Deck 14: Home Dangerous Home: Abuse and Violence in the Family

Question 1

Which of the following terms was popularized in the early 1960s?

A) baby bashing
B) rule of thumb
C) battered child syndrome
D) kiddie porn

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What is the saying "Spare the rod and spoil the child" an expression of?

A) the belief that children are born bad and need straightening out
B) the belief that children are born to suffer and parents should see that they do
C) the belief that parents should indulge their children and not whip them
D) the belief that parents are basically cruel and treat their children badly

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following statements about violence is TRUE?

A) Violence has the same effect regardless of who the victim is.
B) Levels of violence reported depend on the definition used.
C) Most people recognize verbal abuse as a form of violence.
D) There is general agreement among researchers over the definition of violence.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

According to the text,why are definitions of abuse and violence important?

A) We need to distinguish between normal violence and abusive violence.
B) Levels of reporting depend on what one considers abuse.
C) People need to understand the difference between spanking and child abuse.
D) The same actions can be damaging or harmless depending on the situation.

Question 5

How many boys under 18 are victims according to reanalysis of the Badgely Report on the Child Abuse of Children?

A) one in ten
B) one in six
C) one in three
D) one in four

Question 6

What was the first type of family violence to catch public attention?

A) wife beating
B) parent abuse
C) elder abuse
D) child abuse

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT considered a reason for relatively low recognition rates of child abuse?

A) Children may not be able to disclose the abuse.
B) Abuse is relatively rare.
C) It is often kept secret.
D) A parent's explanations for an injury may seem plausible.

Question 8

Which of the following describes definitions of child abuse?

A) They have been the same in different places and at different times.
B) They are coordinated so that all researchers use the same standards.
C) They have been made clear so that there are now no grey areas.
D) They assume that there are appropriate standards of behaviour for parents.

Question 9

According to the text,which children are NOT at increased risk of being abused?

A) children of immigrants
B) children living with a lone parent
C) children in poor health
D) unwanted children

Question 10

Where was the first Children's Aid Society in Canada formed in 1891?

A) Montreal
B) Abbotsford
C) Saskatoon
D) Toronto

Question 11

the definition of child abuse?

A) It has been settled through the development of child welfare standards.
B) It is generally accepted by all social and cultural groups.
C) It has no grey areas that need interpretation.
D) It has become broader and more inclusive over the years.

Question 12

What is an act intended to physically hurt another person?

A) abuse
B) exploitation
C) violence
D) assault

Question 13

Which of the following BEST describes the Canadian Criminal Code?

A) It allows for the physical discipline of children.
B) It forbids corporal punishment of children.
C) It covers physical abuse and neglect but not emotional abuse.
D) It allows parents but not teachers to "physically correct" children's behaviour.

Question 14

Which of the following is TRUE as far as sexual abuse is concerned?

A) Children ask for it by being seductive.
B) Any child faces the same level of risk.
C) Emotionally deprived children are particularly vulnerable.
D) Most perpetrators are casual acquaintances.

Question 15

Which of the following has NOT been an approved reason for infanticide at some time in history?

A) an expression of anger
B) a form of birth control
C) a religious offering
D) survival of only strong children

Question 16

According to the text,which of the following is NOT given as a reason for the dramatic increase in reports of child abuse?

A) a large increase in child abuse
B) compulsory reporting laws
C) changes in definitions
D) publicity about abuse

Question 17

Most cases of physical abuse occur in children of which age?

A) seven to ten years old
B) four to six years old
C) one to three years old
D) under one year old

Question 18

Which of the following did NOT happen as an example of child sexual exploitation in the past?

A) child marriages consummated before the bride reached puberty
B) fathers marrying their daughters when wives passed away
C) boys used for sexual pleasure
D) adult lovers trained boys to be soldiers

Question 19

What is another name for an abuser?

A) monster
B) deceiver
C) perpetrator
D) victim

Question 20

Which children are often particularly vulnerable to sexual abuse?

