PCN 360 Midterm questions with correct
answers
Four commonly held assumptions of abuse correct answer Abuse is due to poverty or lack of
education Alcohol and drug use is a major cause of domestic violence Abuse only occurs in lower income families Abuse only occurs to children
what is child exploitation correct answer Form of abuse where children are taken advantage of for the benefit of others, "the use of a child by an adult to achieve some tangible benefit"
ex: child prostitution, trafficking of child for sexual abuse,...
what is the most common type of child abuse and what percentage of the abuse does it
represent? correct answer Neglect - 75%
What percentage of child abuse is considered physical abuse? correct answer 15%
Psychological abuse: correct answer The systematic perpetration of malicious and explicit nonphysical acts against an intimate partner, child or adult
Give 2 examples of how drugs and alcohol are used by victims of domestic violence: correct answer Cope with tension and stress and relieve fear
What are the 3 categories of Elder Abuse according to the Older American Act? correct answer Domestic Institutional Self-neglect/self-abuse Give 4 examples of why abuse occurs correct answer Financial stressors Children are "inconvenient" Elderly - caretakers and additional responsibility
give 4 stereotypes of the batterer correct answer Machismo Boys will be boys Aggression and violence come to men naturally They are druggies and drunks
Give 4 examples of the role drugs and alcohol play in a domestic violence relationship correct answer There is no cause and effect relationship between DV and alcoholism/drugs DV is exacerbated by the use of substances The risk of dv increases when substances are present Substances are frequently used as an excuse for why DV occurred
What basic need does domestic violence fulfill? correct answer power and control
Define sexual abuse: correct answer Any involvement of a child in sexually related activities
Define Domestic Violence correct answer A pattern of behavior using power and control within an intimate relationship that
threatens a person's well-being
Give three ways on how a child's social and emotional development are impacted by abuse and
neglect: correct answer Anxiety Depression Academic problems Fearful
answers
Four commonly held assumptions of abuse correct answer Abuse is due to poverty or lack of
education Alcohol and drug use is a major cause of domestic violence Abuse only occurs in lower income families Abuse only occurs to children
what is child exploitation correct answer Form of abuse where children are taken advantage of for the benefit of others, "the use of a child by an adult to achieve some tangible benefit"
ex: child prostitution, trafficking of child for sexual abuse,...
what is the most common type of child abuse and what percentage of the abuse does it
represent? correct answer Neglect - 75%
What percentage of child abuse is considered physical abuse? correct answer 15%
Psychological abuse: correct answer The systematic perpetration of malicious and explicit nonphysical acts against an intimate partner, child or adult
Give 2 examples of how drugs and alcohol are used by victims of domestic violence: correct answer Cope with tension and stress and relieve fear
What are the 3 categories of Elder Abuse according to the Older American Act? correct answer Domestic Institutional Self-neglect/self-abuse Give 4 examples of why abuse occurs correct answer Financial stressors Children are "inconvenient" Elderly - caretakers and additional responsibility
give 4 stereotypes of the batterer correct answer Machismo Boys will be boys Aggression and violence come to men naturally They are druggies and drunks
Give 4 examples of the role drugs and alcohol play in a domestic violence relationship correct answer There is no cause and effect relationship between DV and alcoholism/drugs DV is exacerbated by the use of substances The risk of dv increases when substances are present Substances are frequently used as an excuse for why DV occurred
What basic need does domestic violence fulfill? correct answer power and control
Define sexual abuse: correct answer Any involvement of a child in sexually related activities
Define Domestic Violence correct answer A pattern of behavior using power and control within an intimate relationship that
threatens a person's well-being
Give three ways on how a child's social and emotional development are impacted by abuse and
neglect: correct answer Anxiety Depression Academic problems Fearful
