CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT (CAAN ) MODULE 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 GRADED A+ .

. Three children die of child abuse in the home in the United States each: Day 2. How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual situation?- ANSW 1/3 3. What is the single, leading cause of death for children ages four and younger? ANSW Child abuse and neglect 4. Onaverage,childabuse isreportedsomewhereintheUnitedStatesevery ANSW 10 seconds 5. Strangers pose the greatest risk of sexual abuse to children. ANSW False 6. Child molesters get their sexual gratification only from children ANSW False 7. The average age that child molesters first attack a child is when they (the attackers) are ANSW In their teens 8. Which of the following actions can help stop child abuse and neglect? ANSW 1) Helping a stressed-out parent by baby-sitting, making a meal for their family or lending an understanding ear. 2) Learning the signs and symptoms of child abuse so you can recognize them when you see the "red flags." 3) Reporting known or suspected child abuse to the police or local child protective services agency. Answer ANSW All of the above 9. Child ANSW Any person under the age of 18 years. 10. Child abuse ANSW Any non-accidental injury, sexual battery, or injury to the intellectual or psychological capacity of a child by the parent, adult household member, or other person responsible for the child's welfare. 11. Physical abuse ANSW The mistreatment of a child by a person responsible for the child's welfare that results in injury or harm to the child. 12. Sexual abuse ANSW 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. 13. Verbal abuse ANSW A form of emotional abuse that involves excessive yelling, shaming, belittling and/or teasing of a child. 14. Institutional abuse or neglect ANSW Situations of known orsuspected child abuse or neglect which occurs at the institution where the person allegedly perpetrating 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. 15. Neglect ANSW Failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, health care or needed supervision. 16. Emotional neglect ANSW 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. 17. Harm ANSW Anything to a child's health or welfare that can occur when any person ANSW a) inflicts, or allows to be inflicted, upon the child physical, mental, or emotional injury; b) commits, or allows to be committed, sexual battery, or lewd or lascivious acts against a child; c) allows, encourages, or forces the sexual exploitation of a child; d) exploits a child, or allows a child to be explo