A) those who are terrified of the person who abuses them
B) those who are emotionally deprived and socially isolated
C) those who are abused by men who are strangers to them
D) those who are have no fondness for the perpetrator

Question 21

Which of the following do we know for certain about child abusers?

A) Abusers come principally from groups living in poverty.
B) We cannot draw only one portrait of the abuser.
C) Sexual abusers have poorer education than average.
D) Parents who live in apartments are more likely to be abusers.

Question 22

What do social service agencies do in less severe cases of child abuse?

A) They may remove the child until the home becomes safe.
B) They always seek permanent custody of the child.
C) They believe the child should be hurried into an adoptive home.
D) They think that family programs won't be effective.

Question 23

Which of the following statements about child abuse is NOT true?

A) Children suffering from abuse may have learning problems.
B) Many adults abused as children have difficulty forming satisfying relationships.
C) Abused children may become physically aggressive.
D) All abused children suffer serious long-term effects.

Question 24

According to the text,which of the following BEST describes violence between siblings?

A) It is often more common among teens than younger children.
B) It is often seen as a normal part of growing up.
C) It is reported to police more than abuse by parents.
D) It is often the result of using language to settle disputes.

Question 25

Laura has been under a great deal of stress lately.Her husband recently left her and she is living on welfare for the first time in her life.She is also having problems with her son,Jamie.According to the text,under which of the following circumstances is Laura most likely to physically abuse Jamie?

A) if she feels she has no control over the situation
B) if her parents give her emotional support
C) if she feels that Jamie's misbehaviour arises from the family changes
D) if she feels Jamie was "born bad."

Question 26

For an adult to abuse a child sexually,he or she must be sexually aroused by children.What also must occur?

A) He or she must have children readily available.
B) He or she must be likely to act on that arousal.
C) He or she must come from an underprivileged family.
D) He or she must be suffering from mental illness.

Question 27

Which of the following BEST describes most children who abuse their parents?

A) They live away from the home.
B) They are dependent on their parents for financial support.
C) They abuse fathers more than mothers.
D) They are in their early teens.

Question 28

Which of the following BEST describes children who have been abused?

A) They may have a variety of long-term problems.
B) They do not suffer any serious effects.
C) They recover from emotional effects by time they are in their 20s.
D) They have problems into adulthood only if they are female.

Question 29

According to the text,what do critics of spanking as a form of discipline state?

A) Mild spanking does no harm.
B) Their parents spanked them and they hated it.
C) The severity of spanking usually increases.
D) Parents have been directed by God to use it.

Question 30

Which of the following BEST describes people who abuse children?

A) They are a varied group from all parts of society.
B) They are suffering from a recognized mental illness.
C) They are almost all from lower socioeconomic levels of society.
D) They are nearly all young unmarried mothers under stress.

Question 31

According to the text,which of the following BEST describes neglectful mothers?

A) They often are isolated individuals.
B) They often have smaller families.
C) They often live low-stress lives.
D) They often spend all their time partying.

Question 32

Which of the following is usually NOT true of children who witness violence between their parents?

A) They are terrified.
B) Some become aggressive or delinquent.
C) Some become withdrawn and anxious.
D) They swear off violence in reaction.

Question 33

According to the text,what is the greatest stigma attached to?

A) father-daughter incest
B) brother-sister incest
C) mother-child incest
D) grandfather-grandchild incest

Question 34

According to the text,what is NOT a characteristic of many sexually abusive parents?

A) Their families are isolated.
B) They have many opportunities for extramarital sexual activity.
C) Many believe they are promoting their child's welfare.
D) The marriage is often sexually and emotionally unsatisfying.

Question 35

Which of the following is NOT usually true of cases where children abuse their parents?

A) Younger children tend to be more violent than older ones.
B) They are teens or young adults.
C) They are likely to have friends who are delinquent.
D) They use assault to gain power and control in the family.

Question 36

In child abuse cases,child welfare authorities experience contradictory pressures.What do these include?

