CHAPTER 36: CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

CHAPTER 36: CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. Which of the following statements best defines the term child maltreatment?

a.	intentional injury of a child	c.	failure to provide what a child needs
b.	not giving a child what he or she wants	d.	accidental harm to a child by someone

 

 

ANS:  A

 

	Feedback
A	Correct: Child maltreatment is the intentional injury of a child.
B	Incorrect: Child maltreatment is not considered failure to give a child what the child wants.
C	Incorrect: Child maltreatment is not considered the failure to provide what a child needs.
D	Incorrect: Child maltreatment is not considered accidental harm to a child by someone else. The harm or injury is intentional, not accidental.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 1380 – Child Abuse and Neglect

OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Comprehension

 

2. Which of the following statements best defines the term physical abuse?

a.	bodily injury to a person that seems to have been inflicted by other than accidental means
b.	purposefully beating a child so that there are highly visible marks on the child’s body
c.	use of the hands applied to a child in an excessively forceful manner
d.	any damage to a child that involves the use of muscle-applied force

 

 

ANS:  A

 

	Feedback
A	Correct: Physical abuse is defined as bodily injury to a person that seems to have been inflicted by other than accidental means. Such injuries may include damage to the skin, including bruise, burns, bite marks, and lacerations; damage to the head; or shaken baby syndrome.
B	Incorrect: In physical abuse, marks may not be visible on the child’s body. For example, with shaken baby syndrome, there may not be any visible signs of injury.
C	Incorrect: Physical abuse may include more than the use of the hands applied to a child in an excessively forceful manner.
D	Incorrect: Muscle-applied force may not be the etiology of physical abuse in the child.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 1380 – Child Abuse and Neglect

OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Comprehension

 

3. The school nurse observes parents interacting with a school-aged child and notices that they do not show any affection toward the child and there is no evidence of emotional support or supervision. Later the nurse learns from the child that he must take care of all his own hygiene tasks, has to find something to eat on his own, and his parents never say anything nice about him. The nurse at this point believes that the parents are engaging in:

a.	physical abuse	c.	poor parenting
b.	psychological abuse	d.	withholding of love

 

 

ANS:  B

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect: These characteristics are not specific for physical abuse.
B	Correct: Psychological abuse results from the recurrent lack of attention to the child’s needs, and includes lack of affection, emotional support, or supervision.
C	Incorrect: These characteristics are not specific for poor parenting.
D	Incorrect: These characteristics are not specific for withholding of love.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 1380 – Child Abuse and Neglect

OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Comprehension

 

4. The majority of perpetrators of abuse to children reported to state Child Protective Service agencies as suspected victims of abuse and neglect are:

a.	neighbors within one block	c.	parents
b.	strangers	d.	relatives other than parents

 

 

ANS:  C

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect: Neighbors within one block are not the majority of perpetrators.
B	Incorrect: Strangers are not the majority of perpetrators.
C	Correct: Three-fourths of all perpetrators of abuse to children reported to the Child Protective Service agencies are caregivers.
D	Incorrect: Relatives other than parents are not the majority of perpetrators.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 1386 – Types of Child Abuse

OBJ:   Cognitive Level: Comprehension

 

5. The majority of child abuse victims fall into which of the following age ranges?

a.	over 10 years	c.	6 to 8 years
b.	8 to 10 years	d.	under 6 years

 

 

ANS:  D

 

	Feedback
A	Incorrect: The majority of child abuse victims are under 6 years, not over 10 years.
B	Incorrect: The majority of child abuse victims are under 6 years, not 8 to 10 years.
C	Incorrect: The majority of child abuse victims are under 6 years, not 6 to 8 years.
D	Correct: The majority of child abuse victims are under 6 years.

 

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 1380 – Child Abuse and Neglect

OBJ:    Cognitive Level: Comprehension