CMAS Final Exam Review Questions
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Neglect must be considered as it relates to the ____________________________ of the
child in question. - ✔✔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. - ✔✔Pattern events
Which of the following factors are necessary to diagnose non-organic failure to thrive
syndrome: - ✔✔- Infant demonstrates a delay in psychomotor development
- The infant has fallen below the fifth percentile in weight and often in height
- The baby was once of a weight and height within expected norm
When a child is making a disclosure, it is important for people to remember that
disclosure is: - ✔✔a process
It is during this phase when the interviewer seeks information related to the alleged
abuse. This may include obtaining a narrative description of the event, inquiring about
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,additional details, and testing alternative or multiple hypotheses (e.g., other possible
scenarios), if appropriate - ✔✔substantive phase
This is a community-based, multidisciplinary organization that seeks to improve the
response, investigation, and prosecution of child maltreatment in the United States. -
✔✔Children's advocacy center
The ___________________________________ is a fact-finding, non-leading, neutral,
cultural, and child-sensitive structured conversation with a child about things that may
have happened. - ✔✔forensic interview
Based on the research conducted by Walsh and colleagues in the published article in
2007, what demographic of children were most likely to receive a forensic medical
exam? (There are four (4) noted variables). - ✔✔- Children with reported penetration
- Children who were physically injured
- Young children
Healing practices can take different forms depending on one's culture. This healing
practice is still practiced today. This is an ancient practice most notably used by
Vietnamese, Cambodians, and Laotians for a number of illnesses. As a dermabrasion
therapy, it involves intense rubbing of the skin. It is believed that creating friction on
the skin restores balance. Through this practice, it's believed that excessive air is
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,released generating healing. Which healing practice is being described? - ✔✔Coining or
caogio
Healing practices can take different forms depending on one's culture. For
instance,_________________ is when an instrument can be used that involves small cuts
to the skin to draw blood and is thought to help rid the body of toxins. Additionally,
this healing practice can also be used with an open-mouthed vessel, which is heated,
and subsequently, the vessel is applied to the skin. Suction is produced by the cooling
and contracting of the heated air and is thought to draw out the ailment as the heated
air and the rim of the vessel burn the skin. This healing practice is a fairly common
practice, which has been used throughout the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and
Eastern Europe. - ✔✔cupping
_____________ refers to the bond that an infant develops with his or her caretaker, and
these bonds shape how the individual is able to connect with others throughout life. -
✔✔Attachment
When are children at the most risk of experiencing neglect - ✔✔When they are most
dependent on their parents for care
This theory explaining child sexual perpetrators includes four sets of problems or
psychological mechanisms which include: difficulty with identifying and controlling
emotional states; problems with social isolation, loneliness, and dissatisfaction; deviant
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, sexual fantasies and arousal patterns; and cognitive distortions. Which theoretical
perspective proposes these mechanisms? - ✔✔Pathways Model
With regards to parents who physically abuse their children, Ray Helfer proposed five
tasks abusive parents have not learned. Identify these five tasks: - ✔✔- Separate feelings
from actions
- Getting their needs met in appropriate ways
- Determine they are responsible for their own actions and not for the actions of others
- Delay gratification
- Make decisions
Some neglectful parents have low frustration tolerance, have little ability to delay
gratification, and use extremely poor judgment in their actions. This parent may
demonstrate more energy in her interests and needs rather than meeting the needs of
her own child. This description of the neglectful parent would be categorized as: -
✔✔Immature and impulsive
Abigail was a single mother of two daughters, Jenny (9) and Alexis (10). While working
at the local grocery store, Abigail meets Justin, a construction worker. After
approximately 6 months of dating, Justin moves in with Abigail and her daughters.
Bringing in a fatherly figure for the girls was something Abigail had looked forward to.
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and Answers 100% Pass
Neglect must be considered as it relates to the ____________________________ of the
child in question. - ✔✔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. - ✔✔Pattern events
Which of the following factors are necessary to diagnose non-organic failure to thrive
syndrome: - ✔✔- Infant demonstrates a delay in psychomotor development
- The infant has fallen below the fifth percentile in weight and often in height
- The baby was once of a weight and height within expected norm
When a child is making a disclosure, it is important for people to remember that
disclosure is: - ✔✔a process
It is during this phase when the interviewer seeks information related to the alleged
abuse. This may include obtaining a narrative description of the event, inquiring about
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,additional details, and testing alternative or multiple hypotheses (e.g., other possible
scenarios), if appropriate - ✔✔substantive phase
This is a community-based, multidisciplinary organization that seeks to improve the
response, investigation, and prosecution of child maltreatment in the United States. -
✔✔Children's advocacy center
The ___________________________________ is a fact-finding, non-leading, neutral,
cultural, and child-sensitive structured conversation with a child about things that may
have happened. - ✔✔forensic interview
Based on the research conducted by Walsh and colleagues in the published article in
2007, what demographic of children were most likely to receive a forensic medical
exam? (There are four (4) noted variables). - ✔✔- Children with reported penetration
- Children who were physically injured
- Young children
Healing practices can take different forms depending on one's culture. This healing
practice is still practiced today. This is an ancient practice most notably used by
Vietnamese, Cambodians, and Laotians for a number of illnesses. As a dermabrasion
therapy, it involves intense rubbing of the skin. It is believed that creating friction on
the skin restores balance. Through this practice, it's believed that excessive air is
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,released generating healing. Which healing practice is being described? - ✔✔Coining or
caogio
Healing practices can take different forms depending on one's culture. For
instance,_________________ is when an instrument can be used that involves small cuts
to the skin to draw blood and is thought to help rid the body of toxins. Additionally,
this healing practice can also be used with an open-mouthed vessel, which is heated,
and subsequently, the vessel is applied to the skin. Suction is produced by the cooling
and contracting of the heated air and is thought to draw out the ailment as the heated
air and the rim of the vessel burn the skin. This healing practice is a fairly common
practice, which has been used throughout the Middle East, Asia, Latin America, and
Eastern Europe. - ✔✔cupping
_____________ refers to the bond that an infant develops with his or her caretaker, and
these bonds shape how the individual is able to connect with others throughout life. -
✔✔Attachment
When are children at the most risk of experiencing neglect - ✔✔When they are most
dependent on their parents for care
This theory explaining child sexual perpetrators includes four sets of problems or
psychological mechanisms which include: difficulty with identifying and controlling
emotional states; problems with social isolation, loneliness, and dissatisfaction; deviant
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, sexual fantasies and arousal patterns; and cognitive distortions. Which theoretical
perspective proposes these mechanisms? - ✔✔Pathways Model
With regards to parents who physically abuse their children, Ray Helfer proposed five
tasks abusive parents have not learned. Identify these five tasks: - ✔✔- Separate feelings
from actions
- Getting their needs met in appropriate ways
- Determine they are responsible for their own actions and not for the actions of others
- Delay gratification
- Make decisions
Some neglectful parents have low frustration tolerance, have little ability to delay
gratification, and use extremely poor judgment in their actions. This parent may
demonstrate more energy in her interests and needs rather than meeting the needs of
her own child. This description of the neglectful parent would be categorized as: -
✔✔Immature and impulsive
Abigail was a single mother of two daughters, Jenny (9) and Alexis (10). While working
at the local grocery store, Abigail meets Justin, a construction worker. After
approximately 6 months of dating, Justin moves in with Abigail and her daughters.
Bringing in a fatherly figure for the girls was something Abigail had looked forward to.
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