DCF Certification Test - Child Abuse and
Neglect Questions with 100% Correct Answers
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
Neglect Questions with 100% Correct Answers
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
