Chapter 7. Child Abuse and Neglect
1.Which of the following statements best defines the term child maltreatment?
a.intentional injury of a child c.failure to provide what a child needs
b.not giving a child what he or she wantsd.accidental harm to a child by
someone
ANS: A
Feedback
ACorrect: Child maltreatment is the intentional injury of a child.
BIncorrect: Child maltreatment is not considered failure to give a child what the child wants.
CIncorrect: Child maltreatment is not considered the failure to provide what a child needs.
DIncorrect: Child maltreatment is not considered accidental harm to a child by someone
else.
The harm or injury is intentional, not accidental.
2.Which of the following statements best defines the term physical abuse?
a.bodily injury to a person that seems to have been inflicted by other than accidental
means b.purposefully beating a child so that there are highly visible marks on the childs
body
c.use of the hands applied to a child in an excessively forceful manner
d.any damage to a child that involves the use of muscle-applied force
ANS: A
Feedback
, ACorrect: Physical abuse is defined as bodily injury to a person that seems to have been
inflicted by other than accidental means. Such injuries may include damage to the skin,
including bruise, burns, bite marks, and lacerations; damage to the head; or shaken
baby syndrome.
BIncorrect: In physical abuse, marks may not be visible on the childs body. For example,
with shaken baby syndrome, there may not be any visible signs of injury.
CIncorrect: Physical abuse may include more than the use of the hands applied to a child in
an excessively forceful manner.
DIncorrect: Muscle-applied force may not be the etiology of physical abuse in the child.
3.The school nurse observes parents interacting with a school-aged child and notices that they
do not show any affection toward the child and there is no evidence of emotional support or
supervision. Later the nurse learns from the child that he must take care of all his own hygiene
tasks, has to find something to eat on his own, and his parents never say anything nice about
him. The nurse at this point believes that the parents are engaging in:
a.physical abuse c.poor parenting
b.psychological abused.withholding of
love
ANS: B
Feedback
AIncorrect: These characteristics are not specific for physical abuse.
BCorrect: Psychological abuse results from the recurrent lack of attention to the childs
needs, and includes lack of affection, emotional support, or supervision.
CIncorrect: These characteristics are not specific for poor parenting.
DIncorrect: These characteristics are not specific for withholding of love.
4.The majority of perpetrators of abuse to children reported to state Child Protective
Service agencies as suspected victims of abuse and neglect are:
a.neighbors within one blockc.parents
b.strangers d.relatives other than parents
ANS: C
Feedback
AIncorrect: Neighbors within one block are not the majority of perpetrators.
BIncorrect: Strangers are not the majority of perpetrators.
CCorrect: Three-fourths of all perpetrators of abuse to children reported to the Child Protective
Service agencies are caregivers.
DIncorrect: Relatives other than parents are not the majority of perpetrators.
1.Which of the following statements best defines the term child maltreatment?
a.intentional injury of a child c.failure to provide what a child needs
b.not giving a child what he or she wantsd.accidental harm to a child by
someone
ANS: A
Feedback
ACorrect: Child maltreatment is the intentional injury of a child.
BIncorrect: Child maltreatment is not considered failure to give a child what the child wants.
CIncorrect: Child maltreatment is not considered the failure to provide what a child needs.
DIncorrect: Child maltreatment is not considered accidental harm to a child by someone
else.
The harm or injury is intentional, not accidental.
2.Which of the following statements best defines the term physical abuse?
a.bodily injury to a person that seems to have been inflicted by other than accidental
means b.purposefully beating a child so that there are highly visible marks on the childs
body
c.use of the hands applied to a child in an excessively forceful manner
d.any damage to a child that involves the use of muscle-applied force
ANS: A
Feedback
, ACorrect: Physical abuse is defined as bodily injury to a person that seems to have been
inflicted by other than accidental means. Such injuries may include damage to the skin,
including bruise, burns, bite marks, and lacerations; damage to the head; or shaken
baby syndrome.
BIncorrect: In physical abuse, marks may not be visible on the childs body. For example,
with shaken baby syndrome, there may not be any visible signs of injury.
CIncorrect: Physical abuse may include more than the use of the hands applied to a child in
an excessively forceful manner.
DIncorrect: Muscle-applied force may not be the etiology of physical abuse in the child.
3.The school nurse observes parents interacting with a school-aged child and notices that they
do not show any affection toward the child and there is no evidence of emotional support or
supervision. Later the nurse learns from the child that he must take care of all his own hygiene
tasks, has to find something to eat on his own, and his parents never say anything nice about
him. The nurse at this point believes that the parents are engaging in:
a.physical abuse c.poor parenting
b.psychological abused.withholding of
love
ANS: B
Feedback
AIncorrect: These characteristics are not specific for physical abuse.
BCorrect: Psychological abuse results from the recurrent lack of attention to the childs
needs, and includes lack of affection, emotional support, or supervision.
CIncorrect: These characteristics are not specific for poor parenting.
DIncorrect: These characteristics are not specific for withholding of love.
4.The majority of perpetrators of abuse to children reported to state Child Protective
Service agencies as suspected victims of abuse and neglect are:
a.neighbors within one blockc.parents
b.strangers d.relatives other than parents
ANS: C
Feedback
AIncorrect: Neighbors within one block are not the majority of perpetrators.
BIncorrect: Strangers are not the majority of perpetrators.
CCorrect: Three-fourths of all perpetrators of abuse to children reported to the Child Protective
Service agencies are caregivers.
DIncorrect: Relatives other than parents are not the majority of perpetrators.