A) the demand that they prosecute offenders and the belief that they provide counselling
B) the expectation that they teach proper parenting and the demand that they counsel victims
C) the expectation they will prevent abuse and the criticism that they snatch children
D) the demand that they remove children from their homes and the criticism that they provide treatment

Question 37

Which of the following characteristics is NOT common in a sexually abusive family?

A) The marital relationship is emotionally and sexually unsatisfying.
B) The oldest daughter has become a parentified child.
C) They are physically or socially isolated.
D) The parents say they do not care about the well-being of their children.

Question 38

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be true of physically abusive parents?

A) They do not love their children.
B) They have poor coping resources.
C) They have difficulty seeing the situation from the child's perspective.
D) They perceive parenting as very stressful.

Question 39

Why is there little research on sexual abuse or violence by siblings?

A) partly because it occurs so rarely that researchers cannot find enough children to study
B) partly because it is not considered a normal part of growing up
C) partly because violence by children is seen but not seen as violence
D) partly because there is a general attitude that "girls will be girls"

Question 40

Ashley suggests that a child invited sexual abuse by behaving in a provocative manner. In saying this,what is Ashley doing?

A) describing the abuse from the perspective of the child
B) blaming the parents
C) sexualizing the child
D) blaming the victim

Question 41

According to the text,which of the following BEST describes intimate terrorism?

A) It is characterized by a high level of control and is likely to result in injury.
B) It is a response to violent resistance.
C) It is a result of the escalation of a specific conflict or series of conflicts.
D) It is characterized by a high level of impulsivity.

Question 42

What happened in Canada in 2007 in terms of killings?

A) More husbands were killed by wives than vice versa.
B) The rates for men and women were nearly equal.
C) Slightly more women than men were killed by a spouse.
D) Four times as many women as men were killed by a spouse.

Question 43

Which of the following is NOT a difficulty that abused persons in same-sex relationships face?

A) They may face further isolation if they live in rural areas.
B) They may be reliant on caregivers if they have HIV or AIDS.
C) There are no shelters for battered men.
D) They are more likely than individuals in heterosexual relationships to suffer serious injuries.

Question 44

Which of the following BEST describes violence against women?

A) For centuries it has been a major public health concern.
B) For centuries it occurred only rarely because of family values.
C) For centuries it was considered a private family matter.
D) For centuries it occurred only among cohabiting couples.

Question 45

Since Laurie has fully accepted the traditional role of wife and mother,why does she probably stay with her abusive husband?

A) partly because she believes it is her husband's responsibility to support and protect her
B) partly because she believes it is a disgrace to apply for welfare assistance
C) partly because she believes it is her responsibility to make the relationship work
D) partly because she believes a "real" man does not express soft emotions such as tenderness or empathy.

Question 46

According to the text,which of the following is LEAST likely to be a source of fear for an abused woman?

A) She fears that she will be charged with slander.
B) She fears living on welfare and in poverty.
C) She fears her partner will severely injure her if she leaves.
D) She fears that her husband will claim custody of their children.

Question 47

What did research studies on partner abuse find?

A) Men are assaulted by a partner as often as women are.
B) Women are more likely to be injured than men.
C) Men are assaulted more often than women, but with less injury.
D) Women are less likely than men to report violence in a previous relationship.

Question 48

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the scant attention paid to abuse in same-sex relationships?

A) Stereotypes of gay and lesbian relationships interfere with recognizing abuse.
B) Some fear that admitting to abuse will increase the stigma against them.
C) The levels of violence are much lower than in other relationships.
D) Victims doubt that professionals will regard such abuse as a serious issue.

Question 49

Which of the following BEST describes women who kill their husbands?

A) They do so after prolonged periods of violence against the husband.
B) They are more likely to kill their children along with their spouse.
C) They are more likely to hunt down and kill partners who left them.
D) They often do so following years of being physically and sexually abused.

