented by different members of an extended family

Question 9

According to a recent study, children deprived of a father's presence showed

A) significantly higher performance on intelligence tests due to the attention of their mother's
B) significantly lower academic performance
C) more homosexual tendencies
D) more self stimulative behavior
E) more inclination to masturbate at an earlier age

Question 10

In order to resolve the Oedipal (Electra) conflict a child must

A) perceive that both parents love him/her
B) perceive both parents as attractive enough to identify with
C) have a non-seductive relationship with both parents
D) must feel that both parents are emotionally approachable
E) all of the above

Question 11

Boys who witness the sexual abuse of their sisters are

A) at risk to become perpetrators themselves
B) less likely to perpetrate abuse
C) much closer to their mothers in later life
D) less protective of their sisters
E) more likely to become homosexual

Question 12

Which of the following is not an issue, mentioned by Finkelhor and Browne, for a sexually abused adolescent

A) betrayal
B) the intense fear of failure
C) feelings of powerlessness
D) feeling stigmatized
E) feeling traumatized sexually

Question 13

Which of the following, according to Gilgun, is a way that children demonstrate resiliency?

A) through self-injurious efforts
B) through watching other children
C) through prosocial efforts
D) through antisocial efforts
E) all of the above

Question 14

From the time of conception through the first year of life, what can put a child at risk for maltreatment? Cite all the factors.

Question 15

How might school age children be impacted by abuse or neglect? How would this manifest itself in their school performance?

Question 16

How might an adolescent experience abuse? Why might parents abuse adolescents? How might the fact that he/she is being abused manifest itself in the adolescent's behavior/attitude?