DOMESTIC VIOLENCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE TEST
& EXAM PREP (2026/2027)
How is child neglect viewed in comparison to physical and sexual child abuse? - ANS ✔✔act of
omission
What is the most frequently reported form of child maltreatment today? - ANS ✔✔neglect
What are two aspects that are used in determining if a situation rises to the level of neglect? -
ANS ✔✔duration and frequency
Jared was left unattended by a swimming pool for a matter of moments but fell in and drowned.
Which factor makes this a case of neglect? - ANS ✔✔severity of the consequences
Phillip fires his gun at his son Johnathon but misses. The boy has no physical injuries. Which
factor makes this a case of neglect? - ANS ✔✔endangerment
Which type of neglect is defined as the failure to provide a child with basic necessities of life? -
ANS ✔✔physical
Jason's parents refused to give their son his medication for leukemia because they believed it
would cause autism. What type of neglect is this an example of? - ANS ✔✔medical
Which type of neglect is defined as failing to provide children with the necessary experiences
for growth and development? - ANS ✔✔educational
Which form of neglect receives the highest levels of disagreement? - ANS ✔✔emotional
, Which of the following behaviors most often makes up prenatal neglect? - ANS ✔✔engaging in
illicit drug use while pregnant
What percentage of pregnant women use illicit drugs while pregnant? - ANS ✔✔5.2%
How many states in the United States include drug exposure in their definitions of child neglect?
- ANS ✔✔14
What percentage of all child maltreatment cases reported to CPS were cases of neglect? - ANS
✔✔75%
What percentage of lifetime rates of neglect did NatSCEV II find? - ANS ✔✔22%
. What is the most common form of child neglect, according to a self-report survey? - ANS
✔✔supervisory
Which children are more often reported as being neglected? - ANS ✔✔black
At which age are children at the greatest risk for child neglect? - ANS ✔✔children under 3 years
old
Who is most frequently reported for being neglectful? - ANS ✔✔mothers
What kind of parent is identified as being at high risk for being neglectful? - ANS ✔✔teen
parents
Which of the following has NOT been identified as a characteristic common among neglectful
mothers? - ANS ✔✔aggression
& EXAM PREP (2026/2027)
How is child neglect viewed in comparison to physical and sexual child abuse? - ANS ✔✔act of
omission
What is the most frequently reported form of child maltreatment today? - ANS ✔✔neglect
What are two aspects that are used in determining if a situation rises to the level of neglect? -
ANS ✔✔duration and frequency
Jared was left unattended by a swimming pool for a matter of moments but fell in and drowned.
Which factor makes this a case of neglect? - ANS ✔✔severity of the consequences
Phillip fires his gun at his son Johnathon but misses. The boy has no physical injuries. Which
factor makes this a case of neglect? - ANS ✔✔endangerment
Which type of neglect is defined as the failure to provide a child with basic necessities of life? -
ANS ✔✔physical
Jason's parents refused to give their son his medication for leukemia because they believed it
would cause autism. What type of neglect is this an example of? - ANS ✔✔medical
Which type of neglect is defined as failing to provide children with the necessary experiences
for growth and development? - ANS ✔✔educational
Which form of neglect receives the highest levels of disagreement? - ANS ✔✔emotional
, Which of the following behaviors most often makes up prenatal neglect? - ANS ✔✔engaging in
illicit drug use while pregnant
What percentage of pregnant women use illicit drugs while pregnant? - ANS ✔✔5.2%
How many states in the United States include drug exposure in their definitions of child neglect?
- ANS ✔✔14
What percentage of all child maltreatment cases reported to CPS were cases of neglect? - ANS
✔✔75%
What percentage of lifetime rates of neglect did NatSCEV II find? - ANS ✔✔22%
. What is the most common form of child neglect, according to a self-report survey? - ANS
✔✔supervisory
Which children are more often reported as being neglected? - ANS ✔✔black
At which age are children at the greatest risk for child neglect? - ANS ✔✔children under 3 years
old
Who is most frequently reported for being neglectful? - ANS ✔✔mothers
What kind of parent is identified as being at high risk for being neglectful? - ANS ✔✔teen
parents
Which of the following has NOT been identified as a characteristic common among neglectful
mothers? - ANS ✔✔aggression
