Deck 17: Adults Abused As Children

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a myth about child maltreatment?

A) abused and neglected children become deviant adults
B) even if the abuse is dealt with in childhood, one may need to seek help with the issues in later life
C) people who were abused as children will abuse their own children
D) the effects of abuse and neglect are irreparable
E) none of the above

Answer 1

even if the abuse is dealt with in childhood, one may need to seek help with the issues in later life

Question 2

Adults may disclose that they were abused as children because

A) their lives are terribly stressed and they feel unsuccessful
B) they are in a new relationship and need to know if the fact that they were abuse will scare the person off
C) they have loved a parent and have conflicts about it
D) their children are of the age that they were when they were abused
E) all of the above

Answer 2

all of the above

Question 3

In comparing the residual effects of maltreatment between abused, neglected and sexually abused survivors, all appear to have

A) low self-esteem
B) inability to play
C) tendency toward being multiply victimized
D) relationship problems
E) a, b, and d only

Answer 3

a, b, and d only

Question 4

An inability to make decisions, very low self-esteem, and inability to accept one's own accomplishments indicates

A) lack of trust in one's self
B) an inability to profit from a healthy childhood
C) three of Helfer's categories
D) that the person will never be successful in any way
E) all of the above

Question 5

Undifferentiation is

A) a term meaning that the person cannot make decisions, establish boundaries with strangers or stand up for him/herself
B) the feeling of being so angry over being abused that you cannot separate feelings from actions
C) a term coined by Bowen to describe people who have not sufficiently separated from their families of origin
D) a term that refers to neglected people who cannot trust their peers
E) a term referring to people who have not learned to delay gratification

Question 6

Recent research has indicated that the residual effects of domestic violence are

A) very different from those of other types of maltreatment
B) very similar to those associated with other forms of maltreatment
C) not that severe once the person leaves the home
D) are very likely to cause multiple personality disorder

Question 7

Traumatic sexualization refers to

A) a child's premature indoctrination into sex and the problems that creates
B) the only reason why women become prostitutes
C) the fact that some male victims were really hurt by their early sexual contacts and do not realize it
D) the process by which some offenders have gained access to their victims

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a residual effect associated specifically with sexual abuse?

A) stigmatization
B) traumatic sexualization
C) betrayal
D) difficulty with trust
E) none of the above

Question 9

Relational imbalances

A) include difficulty in trusting
B) are easily overcome once pointed out
C) are only present in sexual abuse survivors
D) are often related to a need to repeat the past
E) a and d only

Question 10

Repressed memories of past abuse

A) return in clear chronological order after enough effort at remembering
B) have been discounted by some courts
C) may take the form of flashbacks and nightmares
D) only surface after extensive therapy
E) a and d only

Question 11

Discuss the myths commonly held about people who were maltreated as children? In what way are these untrue?

Question 12

Discuss the similarities and differences between the residual effects of neglect, physical abuse, and sexual abuse.