DCF CERTIFICATION TEST HEALTH SAFETY
AND NUTRITION 2026 FULL PRACTICE EXAM
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual
situation? Answer: 1/3
◉ What is the single leading cause of death for children ages 4 and
younger? Answer: Child Abuse & Neglect
◉ On average, child abuse is reported somewhere in the US every ___
Answer: 10 seconds
◉ Any person under the age of 18 years Answer: Child
◉ Any non-accidental injury, sexual battery, or injury to the
intellectual or psychological capicaty of a child by the parent, adult
household member, or another person responsiible for the child's
welfare Answer: Child abuse
◉ The mistreatment of a child by a person responsible for the child's
welfare that results in injury or harm to the child. Answer: Physical
Abuse
,◉ Sexual contact or interaction between a child and an adult or
older child. Includes indecent exposure, fondling, touching sexual
organs, forcible rape, sodomy, exploitation, and showing
pornography. Answer: Sexual Abuse
◉ A form of emotional abuse that involves excessive yelling,
shaming, belittling, and/or teasing child. Answer: Verbal Abuse
◉ Situations of known or suspected child abuse or neglect which
occurs at the institution where the person allegedly perpetraiting
the child abuse or neglect is an employee of a private school, public
or private child care center, residential home, institution, program,
or agency or any other person at such institution responsible for the
child's care. Answer: Institutional abuse and neglect
◉ Failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, health care or
needed supervision. Answer: Neglect
◉ Failure to provide support, acceptance, attention, warmth,
supervision, and normal living experiences for a child to the extent
that the child is impaired in ability to function normally in
performance and behavior. Answer: Emotional neglect
,◉ When a child is left alone in a situation beyond their physical and
emotional development level or when a child is left in the care of
someone who does not provide adequate supervision. Answer:
Inadequate supervision
◉ When the child is exposed to structurally unsafe housing, exposed
wiring, inadequate or unsafe heating, or unsanitary housing
conditions. Answer: Inadequate shelter
◉ When a child suffers or is likely to suffer, from physical or
emotional health conditions resulting from inadequate clothing,
improper hygiene and uncleanness. Answer: Inadequate clothing &
good hygiene.
◉ When the parents deny satisfying or fulfilling relationships, thus
avoiding most interactions as a method of avoiding rejection and
failure. The lack of support or emotional care or love can cause the
infant and/or child's weight to fall below the fifth percentile for age.
Answer: Failure to thrive
◉ Florida Abuse Hotline Answer: Operates 24/7. toll free telephone
number 800-962-2873 (1800-96-ABUSE)
◉ Exemption from civil or criminal charges resulting from reporting
"in good faith." Answer: Immunity
, ◉ Three types of child abuse Answer: Physical, sexual, and
emotional
◉ Shaken Baby Syndrome Answer: - Can cause permanent brain
damage, paralysis, blindness, seizures, developmental delays, broken
bones, death
◉ The difference between abuse and neglect Answer: If an adult
intentionally withholds food, shelter, or any other neccesity as a
punishment, then it is abuse, but if things are withheld by
circumstance of lack of awareness, care, or education, then it is an
act of neglect. Both are crimes and violations of children's human
rights.
◉ Four ways to Report Abuse and Neglect Answer: - Telephone 1-
800-96ABUSE
- Fax
-TDD
- Online
◉ DCF website Answer: dcf.state.fl.us/abuse
AND NUTRITION 2026 FULL PRACTICE EXAM
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual
situation? Answer: 1/3
◉ What is the single leading cause of death for children ages 4 and
younger? Answer: Child Abuse & Neglect
◉ On average, child abuse is reported somewhere in the US every ___
Answer: 10 seconds
◉ Any person under the age of 18 years Answer: Child
◉ Any non-accidental injury, sexual battery, or injury to the
intellectual or psychological capicaty of a child by the parent, adult
household member, or another person responsiible for the child's
welfare Answer: Child abuse
◉ The mistreatment of a child by a person responsible for the child's
welfare that results in injury or harm to the child. Answer: Physical
Abuse
,◉ Sexual contact or interaction between a child and an adult or
older child. Includes indecent exposure, fondling, touching sexual
organs, forcible rape, sodomy, exploitation, and showing
pornography. Answer: Sexual Abuse
◉ A form of emotional abuse that involves excessive yelling,
shaming, belittling, and/or teasing child. Answer: Verbal Abuse
◉ Situations of known or suspected child abuse or neglect which
occurs at the institution where the person allegedly perpetraiting
the child abuse or neglect is an employee of a private school, public
or private child care center, residential home, institution, program,
or agency or any other person at such institution responsible for the
child's care. Answer: Institutional abuse and neglect
◉ Failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, health care or
needed supervision. Answer: Neglect
◉ Failure to provide support, acceptance, attention, warmth,
supervision, and normal living experiences for a child to the extent
that the child is impaired in ability to function normally in
performance and behavior. Answer: Emotional neglect
,◉ When a child is left alone in a situation beyond their physical and
emotional development level or when a child is left in the care of
someone who does not provide adequate supervision. Answer:
Inadequate supervision
◉ When the child is exposed to structurally unsafe housing, exposed
wiring, inadequate or unsafe heating, or unsanitary housing
conditions. Answer: Inadequate shelter
◉ When a child suffers or is likely to suffer, from physical or
emotional health conditions resulting from inadequate clothing,
improper hygiene and uncleanness. Answer: Inadequate clothing &
good hygiene.
◉ When the parents deny satisfying or fulfilling relationships, thus
avoiding most interactions as a method of avoiding rejection and
failure. The lack of support or emotional care or love can cause the
infant and/or child's weight to fall below the fifth percentile for age.
Answer: Failure to thrive
◉ Florida Abuse Hotline Answer: Operates 24/7. toll free telephone
number 800-962-2873 (1800-96-ABUSE)
◉ Exemption from civil or criminal charges resulting from reporting
"in good faith." Answer: Immunity
, ◉ Three types of child abuse Answer: Physical, sexual, and
emotional
◉ Shaken Baby Syndrome Answer: - Can cause permanent brain
damage, paralysis, blindness, seizures, developmental delays, broken
bones, death
◉ The difference between abuse and neglect Answer: If an adult
intentionally withholds food, shelter, or any other neccesity as a
punishment, then it is abuse, but if things are withheld by
circumstance of lack of awareness, care, or education, then it is an
act of neglect. Both are crimes and violations of children's human
rights.
◉ Four ways to Report Abuse and Neglect Answer: - Telephone 1-
800-96ABUSE
- Fax
-TDD
- Online
◉ DCF website Answer: dcf.state.fl.us/abuse
