Exam 2: Risk Factors for Child Maltreatment

List 3 reasons that maltreated child may grow up to become an abusive parent.

Neglectful parents have less knowledge about children and child development than do non-neglectful parents.

If a child has a developmental delay, they are at an increased risk for child maltreatment.

A parent with a history of substance abuse who is now completely sober is at increased risk of maltreating their child.

Which of the following children would be at the greatest risk of being maltreated?

Female perpetrators are associated with fatal or near fatal abuse more often than are male perpetrators.

Most people who maltreat their children can be diagnosed as having a psychological disorder.

Brad's job is extremely demanding. As a result he is rarely at home while his son is awake. If this results in emotional neglect, which system in the Ecological Systems Theory led to the neglect?

The majority of maltreated children do not go on to maltreatment their children.

Children from low income families are more likely to be seriously injured by abuse than are children from families with higher incomes.