Victimology Final Exam Study Guide
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_______________ |__________ |_________ |may |be |defined |as |any |act |that |results |in |a |
nonaccidental |injury |by |a |person |who |has |care, |custody, |or |control |of |a |child. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-physical |child |abuse
___________ |_____________ |is |the |negligent |treatment |or |maltreatment |of |a |child |by |a |
parent |or |caretaker |under |circumstances |that |indicate |harm |or |threatened |harm |to |the |child's |
health |or |welfare. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-child |neglect
___________ |____________ |_________ |is |the |sexual |exploitation |or |sexual |activities |with |a |
child |under |circumstances |that |indicate |that |the |child's |health |or |welfare |is |harmed |or |
threatened. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-child |sexual |abuse
________________ |__________ |__________ |includes |incest |and |refers |to |any |type |of |
exploitative |sexual |contact |that |occurs |between |relatives. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-intrafamilial
|sexual |abuse
_________________ |__________ |________ |refers |to |the |exploitative |sexual |contact |with |
perpetrators |who |may |be |known |to |the |child |(neighbors, |babysitters, |live-in |partners) |or |
unknown |to |the |child. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-extrafamilial |sexual |abuse
_______________________ |________________ |___ |______________ |_________ |asserts |that |
family |violent |behavior |is |learned |within |the |family |and |bequeathed |from |one |generation |to |
the |next. |There |is |no |way |to |prove |or |disprove |this |theory, |however, |it |is |widely |accepted. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-intergenerational |transmission |of |violence |theory
,___________________ |___________ |stresses |the |characteristics |of |the |abuser |as |the |primary |
cause |of |abuse. |The |abuser's |personality |predisposes |the |abuser |to |injure |the |child. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-psychopathological |model
The |__________________ |____________ |views |child |abuse |as |a |result |of |a |dysfunctional |
system. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-interactional |model
_______________-________________-__________ |__________ |views |child |abuse |as |a |result |
of |stresses |in |society |that |are |the |primary |causes |of |abuse. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
environmental-sociological-cultural |model
_____________ |__________ |suggests |that |neglect |is |caused |by |stress |as |a |result |of |living |in |
poverty. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-economic |theory
_____________ |_________ |views |the |family |behavior |and |neglect |as |a |result |of |social |causes.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ecological |theory
__________________ |____________ |attributes |child |neglect |to |individual |personality |
characteristics |of |the |caretakers. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-personalistic |theory
______ |_______________ |________ |____ |________ |_______ |establishes |preconditions |that |
create |a |personal |and |social |context |for |expressing |sexually |abusive |behaviors. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-4 |preconditions |model |of |sexual |abuse
____________ |_________ |is |any |form |of |physical, |mental, |or |sexual |abuse |inflicted |by |one |
child |in |a |family |unit |upon |another. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sibling |abuse
___________ |is |defined |as |a |person |under |the |age |of |legal |majority. |This |age |is |typically |
stated |to |be |18. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-child
, _______________ |____________ |____ |_______ |is |a |psychiatric |disorder |whereby |individuals |
intentionally |produce |physical |symptoms |of |illness |in |their |children. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Munchausen |Syndrome |by |Proxy
__________ |_________ |is |a |brutal |form |of |abuse |of |children |consisting |of |physical, |sexual, |and
|psychological |abuse, |and |involving |the |use |of |rituals. |Ritual |does |not |necessarily |mean |
satanic. |However, |most |survivors |state |that |they |were |ritually |abused |as |part |of |satanic |
worship |for |the |purpose |of |indoctrinating |them |into |satanic |beliefs |and |practices. |Ritual |abuse
|rarely |consists |of |a |single |episode. |It |usually |involves |repeated |abuse |over |an |extended |period
|of |time. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ritual |abuse
__________ |__________ |is |defined |as |conduct |that |results |in |the |physical, |psychological, |or |
material |harm |or |neglect |or |injury |to |an |elder. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-elder |abuse
____________ |in |the |context |of |elder |abuse |refers |to |the |exploitation |or |use |of |resources. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-material
__________ |is |a |person |65 |years |of |age |or |older. |Some |federal |programs |use |age |60 |or |older |
as |the |guide. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-elder
___________________ |_________ |of |elder |abuse |is |based |on |the |premise |that |abusers |suffer |
from |mental |disorders |that |cause |them |to |be |violent. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
psychopathology |theory
______________ |_____________ |__________ |of |elder |abuse |assumes |that |dependency |in |
relationships |contributes |to |elder |abuse. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-social |exchange |theory
__________ |_________ |_________ |regarding |elder |abuse |is |based |on |the |premise |that |
providing |care |for |an |elder |induces |stress |within |the |family. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-family |
