CMAS 258N Final Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers
When defining child physical abuse, this profession defines child abuse in terms of
the intent. - Correct answer-Legal community
Neglect must be considered as it relates to the ____________________________
of the child in question. - Correct answer-Developmental level
Child psychological maltreatment can be described as a(n) _________________ of
psychologically destructive behavior that may include rejecting, isolating,
terrorizing, ignoring, or corrupting behaviors, on behalf of the caregiver. - Correct
answer-Patterned Events
This type of neglect encompasses non-organic failure to thrive, abandonment, and
failure to meet a child's basic needs. - Correct answer-Physical neglect
According to Walsh and colleagues (2007) forensic medical examinations are an
important part of a comprehensive response to the investigation of suspected child
sexual abuse, both to ensure __________________________ and to
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,_____________________________. - Correct answer-appropriate care for the
child; support legal decision-making
These members of the multidisciplinary team are trained individuals who support
and empower the child and the non-offending caregiver who are identified as
victims of a criminal act. These individuals can be employed at a Children's
Advocacy Center, a community-based Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
agency, and/or within the prosecutor's office. - Correct answer-Victim Advocates
When a child is making a disclosure, it is important for people to remember that
disclosure is: - Correct answer-a process
This professional role on the multidisciplinary team is responsible for:
conducting a crisis assessment and providing crisis intervention;
conducting a risk assessment and developing a safety plan;
providing referrals for additional services and supports for the family;
providing ongoing support and empowerment;
providing information and case updates;
providing court accompaniment, education, and support. - Correct answer-Victim
Advocates
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,It is during this phase when the interviewer may address the child's socioemotional
or other immediate needs, transition to a neutral topic, not related to the alleged
incident, and/or answer any questions the child might have. - Correct answer-
Closure Phase
In the 18th century, Jean - Jacque Rousseau theorized that children were born as
______________ who were bequeathed a moral compass of right and wrong. He
identified children as having their own unique way of feeling and thinking and that
if not careful, parents could be harmful rather than helpful to their child's
development - Correct answer-noble savages
__________ refers to a condition in young children who had apparently been
victims of severe physical abuse at the hands of a parent or foster parent. Often it
was described as "unrecognized trauma". - Correct answer-Battered-child
syndrome
CAPTA is the federal legislation dealing with child maltreatment in the United
States, stands for? - Correct answer-Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
In 1601, the Elizabethan Poor Law sought to give some help to families and
children by dictating that relief must be offered to the destitute. The poor were
separated into three categories. Which category is described here:
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, "Those who were old had disabilities, or mothers, who were excused from work
and for whom aid was provided by the state"? - Correct answer-The impotent poor
This individual was a pediatric radiologist from Columbia University who began to
question a parent or caregiver's description of accidental traumas when he found
inconsistencies between the parent's or caregiver's description of the child's injury.
Specifically, this individual noted these inconsistencies through the observation of
subdural hematomas and fractures of the long bones. - Correct answer-John Caffey
As a result of seeing an estimated 30,000 children living on city streets who were
begging, stealing and scavenging for food this individual, was shocked to learn
children were being incarcerated as criminals. This individual started the New York
Children's Aid Society providing food, shelter, clothing and other services in an
effort to provide for the needs of the child and a chance at an education and/or job.
- Correct answer-Charles Loring Brace
CAPTA, the federal legislation, mandates all of the following EXCEPT: - Correct
answer-Self-Care programs for child protection service workers
______was a system in which parents apprenticed their children to masters who
taught them a trade but who were free to use them as slaves in exchange for room
and board. Often these children were very young and this system would continue
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and Answers
When defining child physical abuse, this profession defines child abuse in terms of
the intent. - Correct answer-Legal community
Neglect must be considered as it relates to the ____________________________
of the child in question. - Correct answer-Developmental level
Child psychological maltreatment can be described as a(n) _________________ of
psychologically destructive behavior that may include rejecting, isolating,
terrorizing, ignoring, or corrupting behaviors, on behalf of the caregiver. - Correct
answer-Patterned Events
This type of neglect encompasses non-organic failure to thrive, abandonment, and
failure to meet a child's basic needs. - Correct answer-Physical neglect
According to Walsh and colleagues (2007) forensic medical examinations are an
important part of a comprehensive response to the investigation of suspected child
sexual abuse, both to ensure __________________________ and to
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,_____________________________. - Correct answer-appropriate care for the
child; support legal decision-making
These members of the multidisciplinary team are trained individuals who support
and empower the child and the non-offending caregiver who are identified as
victims of a criminal act. These individuals can be employed at a Children's
Advocacy Center, a community-based Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
agency, and/or within the prosecutor's office. - Correct answer-Victim Advocates
When a child is making a disclosure, it is important for people to remember that
disclosure is: - Correct answer-a process
This professional role on the multidisciplinary team is responsible for:
conducting a crisis assessment and providing crisis intervention;
conducting a risk assessment and developing a safety plan;
providing referrals for additional services and supports for the family;
providing ongoing support and empowerment;
providing information and case updates;
providing court accompaniment, education, and support. - Correct answer-Victim
Advocates
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,It is during this phase when the interviewer may address the child's socioemotional
or other immediate needs, transition to a neutral topic, not related to the alleged
incident, and/or answer any questions the child might have. - Correct answer-
Closure Phase
In the 18th century, Jean - Jacque Rousseau theorized that children were born as
______________ who were bequeathed a moral compass of right and wrong. He
identified children as having their own unique way of feeling and thinking and that
if not careful, parents could be harmful rather than helpful to their child's
development - Correct answer-noble savages
__________ refers to a condition in young children who had apparently been
victims of severe physical abuse at the hands of a parent or foster parent. Often it
was described as "unrecognized trauma". - Correct answer-Battered-child
syndrome
CAPTA is the federal legislation dealing with child maltreatment in the United
States, stands for? - Correct answer-Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
In 1601, the Elizabethan Poor Law sought to give some help to families and
children by dictating that relief must be offered to the destitute. The poor were
separated into three categories. Which category is described here:
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, "Those who were old had disabilities, or mothers, who were excused from work
and for whom aid was provided by the state"? - Correct answer-The impotent poor
This individual was a pediatric radiologist from Columbia University who began to
question a parent or caregiver's description of accidental traumas when he found
inconsistencies between the parent's or caregiver's description of the child's injury.
Specifically, this individual noted these inconsistencies through the observation of
subdural hematomas and fractures of the long bones. - Correct answer-John Caffey
As a result of seeing an estimated 30,000 children living on city streets who were
begging, stealing and scavenging for food this individual, was shocked to learn
children were being incarcerated as criminals. This individual started the New York
Children's Aid Society providing food, shelter, clothing and other services in an
effort to provide for the needs of the child and a chance at an education and/or job.
- Correct answer-Charles Loring Brace
CAPTA, the federal legislation, mandates all of the following EXCEPT: - Correct
answer-Self-Care programs for child protection service workers
______was a system in which parents apprenticed their children to masters who
taught them a trade but who were free to use them as slaves in exchange for room
and board. Often these children were very young and this system would continue
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