Question 1

Which of the following BEST describes most children who abuse their parents?

Accepted Answer

A)  They live away from the home. 
B)  They are dependent on their parents for financial support. 
C)  They abuse fathers more than mothers. 
D)  They are in their early teens. 
A)  They live away from the home. 
B)  They are dependent on their parents for financial support. 
C)  They abuse fathers more than mothers. 
D)  They are in their early teens.

Question 2

Why is there little research on sexual abuse or violence by siblings?

Accepted Answer

A)  partly because it occurs so rarely that researchers cannot find enough children to study 
B)  partly because it is not considered a normal part of growing up 
C)  partly because violence by children is seen but not seen as violence 
D)  partly because there is a general attitude that "girls will be girls" 
A)  partly because it occurs so rarely that researchers cannot find enough children to study 
B)  partly because it is not considered a normal part of growing up 
C)  partly because violence by children is seen but not seen as violence 
D)  partly because there is a general attitude that "girls will be girls"

Question 3

Briefly describe contradictory pressures on child welfare agencies as they handle child abuse cases.

Accepted Answer

Child welfare agencies face a range of c

Question 4

State the two features of sexually abusive parents.

Accepted Answer

They are sexually ar

Question 5

Since Laurie has fully accepted the traditional role of wife and mother,why does she probably stay with her abusive husband?

Accepted Answer

A)  partly because she believes it is her husband's responsibility to support and protect her 
B)  partly because she believes it is a disgrace to apply for welfare assistance 
C)  partly because she believes it is her responsibility to make the relationship work 
D)  partly because she believes a "real" man does not express soft emotions such as tenderness or empathy. 
A)  partly because she believes it is her husband's responsibility to support and protect her 
B)  partly because she believes it is a disgrace to apply for welfare assistance 
C)  partly because she believes it is her responsibility to make the relationship work 
D)  partly because she believes a "real" man does not express soft emotions such as tenderness or empathy.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about violence is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Violence has the same effect regardless of who the victim is. 
B)  Levels of violence reported depend on the definition used. 
C)  Most people recognize verbal abuse as a form of violence. 
D)  There is general agreement among researchers over the definition of violence. 
A)  Violence has the same effect regardless of who the victim is. 
B)  Levels of violence reported depend on the definition used. 
C)  Most people recognize verbal abuse as a form of violence. 
D)  There is general agreement among researchers over the definition of violence.

Question 7

When asked why he had battered his five-year-old son,Michael said,"He talked back and defied me." What is this answer an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  role reversal 
B)  sparing the rod 
C)  moral justification 
D)  blaming the victim 
A)  role reversal 
B)  sparing the rod 
C)  moral justification 
D)  blaming the victim

Question 8

____________________ is an act intended to physically hurt another person.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ is an act intended to physically...

Question 9

Elder abuse has recently received a good deal of attention because

Accepted Answer

A)  There is more elder abuse now as a result of the loss of family values. 
B)  In the past people used to protect old people, but they no longer do so. 
C)  The definition of elder abuse has become much stricter and includes more actions. 
D)  It is more common simply because there are more seniors. 
A)  There is more elder abuse now as a result of the loss of family values. 
B)  In the past people used to protect old people, but they no longer do so. 
C)  The definition of elder abuse has become much stricter and includes more actions. 
D)  It is more common simply because there are more seniors.

Question 10

Which of the following have service providers added as a form of elder abuse?

Accepted Answer

A)  abandonment 
B)  neglect 
C)  verbal assault 
D)  financial abuse 
A)  abandonment 
B)  neglect 
C)  verbal assault 
D)  financial abuse

Question 11

What does research show about patterns of violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abuse has many causes rather than being only part of an abusive cycle. 
B)  Most abused girls become battered wives or abusive mothers. 
C)  Most boys growing up in violent homes become spouse or child abusers. 
D)  The single most important factor in abuse is family history. 
A)  Abuse has many causes rather than being only part of an abusive cycle. 
B)  Most abused girls become battered wives or abusive mothers. 
C)  Most boys growing up in violent homes become spouse or child abusers. 
D)  The single most important factor in abuse is family history.

Question 12

For reactive perpetrators,there is often some ____________________ event that releases the assault.

Accepted Answer

The answer of For reactive perpetrators,there is often some ____________________...

Which of the following BEST describes most children who abuse their parents?

Why is there little research on sexual abuse or violence by siblings?

Briefly describe contradictory pressures on child welfare agencies as they handle child abuse cases.

State the two features of sexually abusive parents.

Since Laurie has fully accepted the traditional role of wife and mother,why does she probably stay with her abusive husband?

Which of the following statements about violence is TRUE?

When asked why he had battered his five-year-old son,Michael said,"He talked back and defied me." What is this answer an example of?

____________________ is an act intended to physically hurt another person.

Elder abuse has recently received a good deal of attention because

Which of the following have service providers added as a form of elder abuse?

What does research show about patterns of violence?

For reactive perpetrators,there is often some ____________________ event that releases the assault.

What Is a Family

Being Different

Getting Together

Wedding Bells and After

Children Yes or No

Bringing up Baby

The Middle Years and the Not-So-Empty Nest

Grey Power and the Sunset Years

The Lone-Parent Familythe Future Majority

Coming Apartthe Divorce Experience

The Second Time Around

The Family and the World of Work

The Family Beleaguered When Problems Come

Poverty and the Family

The Crystal Ballpredicting the Future of the Family

Filters

Exam 14: Home Dangerous Home: Abuse and Violence in the Family

Which of the following BEST describes most children who abuse their parents?

Why is there little research on sexual abuse or violence by siblings?

Briefly describe contradictory pressures on child welfare agencies as they handle child abuse cases.

State the two features of sexually abusive parents.

Since Laurie has fully accepted the traditional role of wife and mother,why does she probably stay with her abusive husband?

Which of the following statements about violence is TRUE?

When asked why he had battered his five-year-old son,Michael said,"He talked back and defied me." What is this answer an example of?

____________________ is an act intended to physically hurt another person.

Elder abuse has recently received a good deal of attention because

Which of the following have service providers added as a form of elder abuse?

What does research show about patterns of violence?

For reactive perpetrators,there is often some ____________________ event that releases the assault.

What Is a Family

Being Different

Getting Together

Wedding Bells and After

Children Yes or No

Bringing up Baby

The Middle Years and the Not-So-Empty Nest

Grey Power and the Sunset Years

The Lone-Parent Familythe Future Majority

Coming Apartthe Divorce Experience

The Second Time Around

The Family and the World of Work

The Family Beleaguered When Problems Come

Poverty and the Family

The Crystal Ballpredicting the Future of the Family

Filters