Question 50

Prior to 1960,the Canadian Criminal Code included the separate offence of wife battering.Which of the following was involved in this offence?

A) The penalties were more severe than for violence against a stranger.
B) A man could be charged for raping his wife.
C) A man could use only a stick no bigger than his thumb.
D) The victim had to show greater injury than a stranger would.

Question 51

When does a woman who stays in an abusive relationship because she believes in her role as wife and mother often leave?

A) The "nice" side of her husband completely disappears.
B) Her husband refuses to give her money for household expenses.
C) Her husband breaks one of her bones.
D) There is a physical attack on one of her children.

Question 52

Until 1960,the Canadian Criminal Code included the separate offence of wife battering in which

A) The penalties provided were more severe than in cases of assault by a stranger.
B) The victim had to demonstrate more bodily harm than in cases of assault by a stranger.
C) The victim had to demonstrate less bodily harm than in cases of husband battering.
D) The victim was protected as fully as victims of assault by a stranger.

Question 53

Which of the following has NOT been blamed for high levels of abuse in Aboriginal communities?

A) alcohol and substance abuse
B) elders and traditional culture
C) colonialism and residential schools
D) violent role models

Question 54

Which is TRUE of abused women?

A) They have learned to find pleasure in pain.
B) There are no typical characteristics of abused women.
C) They bring the abuse on themselves by being provoking.
D) They all grew up in families where there was either child or spouse abuse.

Question 55

Which of the following BEST describes many programs for abusive families?

A) They are well funded and well staffed.
B) They emphasize educating parents.
C) They are available to all families needing them.
D) They believe that preserving families might endanger children.

Question 56

What do critics of the defence of battered women syndrome suggest will happen?

A) Women who use it will avoid punishment when they kill but were not abused.
B) Women who use it will be declared incompetent and lose custody of their children.
C) The burden of proof is too great to make the defence feasible for most.
D) The defence will not be useful because most women are abused by strangers.

Question 57

Which of the following BEST describes women with physical challenges who experience abuse?

A) They are at less risk of sexual abuse because of their disability.
B) They find it easier than the able-bodied to get help if they are abused.
C) They experience emotional and financial abuse, but not assault.
D) They are twice as likely to be physically and sexually assaulted as the able-bodied.

Question 58

What is one reason women living in isolated areas are at particular risk if they are abused?

A) They face language and cultural difficulties in getting help.
B) There are too many violent role models in the community.
C) It may be hard to ask for help because there is little anonymity.
D) They may be rejected by their ethnic community.

Question 59

Which group of women is NOT at particular risk if they are victims of spousal abuse?

A) Aboriginal women
B) those living in rural areas
C) those employed outside the home
D) physically challenged individuals

Question 60

Although there is disagreement about how many men are abused by their female partners,according to the text,what is generally agreed?

A) More men than women report being assaulted by a partner.
B) More women than men kill their partners.
C) Men are usually in less danger than women.
D) When husband abuse exists, it is more serious than wife abuse.

Question 61

When does the situational theory of abuse suggests that abuse occurs?

A) when the abuser is under stress
B) when the abuse is rewarding
C) when the abuser sees others use violent behaviour
D) when the abuser has power over the victim

Question 62

Elder abuse is not reported by professionals for all of the following reasons EXCEPT which one?

A) Professionals have received no training about the signs of elder abuse.
B) Service providers may see an older person's symptoms as part of the aging process.
C) Some professionals do not believe that family caregivers have been abusive.
D) Others cannot imagine an old person as being attractive enough for sexual assault.

Question 63

When asked why he had battered his five-year-old son,Michael said,"He talked back and defied me." What is this answer an example of?

A) role reversal
B) sparing the rod
C) moral justification
D) blaming the victim

Question 64

Which of the following BEST describes abusive caregivers of elderly people?

A) They are uncaring and demanding individuals.
B) They have a low threshold for stress.
C) They provided more hours of care to a more difficult relative.
D) They were spoiled as children.