stress |theory
Questions With Correct Answers
_______________ |__________ |_________ |may |be |defined |as |any |act |that |results |in |a |
nonaccidental |injury |by |a |person |who |has |care, |custody, |or |control |of |a |child. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-physical |child |abuse
___________ |_____________ |is |the |negligent |treatment |or |maltreatment |of |a |child |by |a |
parent |or |caretaker |under |circumstances |that |indicate |harm |or |threatened |harm |to |the |child's |
health |or |welfare. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-child |neglect
___________ |____________ |_________ |is |the |sexual |exploitation |or |sexual |activities |with |a |
child |under |circumstances |that |indicate |that |the |child's |health |or |welfare |is |harmed |or |
threatened. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-child |sexual |abuse
________________ |__________ |__________ |includes |incest |and |refers |to |any |type |of |
exploitative |sexual |contact |that |occurs |between |relatives. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-intrafamilial
|sexual |abuse
_________________ |__________ |________ |refers |to |the |exploitative |sexual |contact |with |
perpetrators |who |may |be |known |to |the |child |(neighbors, |babysitters, |live-in |partners) |or |
unknown |to |the |child. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-extrafamilial |sexual |abuse
_______________________ |________________ |___ |______________ |_________ |asserts |that |
family |violent |behavior |is |learned |within |the |family |and |bequeathed |from |one |generation |to |
the |next. |There |is |no |way |to |prove |or |disprove |this |theory, |however, |it |is |widely |accepted. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-intergenerational |transmission |of |violence |theory
,___________________ |___________ |stresses |the |characteristics |of |the |abuser |as |the |primary |
cause |of |abuse. |The |abuser's |personality |predisposes |the |abuser |to |injure |the |child. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-psychopathological |model
The |__________________ |____________ |views |child |abuse |as |a |result |of |a |dysfunctional |
system. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-interactional |model
_______________-________________-__________ |__________ |views |child |abuse |as |a |result |
of |stresses |in |society |that |are |the |primary |causes |of |abuse. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
environmental-sociological-cultural |model
_____________ |__________ |suggests |that |neglect |is |caused |by |stress |as |a |result |of |living |in |
poverty. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-economic |theory
_____________ |_________ |views |the |family |behavior |and |neglect |as |a |result |of |social |causes.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ecological |theory
__________________ |____________ |attributes |child |neglect |to |individual |personality |
characteristics |of |the |caretakers. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-personalistic |theory
______ |_______________ |________ |____ |________ |_______ |establishes |preconditions |that |
create |a |personal |and |social |context |for |expressing |sexually |abusive |behaviors. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-4 |preconditions |model |of |sexual |abuse
____________ |_________ |is |any |form |of |physical, |mental, |or |sexual |abuse |inflicted |by |one |
child |in |a |family |unit |upon |another. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sibling |abuse
___________ |is |defined |as |a |person |under |the |age |of |legal |majority. |This |age |is |typically |
stated |to |be |18. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-child
, _______________ |____________ |____ |_______ |is |a |psychiatric |disorder |whereby |individuals |
intentionally |produce |physical |symptoms |of |illness |in |their |children. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Munchausen |Syndrome |by |Proxy
__________ |_________ |is |a |brutal |form |of |abuse |of |children |consisting |of |physical, |sexual, |and
|psychological |abuse, |and |involving |the |use |of |rituals. |Ritual |does |not |necessarily |mean |
satanic. |However, |most |survivors |state |that |they |were |ritually |abused |as |part |of |satanic |
worship |for |the |purpose |of |indoctrinating |them |into |satanic |beliefs |and |practices. |Ritual |abuse
|rarely |consists |of |a |single |episode. |It |usually |involves |repeated |abuse |over |an |extended |period
|of |time. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ritual |abuse
__________ |__________ |is |defined |as |conduct |that |results |in |the |physical, |psychological, |or |
material |harm |or |neglect |or |injury |to |an |elder. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-elder |abuse
____________ |in |the |context |of |elder |abuse |refers |to |the |exploitation |or |use |of |resources. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-material
__________ |is |a |person |65 |years |of |age |or |older. |Some |federal |programs |use |age |60 |or |older |
as |the |guide. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-elder
___________________ |_________ |of |elder |abuse |is |based |on |the |premise |that |abusers |suffer |
from |mental |disorders |that |cause |them |to |be |violent. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
psychopathology |theory
______________ |_____________ |__________ |of |elder |abuse |assumes |that |dependency |in |
relationships |contributes |to |elder |abuse. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-social |exchange |theory
__________ |_________ |_________ |regarding |elder |abuse |is |based |on |the |premise |that |
providing |care |for |an |elder |induces |stress |within |the |family. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-family |
stress |theory
