Exam 5: Neglect

Jane's mother does not enroll her in school because she has decided to provide home-schooling for Jane. However, due to the presence of her infant twins, she never gets around to starting Jane's curriculum. What subtype of neglect is this?

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List 3 arguments against the prosecution of childhood obesity as medical neglect.

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Any 3 of these:
- Obesity may be due to genetics or endocrine problems
- Harm of obesity is rarely imminent
- No evidence that obese children will do better in protective care
- Removing the child from the home may pose a risk that outweighs any health benefit
- Parents do not have total control over what their children eat

Define medical neglect.

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Failure to provide prescribed medical treatment or failure to secure medical treatment in a timely fashion (when a reasonable person would have known treatment was needed).

Childhood obesity is never considered a form of medical neglect.

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Question 4

Neglect alone may lead to symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

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Question 5

What is the most likely explanation for why neglected children are peer neglected?

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Question 6

Define nonorganic failure to thrive.

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Question 7

Which of the following is true regarding the intergenerational transmission of neglect?

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Question 8

Parents can be charged with neglect if their home is filthy.

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Question 9

The consequences of neglect do not appear to persist into adulthood.

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Question 10

Beth did not want a child and was upset when she became pregnant. After the baby was born, she attended to his physical needs, but did not talk to him or cuddle him. What type of neglect is her son experiencing?

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Question 11

Define child endangerment.

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Question 12

Neglect is the leading cause of fatalities from child maltreatment.

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Question 13

Examining a parent's emotional expression for cues about a situation is

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Question 14

What subtype of neglect is defined as the failure to comply with recommended psychological treatment?

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Question 15

In cases of neglect, the perpetrator is almost always the father.

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Question 16

List 3 possible effects of neglect seen in adulthood.

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Question 17

If parents fail to provide for their children because they are unable to afford food and shelter

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Question 18

Child neglect is an act of omission.

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Question 19

List 4 possible signs of neglect in infancy.

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Jane's mother does not enroll her in school because she has decided to provide home-schooling for Jane. However, due to the presence of her infant twins, she never gets around to starting Jane's curriculum. What subtype of neglect is this?

List 3 arguments against the prosecution of childhood obesity as medical neglect.

Define medical neglect.

Childhood obesity is never considered a form of medical neglect.

Neglect alone may lead to symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

What is the most likely explanation for why neglected children are peer neglected?

Define nonorganic failure to thrive.

Which of the following is true regarding the intergenerational transmission of neglect?

Parents can be charged with neglect if their home is filthy.

The consequences of neglect do not appear to persist into adulthood.

Beth did not want a child and was upset when she became pregnant. After the baby was born, she attended to his physical needs, but did not talk to him or cuddle him. What type of neglect is her son experiencing?

Define child endangerment.

Neglect is the leading cause of fatalities from child maltreatment.

Examining a parent's emotional expression for cues about a situation is

What subtype of neglect is defined as the failure to comply with recommended psychological treatment?

In cases of neglect, the perpetrator is almost always the father.

List 3 possible effects of neglect seen in adulthood.

If parents fail to provide for their children because they are unable to afford food and shelter

Child neglect is an act of omission.

List 4 possible signs of neglect in infancy.

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