DCF identifying and reporting child abuse and
neglect / Verified Questions with Correct Answers.
families and child-care programs - (ANSWER)Child abuse and neglect occurs in all
socio-economic _________ as well as in ___________
moral and legal - (ANSWER)You have not only a ____ obligation to intervene, you
also have a ____ obligation to report it.
day - (ANSWER)Three children die of child abuse in a home in the US each
_______?
1/3 - (ANSWER)How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual
situation?
child abuse & neglect - (ANSWER)What is the single, leading cause of death for
children ages 4 or younger?
10 seconds - (ANSWER)On average, child abuse is reported somewhere in the US
every____?
False - (ANSWER)True/False: Strangers pose greatest risk of sexual abuse to
children?
False - (ANSWER)True/False? Child molesters get their sexual gratification only
from children?
,In their teens - (ANSWER)Average age that child molesters first attack a child is
when they (the attackers) are?
a) Helping a stressed-out parent by baby-sitting, making a meal for their family or
lending an understanding ear.
b) Learning the signs and symptoms of child abuse so you can recognize them
when you see the "red flags."
c) Reporting known or suspected child abuse to the Florida Abuse Hotline, police,
or local child protective services agency.
d) all of the above - (ANSWER)Which action can help stop child abuse & neglect?
Child - (ANSWER)Any person under the age of 18 years.
Child abuse - (ANSWER)Any non-accidental injury, sexual battery, or injury to the
intellectual or
psychological capacity of a child by the parent, adult household member, or other
person
responsible for the child's welfare.
Physical abuse - (ANSWER)The mistreatment of a child by a person responsible
for the child's welfare
that results in injury or harm to the child.
, Sexual Abuse - (ANSWER)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.
Verbal Abuse - (ANSWER)A form of emotional abuse that involves excessive
yelling, shaming, belittling
and/or teasing of a child.
Institutional Abuse or Neglect - (ANSWER)Situations of known or suspected child
abuse or neglect
that occurs at a private school, public or private child care center, residential
home, institution, facility, or agency where the alleged perpetrator is an
employee or any other person at such institution responsible for the child's care.
Neglect - (ANSWER)Failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, health
care or needed supervision.
Emotional Neglect - (ANSWER)Failure to provide support, acceptance, attention,
warmth, supervision and normal living experiences for a child to the extent that
the child is impaired in ability to function normally in performance and behavior.
Harm - (ANSWER)Harm to a child's health or welfare can occur when any person:
neglect / Verified Questions with Correct Answers.
families and child-care programs - (ANSWER)Child abuse and neglect occurs in all
socio-economic _________ as well as in ___________
moral and legal - (ANSWER)You have not only a ____ obligation to intervene, you
also have a ____ obligation to report it.
day - (ANSWER)Three children die of child abuse in a home in the US each
_______?
1/3 - (ANSWER)How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual
situation?
child abuse & neglect - (ANSWER)What is the single, leading cause of death for
children ages 4 or younger?
10 seconds - (ANSWER)On average, child abuse is reported somewhere in the US
every____?
False - (ANSWER)True/False: Strangers pose greatest risk of sexual abuse to
children?
False - (ANSWER)True/False? Child molesters get their sexual gratification only
from children?
,In their teens - (ANSWER)Average age that child molesters first attack a child is
when they (the attackers) are?
a) Helping a stressed-out parent by baby-sitting, making a meal for their family or
lending an understanding ear.
b) Learning the signs and symptoms of child abuse so you can recognize them
when you see the "red flags."
c) Reporting known or suspected child abuse to the Florida Abuse Hotline, police,
or local child protective services agency.
d) all of the above - (ANSWER)Which action can help stop child abuse & neglect?
Child - (ANSWER)Any person under the age of 18 years.
Child abuse - (ANSWER)Any non-accidental injury, sexual battery, or injury to the
intellectual or
psychological capacity of a child by the parent, adult household member, or other
person
responsible for the child's welfare.
Physical abuse - (ANSWER)The mistreatment of a child by a person responsible
for the child's welfare
that results in injury or harm to the child.
, Sexual Abuse - (ANSWER)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.
Verbal Abuse - (ANSWER)A form of emotional abuse that involves excessive
yelling, shaming, belittling
and/or teasing of a child.
Institutional Abuse or Neglect - (ANSWER)Situations of known or suspected child
abuse or neglect
that occurs at a private school, public or private child care center, residential
home, institution, facility, or agency where the alleged perpetrator is an
employee or any other person at such institution responsible for the child's care.
Neglect - (ANSWER)Failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, health
care or needed supervision.
Emotional Neglect - (ANSWER)Failure to provide support, acceptance, attention,
warmth, supervision and normal living experiences for a child to the extent that
the child is impaired in ability to function normally in performance and behavior.
Harm - (ANSWER)Harm to a child's health or welfare can occur when any person:
