CMAS 258N Exam #1 Question with verified answers
Who was Mary Ellen Wilson and what year was this? - √√1874: a young girl who
was being abused by her adoptive family, the Connolly's. A neighbor witnessed
this abuse and called for help. She had to be compared to an animal to get out of
the house since there were no laws at the time allowing children to be taken from
their home.
Led to the development of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
(SPCC) and overall effort to combat child maltreatment
Who is John Caffey and what significant role did he play in the history of child
maltreatment? - √√John Caffey was one of the first people to identify fractures at
various healing stages in children. He was the first to question physical abuse and
what goes on in the home.
He noted Subdural Hematoma in children which is collection of blood under the
skull as a result of blunt force trauma or shaken baby syndrome
Who is Henry Kempe and what significant role did he play in the history of child
maltreatment? - √√He created "Battered Child Syndrome" which is a condition in
young children who were victims of physical abuse. He noted that diagnosticians
should look for discrepancies between clinical findings and historical data
supplied by parents.
What is the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)? - √√1974:
enacted 100 years after Mary Ellen that mandated:
- reporting of child maltreatment
- funds provided for research
,- training
- provisions for the treatment of child abuse and neglect
- defining child maltreatment
How does CAPTA define child maltreatment? - √√any recent act or failure to act
on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or
emotional harm, sexual abuse, or exploitation, or any act or failure to act which
presents an imminent risk of serious harm
According to PA, what is any "recent act"? - √√act or failure to act within two
years of the report (physical abuse)
How does PA define a perpetrator of abuse? - √√- a parent of the child
- a spouse/ former spouse of child's parent
- a SO/ former SO of child's parent
- a person 14+ and responsible for child's welfare
- an indiv. 14+ who lives in the same home as the child
- an indiv. 18+ who does not reside in the same home but is related within the
third degree (3rd cousin)
How does PA's definition of a perpetrator by omission differ from its definition of
a perpetrator by commission? - √√PA's does not include children within their
definition of "perpetrator by omission" because they can't necessarily intervene
in these situations
What are the adjectives PA uses to define child abuse? - √√intentionally,
knowingly, recklessly...
, causing bodily injury to the child through any recent act or failure to act
- impairment
- substantial pain
- within the last two years
punching, kicking, biting, burning, or shaking of a child often results in visually-
detected bruising, though not required
How does CAPTA define physical abuse? - √√- non-accidental physical injury that
is inflicted by a parent, caregiver, or other person who has responsibility for the
child
- injury considered abuse regardless of whether or not the caregiver intended to
hurt the child and can result from severe discipline or physical punishment that is
inappropriate to the child's age/ condition
- may occur as a result of a single episode or of repeated episodes and can range
in severity from minor marks and bruising to death
Physical abuse is determined by... - √√- child's level of development
- the pattern and size of the injury
- the location of the injury
- caregiver's explanation of the injury
What are signs of abuse via bruising? - √√- non-cruising infant
- bruises on face, ear, buttock, genitals, neck, back, inner thigh
- extensive bruising without a history
Who was Mary Ellen Wilson and what year was this? - √√1874: a young girl who
was being abused by her adoptive family, the Connolly's. A neighbor witnessed
this abuse and called for help. She had to be compared to an animal to get out of
the house since there were no laws at the time allowing children to be taken from
their home.
Led to the development of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
(SPCC) and overall effort to combat child maltreatment
Who is John Caffey and what significant role did he play in the history of child
maltreatment? - √√John Caffey was one of the first people to identify fractures at
various healing stages in children. He was the first to question physical abuse and
what goes on in the home.
He noted Subdural Hematoma in children which is collection of blood under the
skull as a result of blunt force trauma or shaken baby syndrome
Who is Henry Kempe and what significant role did he play in the history of child
maltreatment? - √√He created "Battered Child Syndrome" which is a condition in
young children who were victims of physical abuse. He noted that diagnosticians
should look for discrepancies between clinical findings and historical data
supplied by parents.
What is the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)? - √√1974:
enacted 100 years after Mary Ellen that mandated:
- reporting of child maltreatment
- funds provided for research
,- training
- provisions for the treatment of child abuse and neglect
- defining child maltreatment
How does CAPTA define child maltreatment? - √√any recent act or failure to act
on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or
emotional harm, sexual abuse, or exploitation, or any act or failure to act which
presents an imminent risk of serious harm
According to PA, what is any "recent act"? - √√act or failure to act within two
years of the report (physical abuse)
How does PA define a perpetrator of abuse? - √√- a parent of the child
- a spouse/ former spouse of child's parent
- a SO/ former SO of child's parent
- a person 14+ and responsible for child's welfare
- an indiv. 14+ who lives in the same home as the child
- an indiv. 18+ who does not reside in the same home but is related within the
third degree (3rd cousin)
How does PA's definition of a perpetrator by omission differ from its definition of
a perpetrator by commission? - √√PA's does not include children within their
definition of "perpetrator by omission" because they can't necessarily intervene
in these situations
What are the adjectives PA uses to define child abuse? - √√intentionally,
knowingly, recklessly...
, causing bodily injury to the child through any recent act or failure to act
- impairment
- substantial pain
- within the last two years
punching, kicking, biting, burning, or shaking of a child often results in visually-
detected bruising, though not required
How does CAPTA define physical abuse? - √√- non-accidental physical injury that
is inflicted by a parent, caregiver, or other person who has responsibility for the
child
- injury considered abuse regardless of whether or not the caregiver intended to
hurt the child and can result from severe discipline or physical punishment that is
inappropriate to the child's age/ condition
- may occur as a result of a single episode or of repeated episodes and can range
in severity from minor marks and bruising to death
Physical abuse is determined by... - √√- child's level of development
- the pattern and size of the injury
- the location of the injury
- caregiver's explanation of the injury
What are signs of abuse via bruising? - √√- non-cruising infant
- bruises on face, ear, buttock, genitals, neck, back, inner thigh
- extensive bruising without a history
