CMAS 258 EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1974, 2010
CAPTA definition of child maltreatment - CORRECT ANSWER - any recent act or failure
to act on the part of a parent of caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional
harm, or sexual abuse or exploitation (harm is a required outcome)
types of maltreatment - CORRECT ANSWER - physical abuse
sexual abuse
neglect (physical, educational, medical)
psychological maltreatment
"child abuse" in PA - CORRECT ANSWER - intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly cause
bodily injury, serious mental injury, sexual abuse or exploitation, serious physical neglect, or the
death of a child
child - CORRECT ANSWER - under 18 years of age
injury - CORRECT ANSWER - impairment of physical condition or substantial pain
parent - CORRECT ANSWER - biological or adoptive parent or guardian
recent - CORRECT ANSWER - act or failure to act committed within two years of report
perpetrator - CORRECT ANSWER - a person who has committee child abuse
, mental injury - CORRECT ANSWER - a psychological condition that renders a child
severely anxious, depressed or seriously interferes with a childs ability to
sexual abuse - CORRECT ANSWER - employment, use, persuasion, inducement,
enticement, or coercion of a child to engage in or assist another individual to engage in sexually
explicit conduct
legal age of consent in PA - CORRECT ANSWER - 16
max number of years in-between a child legally consenting to sex - CORRECT
ANSWER - 4 year
physical neglect - CORRECT ANSWER - when neglect that endangers a childs life or
health, threatens a childs well being, causes bodily injury, or impairs a childs health,
development, or functioning
ex. failure to supervise a child consistently
physical abuse - CORRECT ANSWER - intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causing
bodily injury
ex. punching, kicking, biting, burning, shaking
psychological maltreatment - CORRECT ANSWER - intentionally or knowingly causing
serious mental injury to a child
ex. harsh criticism, threats
history of child maltreatment - CORRECT ANSWER - children were property
passing of law giving states right to remove children - CORRECT ANSWER - 1825
foster homes - CORRECT ANSWER - 1853
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1974, 2010
CAPTA definition of child maltreatment - CORRECT ANSWER - any recent act or failure
to act on the part of a parent of caretaker which results in death, serious physical or emotional
harm, or sexual abuse or exploitation (harm is a required outcome)
types of maltreatment - CORRECT ANSWER - physical abuse
sexual abuse
neglect (physical, educational, medical)
psychological maltreatment
"child abuse" in PA - CORRECT ANSWER - intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly cause
bodily injury, serious mental injury, sexual abuse or exploitation, serious physical neglect, or the
death of a child
child - CORRECT ANSWER - under 18 years of age
injury - CORRECT ANSWER - impairment of physical condition or substantial pain
parent - CORRECT ANSWER - biological or adoptive parent or guardian
recent - CORRECT ANSWER - act or failure to act committed within two years of report
perpetrator - CORRECT ANSWER - a person who has committee child abuse
, mental injury - CORRECT ANSWER - a psychological condition that renders a child
severely anxious, depressed or seriously interferes with a childs ability to
sexual abuse - CORRECT ANSWER - employment, use, persuasion, inducement,
enticement, or coercion of a child to engage in or assist another individual to engage in sexually
explicit conduct
legal age of consent in PA - CORRECT ANSWER - 16
max number of years in-between a child legally consenting to sex - CORRECT
ANSWER - 4 year
physical neglect - CORRECT ANSWER - when neglect that endangers a childs life or
health, threatens a childs well being, causes bodily injury, or impairs a childs health,
development, or functioning
ex. failure to supervise a child consistently
physical abuse - CORRECT ANSWER - intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causing
bodily injury
ex. punching, kicking, biting, burning, shaking
psychological maltreatment - CORRECT ANSWER - intentionally or knowingly causing
serious mental injury to a child
ex. harsh criticism, threats
history of child maltreatment - CORRECT ANSWER - children were property
passing of law giving states right to remove children - CORRECT ANSWER - 1825
foster homes - CORRECT ANSWER - 1853
