Question 1

Maltreated children have a greater tendency to ____ than nonmaltreated children.

Accepted Answer

A)  have a disinhibition of emotional expressions 
B)  exaggerate emotional expressions 
C)  have difficulty understanding the emotional states of others 
D)  inhibit emotional expressions and modulating their emotional states 
A)  have a disinhibition of emotional expressions 
B)  exaggerate emotional expressions 
C)  have difficulty understanding the emotional states of others 
D)  inhibit emotional expressions and modulating their emotional states D

Question 2

Compared to abusive parents, neglectful parents ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  have less striking personality disorders 
B)  have better knowledge of children's needs 
C)  have more chronic patterns of social isolation 
D)  become more emotionally and behaviorally reactive under stress 
A)  have less striking personality disorders 
B)  have better knowledge of children's needs 
C)  have more chronic patterns of social isolation 
D)  become more emotionally and behaviorally reactive under stress C

Question 3

Which destabilizing factor is most closely associated with the third and final stage of an integrated model of child abuse?

Accepted Answer

A)  A low sense of control and predictability is evident. 
B)  Multiple sources of anger and aggression exist. 
C)  The parent believes that the child's behavior is threatening or harmful. 
D)  The child increases problem behavior. 
A)  A low sense of control and predictability is evident. 
B)  Multiple sources of anger and aggression exist. 
C)  The parent believes that the child's behavior is threatening or harmful. 
D)  The child increases problem behavior. D

Question 4

Maltreated children may experience fewer negative outcomes if they ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  are immediately removed from the home 
B)  can prosecute the offending parent 
C)  have an external locus of control 
D)  have a positive self-esteem and sense of self 
A)  are immediately removed from the home 
B)  can prosecute the offending parent 
C)  have an external locus of control 
D)  have a positive self-esteem and sense of self

Question 5

An example of emotional child neglect would be ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an infant who had to be hospitalized for near drowning after being left alone in a bathtub 
B)  a 2-year-old found wandering in the street late at night, naked and alone 
C)  an 11-year-old who is chronically truant 
D)  a child whose mother helped him shoot out the windows of a neighbor's house 
A)  an infant who had to be hospitalized for near drowning after being left alone in a bathtub 
B)  a 2-year-old found wandering in the street late at night, naked and alone 
C)  an 11-year-old who is chronically truant 
D)  a child whose mother helped him shoot out the windows of a neighbor's house

Question 6

What is the nature of maltreated children's representational models of themselves and others?

Accepted Answer

Maltreated children often lack these cor

Question 7

Maltreatment is more common among ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the poor and disadvantaged 
B)  minority religious groups 
C)  minority ethnic groups 
D)  parents with average intelligence 
A)  the poor and disadvantaged 
B)  minority religious groups 
C)  minority ethnic groups 
D)  parents with average intelligence

Question 8

Treatment for child neglect focuses on ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  parents modeling skills for children 
B)  social dominance 
C)  household management 
D)  giving children more chores 
A)  parents modeling skills for children 
B)  social dominance 
C)  household management 
D)  giving children more chores

Question 9

Children who experience chronic stress tend to develop ____, a progressive wear and tear on biological systems.

Accepted Answer

A)  oppositional defiance 
B)  allostatic load 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorder 
D)  regulatory disinhibition 
A)  oppositional defiance 
B)  allostatic load 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorder 
D)  regulatory disinhibition

Question 10

The major sociocultural factor contributing to abuse and neglect of children is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  inequality 
B)  poverty 
C)  media violence 
D)  social violence 
A)  inequality 
B)  poverty 
C)  media violence 
D)  social violence

Question 11

An event would be considered traumatic if it ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  is based on stress before a big test 
B)  involves any type of stress 
C)  is based on an uncommon or extreme stressor 
D)  is stress related directly to an incident of physical harm only 
A)  is based on stress before a big test 
B)  involves any type of stress 
C)  is based on an uncommon or extreme stressor 
D)  is stress related directly to an incident of physical harm only

Question 12

________________ is characterized by a pattern of disturbed and developmentally inappropriate attachment behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A)  Disinhibited social engagement disorder 
B)  Post-traumatic stress disorder 
C)  Reactive attachment disorder 
D)  Chronic fatigue syndrome 
A)  Disinhibited social engagement disorder 
B)  Post-traumatic stress disorder 
C)  Reactive attachment disorder 
D)  Chronic fatigue syndrome

Question 13

____ exists to some degree in all forms of maltreatment, making it difficult to define the consequences.

Accepted Answer

A)  Emotional abuse 
B)  Physical abuse 
C)  Emotional neglect 
D)  Physical neglect 
A)  Emotional abuse 
B)  Physical abuse 
C)  Emotional neglect 
D)  Physical neglect

Question 14

For healthy development, children need a caregiving environment that balances their need for ____ with their need for ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  control; responsiveness 
B)  ego-mastery; discipline 
C)  ego-mastery; responsiveness 
D)  control; discipline 
A)  control; responsiveness 
B)  ego-mastery; discipline 
C)  ego-mastery; responsiveness 
D)  control; discipline

Question 15

Which of the following statements regarding the relationship between childhood maltreatment and later violent delinquent behavior is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  All children who experience physical abuse in childhood later go on to engage in violent delinquent behavior. 
B)  Very few children who experience physical abuse in childhood later go on to engage in violent delinquent behavior. 
C)  Children who experience routine violence in childhood are significantly more likely to engage in violent delinquent behavior later on. 
D)  The experience of physical abuse is significantly associated with violent delinquent behavior later on, except for children who only experience abuse prior to adolescence. 
A)  All children who experience physical abuse in childhood later go on to engage in violent delinquent behavior. 
B)  Very few children who experience physical abuse in childhood later go on to engage in violent delinquent behavior. 
C)  Children who experience routine violence in childhood are significantly more likely to engage in violent delinquent behavior later on. 
D)  The experience of physical abuse is significantly associated with violent delinquent behavior later on, except for children who only experience abuse prior to adolescence.

