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DCF Child Abuse and Neglect (CAAN) Module 2
Reporting Abuse and Neglect (Latest ):
Most Comprehensive Qs & Ans - to Pass the Exam
It is important for you to learn about this subject. Child abuse and neglect occurs
in all socio-economic ____________ as well as in
__________________________________ - ..(ANSWER)...families
child care programs
Child abuse and neglect is more prevalent than you may think, and you may be
the only person in a position to ______________. - ..(ANSWER)...intervene
You have not only a ____________ obligation to intervene, but a _________
obligation to report child abuse and neglect. - ..(ANSWER)...moral
legal
Three children die of child abuse in the home in the United States each
a) Year
b) Day
c) Week
d) Month - ..(ANSWER)...Day
How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual situation?
a) 3/4
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b) 1/2
c) 1/3 - ..(ANSWER)...1/3
What is the single, leading cause of death for children ages four and younger?
a) Drowning
b) Motor vehicle accidents
c) Child abuse and neglect
d) Choking on food
e) Residential fires
f) Suffocation
g) Falls - ..(ANSWER)...Child abuse and Neglect
On average, child abuse is reported somewhere in the United States every
a) 10 seconds
b) 20 minutes
c) Hour - ..(ANSWER)...10 seconds
Strangers pose the greatest risk of sexual abuse to children.
a) True
b) False - ..(ANSWER)...False. Most children are abused by people they know.
Child molesters get their sexual gratification only from children.
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a) True
b) False - ..(ANSWER)...False. Many child molesters also have adult sexual
relationships.
The average age that child molesters first attack a child is when they (the
attackers) are:
a) In their early 20s
b) Middle-aged
c) In their teens - ..(ANSWER)...In their teens
Which of the following actions can help stop child abuse and neglect?
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 police or local child protective
services agency.
d) All of the above - ..(ANSWER)...All of the above
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.
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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 which occurs at the institution where the person allegedly
perpetrating the child abuse or neglect is an employee of a private school, public
or private child care center, residential home, institution, program, or agency 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,
DCF Child Abuse and Neglect (CAAN) Module 2
Reporting Abuse and Neglect (Latest ):
Most Comprehensive Qs & Ans - to Pass the Exam
It is important for you to learn about this subject. Child abuse and neglect occurs
in all socio-economic ____________ as well as in
__________________________________ - ..(ANSWER)...families
child care programs
Child abuse and neglect is more prevalent than you may think, and you may be
the only person in a position to ______________. - ..(ANSWER)...intervene
You have not only a ____________ obligation to intervene, but a _________
obligation to report child abuse and neglect. - ..(ANSWER)...moral
legal
Three children die of child abuse in the home in the United States each
a) Year
b) Day
c) Week
d) Month - ..(ANSWER)...Day
How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual situation?
a) 3/4
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b) 1/2
c) 1/3 - ..(ANSWER)...1/3
What is the single, leading cause of death for children ages four and younger?
a) Drowning
b) Motor vehicle accidents
c) Child abuse and neglect
d) Choking on food
e) Residential fires
f) Suffocation
g) Falls - ..(ANSWER)...Child abuse and Neglect
On average, child abuse is reported somewhere in the United States every
a) 10 seconds
b) 20 minutes
c) Hour - ..(ANSWER)...10 seconds
Strangers pose the greatest risk of sexual abuse to children.
a) True
b) False - ..(ANSWER)...False. Most children are abused by people they know.
Child molesters get their sexual gratification only from children.
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a) True
b) False - ..(ANSWER)...False. Many child molesters also have adult sexual
relationships.
The average age that child molesters first attack a child is when they (the
attackers) are:
a) In their early 20s
b) Middle-aged
c) In their teens - ..(ANSWER)...In their teens
Which of the following actions can help stop child abuse and neglect?
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 police or local child protective
services agency.
d) All of the above - ..(ANSWER)...All of the above
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.
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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 which occurs at the institution where the person allegedly
perpetrating the child abuse or neglect is an employee of a private school, public
or private child care center, residential home, institution, program, or agency 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,
