Question 1

Stith and colleagues' study found that parent anger and hyperreactivity had a large effect on both ______ and ______.

Accepted Answer

Stith and colleagues' study found that parent anger and hyperreactivity had a large effect on both child neglect and physical abuse.

Question 2

A family of four, a single mother and three children under the age of 4, living in an impoverished inner-city neighborhood would have risk factors at the ______ level.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Physical, sexual, and verbal abuse relate to the commission of a behavior, while ______ relates to the omission of appropriate caregiving practices, such as adequate child supervision.

Accepted Answer

Neglect refers to the failure to provide for a child's basic needs, including physical, emotional, educational, and medical neglect. It is characterized by the omission of appropriate care rather than the commission of abusive acts.

Question 4

Home visiting models have been ______ for families experiencing or impacted by domestic violence, mental health issues, substance abuse, and dangerous communities.

Accepted Answer

Home visiting models have been less successful for families experiencing or impacted by domestic violence, mental health issues, substance abuse, and dangerous communities due to the complex and multifaceted challenges these families face.

Question 5

______ program has been extensively studied and found to have positive outcomes, such as reported healthier family functioning than those in control groups receiving general mental health services.

Accepted Answer

STEP is a program that has been extensively studied and found to have positive outcomes, such as reported healthier family functioning than those in control groups receiving general mental health services.

Question 6

______ is an evidence-based community healthcare program through which first-time mothers (particularly younger mothers from low socioeconomic backgrounds) can receive in-home care and support from nurses.

Accepted Answer

The Nurse-Family Partnership is a program designed to support first-time mothers, especially those who are young and from low socioeconomic backgrounds, by providing in-home care and guidance from nurses.

Question 7

Dani and Jose are 6-year-old twins of a single mother, Maria, an undocumented immigrant who is working for cash at a rate less than the federal minimum wage.Maria's neighbor called child services after Dani and Jose had been to her house for the third time that week asking for food.Dani and Jose were determined to be undernourished.A case was opened on their family for ______.

Accepted Answer

The situation describes a lack of adequate food and basic needs, which falls under physical neglect.

Question 8

Ricky and Jane are parents to a 3-year-old and a newborn infant.Jane was meeting with a public health nurse who suggested Jane get her 3-year-old into the local Head Start program.The nurse is suggesting which type of intervention?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ricky and Jane are parents to a...

Question 9

Merritt and Klein (2015) have found ______ to be particularly beneficial as a protective resource to promote positive child development (e.g., language development) and school readiness for maltreated children, particularly those subjected to supervisory neglect.

Accepted Answer

Early Childhood Education has been identified as a beneficial protective resource to promote positive development and school readiness in maltreated children, especially those experiencing supervisory neglect.

Question 10

______ is typically related to poverty and a lack of resources and support.

Accepted Answer

Neglect is typically related to poverty and a lack of resources and support, as it involves the failure to provide for a child's basic needs, which can be more prevalent in impoverished circumstances.

Question 11

A program targeted at a low-income neighborhood in Detroit, with little access to things like grocery stores, or quality schools, and child care would be an example of a ______.

Accepted Answer

Community-level interventions are designed to address issues affecting a specific community, such as lack of access to essential services and resources, which is the case in the described scenario.

Question 12

______ commonly include meeting with the parent to understand any concerns they may have, assessing the parent and child for various challenges (e.g., postpartum depression of mothers or child developmental concerns), and assisting with parent-child interactions.

Accepted Answer

Home visiting programs often involve direct engagement with families in their own homes, allowing professionals to assess and assist with a range of issues including parental concerns, mental health challenges like postpartum depression, and facilitating improved parent-child interactions.

Question 13

In 2014, ______ children were deemed to have been victims of abuse or neglect.

Accepted Answer

In 2014, approximately 702,000 children were identified as victims of abuse or neglect in the United States, according to data from the Children's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Question 14

______ refers to a feeling of mutual trust and shared norms among neighbors, while social disorder refers to a measure of an individual's perception of disorder within their neighborhood.

Accepted Answer

Collective efficacy specifically refers to the shared belief in a community's ability to act together effectively to achieve objectives, such as maintaining public order or promoting mutual trust and shared norms among neighbors.

Question 15

______ manifests through a lack of parental empathy or nurturing dispositions and has been linked to poor neurobiological development and internalized behaviors and/or childhood depression.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ______ manifests through a lack of parental...

Question 16

Profiles of child maltreatment suggest risk and protective factors ______ among the various types (i.e., physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, emotional neglect, physical neglect, etc.).

Accepted Answer

Risk and protective factors for different types of child maltreatment (physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, emotional neglect, physical neglect, etc.) can vary significantly, reflecting the diverse nature and impacts of these maltreatment types.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a parent education program discussed by the authors?

Accepted Answer

Parenting Now is not mentioned as a parent education program by the authors, while the other options are recognized programs.

Question 18

Moreover, studies examining the social processes within neighborhoods have also found that negative perceptions of ______ and ______ are associated with higher levels of physical and emotional abuse.

Accepted Answer

Collective efficacy and social disorder are the correct answers because collective efficacy refers to the social cohesion among neighbors combined with their willingness to intervene on behalf of the common good, which can affect perceptions of safety and behavior in a neighborhood. Social disorder refers to the visible signs of community neglect, such as vandalism, which can influence residents' perceptions of their neighborhood and contribute to negative outcomes, including higher levels of abuse.

Question 19

About ______ of the substantiated child maltreatment cases were victims of neglect.

Accepted Answer

The answer of About ______ of the substantiated child maltreatment...

Question 20

The Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) program is which type of intervention?

Accepted Answer

The Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) program is a parent education intervention designed to provide parents with the skills and knowledge necessary to raise their children in an effective, understanding, and healthy manner. It focuses on enhancing parenting techniques and strategies.

Quiz 16: Effective Program Models for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment

Stith and colleagues' study found that parent anger and hyperreactivity had a large effect on both and .