DCF Certification Test -Child Abuse & Neglect
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Three children die of child abuse in the home in the US each ___
CORRECT ANSWER:
day
How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual
situation?
CORRECT ANSWER:
1/3
What is the single leading cause of death for children ages 4 and
younger?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Child Abuse & Neglect
On average, child abuse is reported somewhere in the US every ___
CORRECT ANSWER:
10 seconds
Any person under the age of 18 years
,CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT ANSWER:
Sexual Abuse
A form of emotional abuse that involves excessive yelling, shaming,
belittling, and/or teasing child.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT ANSWER:
,Institutional abuse and neglect
Failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, health care or
needed supervision.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT ANSWER:
Inadequate supervision
When the child is exposed to structurally unsafe housing, exposed
wiring, inadequate or unsafe heating, or unsanitary housing
conditions.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT ANSWER:
Failure to thrive
Florida Abuse Hotline
CORRECT 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."
CORRECT ANSWER:
Immunity
Three types of child abuse
CORRECT ANSWER:
Physical, sexual, and emotional
Shaken Baby Syndrome
CORRECT ANSWER:
- Can cause permanent brain damage, paralysis, blindness, seizures,
developmental delays, broken bones, death
The difference between abuse and neglect
CORRECT 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
Exam Questions and Detailed Answers| Graded
A+ ,Reviewed and Updated |Most Highly Tested
Questions and Frequently Tested| Newest Exam
and Latest Version | Well Rationalized!!!!
Three children die of child abuse in the home in the US each ___
CORRECT ANSWER:
day
How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual
situation?
CORRECT ANSWER:
1/3
What is the single leading cause of death for children ages 4 and
younger?
CORRECT ANSWER:
Child Abuse & Neglect
On average, child abuse is reported somewhere in the US every ___
CORRECT ANSWER:
10 seconds
Any person under the age of 18 years
,CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT ANSWER:
Sexual Abuse
A form of emotional abuse that involves excessive yelling, shaming,
belittling, and/or teasing child.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT ANSWER:
,Institutional abuse and neglect
Failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, health care or
needed supervision.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT ANSWER:
Inadequate supervision
When the child is exposed to structurally unsafe housing, exposed
wiring, inadequate or unsafe heating, or unsanitary housing
conditions.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT ANSWER:
Failure to thrive
Florida Abuse Hotline
CORRECT 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."
CORRECT ANSWER:
Immunity
Three types of child abuse
CORRECT ANSWER:
Physical, sexual, and emotional
Shaken Baby Syndrome
CORRECT ANSWER:
- Can cause permanent brain damage, paralysis, blindness, seizures,
developmental delays, broken bones, death
The difference between abuse and neglect
CORRECT 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