Question 16

____ is characterized by a child showing a pattern of overly familiar and culturally inappropriate behavior with relative strangers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Disinhibited social engagement disorder 
B)  Post-traumatic stress disorder 
C)  Reactive attachment disorder 
D)  Chronic fatigue syndrome 
A)  Disinhibited social engagement disorder 
B)  Post-traumatic stress disorder 
C)  Reactive attachment disorder 
D)  Chronic fatigue syndrome

Question 17

By far, the most common form of maltreatment of children is ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  neglect 
B)  physical abuse 
C)  sexual abuse 
D)  psychological maltreatment 
A)  neglect 
B)  physical abuse 
C)  sexual abuse 
D)  psychological maltreatment

Question 18

The one form of child maltreatment that boys and girls do not experience equally is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional abuse 
B)  physical abuse 
C)  psychological abuse 
D)  sexual abuse 
A)  emotional abuse 
B)  physical abuse 
C)  psychological abuse 
D)  sexual abuse

Question 19

Which of the following is not characteristic of parents who maltreat their children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information-processing disturbances 
B)  Unfamiliarity of developmentally appropriate expectations for children 
C)  Unfamiliarity of the parenting role 
D)  Self-discipline and patience 
A)  Information-processing disturbances 
B)  Unfamiliarity of developmentally appropriate expectations for children 
C)  Unfamiliarity of the parenting role 
D)  Self-discipline and patience

Question 20

Child maltreatment affects boys and girls almost equally except for sexual abuse, where girls account for ____ of the reported victims.

Accepted Answer

A)  65% 
B)  75% 
C)  80% 
D)  90% 
A)  65% 
B)  75% 
C)  80% 
D)  90%

Maltreated children have a greater tendency to ____ than nonmaltreated children.

Compared to abusive parents, neglectful parents ____.

Which destabilizing factor is most closely associated with the third and final stage of an integrated model of child abuse?

Maltreated children may experience fewer negative outcomes if they ____.

An example of emotional child neglect would be ____________.

What is the nature of maltreated children's representational models of themselves and others?

Maltreatment is more common among ____.

Treatment for child neglect focuses on ____.

Children who experience chronic stress tend to develop ____, a progressive wear and tear on biological systems.

The major sociocultural factor contributing to abuse and neglect of children is ____.

An event would be considered traumatic if it ____.

________________ is characterized by a pattern of disturbed and developmentally inappropriate attachment behaviors.

____ exists to some degree in all forms of maltreatment, making it difficult to define the consequences.

For healthy development, children need a caregiving environment that balances their need for with their need for .

Which of the following statements regarding the relationship between childhood maltreatment and later violent delinquent behavior is true?

____ is characterized by a child showing a pattern of overly familiar and culturally inappropriate behavior with relative strangers.

By far, the most common form of maltreatment of children is ____________.

The one form of child maltreatment that boys and girls do not experience equally is _______________.

Which of the following is not characteristic of parents who maltreat their children?

Child maltreatment affects boys and girls almost equally except for sexual abuse, where girls account for ____ of the reported victims.

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Maltreated children have a greater tendency to ____ than nonmaltreated children.

Compared to abusive parents, neglectful parents ____.

Which destabilizing factor is most closely associated with the third and final stage of an integrated model of child abuse?

Maltreated children may experience fewer negative outcomes if they ____.

An example of emotional child neglect would be ____________.

What is the nature of maltreated children's representational models of themselves and others?

Maltreatment is more common among ____.

Treatment for child neglect focuses on ____.

Children who experience chronic stress tend to develop ____, a progressive wear and tear on biological systems.

The major sociocultural factor contributing to abuse and neglect of children is ____.

An event would be considered traumatic if it ____.

________________ is characterized by a pattern of disturbed and developmentally inappropriate attachment behaviors.

____ exists to some degree in all forms of maltreatment, making it difficult to define the consequences.

For healthy development, children need a caregiving environment that balances their need for ____ with their need for ____.

Which of the following statements regarding the relationship between childhood maltreatment and later violent delinquent behavior is true?

____ is characterized by a child showing a pattern of overly familiar and culturally inappropriate behavior with relative strangers.

By far, the most common form of maltreatment of children is ____________.

The one form of child maltreatment that boys and girls do not experience equally is _______________.

Which of the following is not characteristic of parents who maltreat their children?

Child maltreatment affects boys and girls almost equally except for sexual abuse, where girls account for ____ of the reported victims.

Introduction to Normal and Abnormal Behavior in Children and Adolescents

Theories and Causes

Research

Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Intellectual Disability (Intellectual Developmental Disorder)

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Childhood-Onset Schizophrenia

Communication and Learning Disorders

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Conduct Problems

Depressive and Bipolar Disorders

Anxiety and Obsessive–Compulsive Disorders

Health-Related and Substance-Use Disorders

Feeding and Eating Disorders

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For healthy development, children need a caregiving environment that balances their need for with their need for .