Question 65

What have researchers found about many perpetrators of family violence?

A) They want the same things from life that most people want.
B) They suffer from psychiatric disorders that make them dangerous.
C) They want more thrills out of life than the average person.
D) They never feel any guilt over the harm they have caused another.

Question 66

A telephone survey found that few elders report being abused.Which of the following is NOT a reason for the low level of abuse reported?

A) A telephone survey cannot reach people without access to a phone.
B) Many older people feel stigma in raising a child who abuses them.
C) All abuse was done by non-family members.
D) Older people with conditions such as dementia may not remember abuse.

Question 67

What is one reason for the growing incidence of elder abuse?

A) the great increase in the number of older people
B) the larger proportion of relatives who abuse seniors
C) the great increase in expressions of rage within society
D) the increased number of elders in institutional care

Question 68

According to the text,what is an abused woman's first need?

A) counselling
B) welfare
C) protection
D) transportation

Question 69

What are the results of attempts to find genetic or biological causes for abuse?

A) Researchers have identified a violence gene on the Y chromosome.
B) Researchers have tied all abuse with mental disorder.
C) Researchers have linked family violence with drug abuse.
D) Researchers have been unsuccessful to a great extent.

Question 70

What is term for the sequence of violent event,remorse,building tensions,and another violent act?

A) the cycle of violence
B) the violence-relaxation cycle
C) the intergenerational aggression
D) the cyclic relief of tension

Question 71

Why do the findings of the 2004 General Social Survey (GSS)in Canada likely underreport the incidence of elder abuse?

A) Older people are less willing to complete surveys of a personal nature than younger people.
B) Questions on elder abuse in the GSS do not include emotional abuse.
C) Many seniors feel that there is a stigma in raising a child who mistreats them and therefore would not report abuse.
D) Older people have short term-memory lapses making recall of abuse more difficult.

Question 72

Which of the following have service providers added as a form of elder abuse?

A) abandonment
B) neglect
C) verbal assault
D) financial abuse

Question 73

What is one problem with determining the incidence of elder abuse?

A) Professionals do not believe such abuse occurs.
B) There is no standard definition.
C) No one is keeping records of the frequency.
D) Very few older people are abused.

Question 74

According to the text,what is one concern about making reporting of elder abuse mandatory?

A) The older person may be mandated to live with another relative.
B) It may violate the rights of the elderly under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
C) Elderly people are unable to protect themselves.
D) Abusers may shift their abuse to another family member.

Question 75

According to the text,why do some abused women feel helpless to leave?

A) They do not know how to use their cell phones.
B) They may not want to leave their neighbourhood.
C) They may still hope that the abuser will change his ways.
D) They feel guilty for feeling sympathetic to their husband's anger.

Question 76

Elder abuse has recently received a good deal of attention because

A) There is more elder abuse now as a result of the loss of family values.
B) In the past people used to protect old people, but they no longer do so.
C) The definition of elder abuse has become much stricter and includes more actions.
D) It is more common simply because there are more seniors.

Question 77

According to the text,which of the following BEST describes treatment in many large centres?

A) Treatment is focused on abusers rather than on their victims.
B) There are few treatment resources for abused families.
C) Members of minorities have no difficulty finding appropriate help.
D) Treatment is available for all family members.

Question 78

Which of the following is NOT a factor why police have,in the past,failed to lay charges in cases of spousal abuse?

A) the belief that what happens in the home is private
B) the fear that the victim will refuse to testify
C) the belief that couples should try to reconcile
D) the belief that no crime has been committed

Question 79

Some women stay with abusive partners out of fear.According to the text,what do these fears often include?

A) Fear that they will never find another relationship partner.
B) Fear that their extended family and friends may also face violence from the abusive partner.
C) Fear that they will have to live on welfare.
D) Fear that they will face their own charges of abuse if they fought back.

Question 80

What is longer-term accommodation for abused women called?

A) second-stage housing
B) transition housing
C) welfare housing
D) temporary housing