Chapter 4 & 9 CHLD Abuse and Neglect

According to Crittenden, neglectful parents have difficulty processing information. A family demonstrating disorganized neglect would

be ruled by affect rather than cognition

A preschool child whose development has been disturbed by abuse can be observed completing tasks

but he is more concerned with the adults reaction than with the tasks

Polansky suggested that the cause of neglect appears to be

economic ecological personalistic all of the above

The apathetic futile parent

feels that nothing is worth doing is verbally inaccessible a and b only

Which of the following would constitute child neglect

indifference to the child's health needs

Neglect

is typically associated with other forms of abuse is very hard to determine when it exists apart from other forms of abuse both a & b

Which of the following is an important task for children to accomplish?

learning to trust others learning the difference between feelings and behaviors learning to set priorities all of the above

Psychological Abuse is

the most difficult type of abuse and neglect to define and to isolate not defined by an isolated incident, but a pattern of psychically destructive behaviors underlies other abuses; psychological manipulation intensifies scars of sexual abuse all of the above

The Childhood Level Living Scale, developed by Polansky and his colleagues, was questioned as to its validity because

there were reservations about the scale's sensitivity to cultural diversity

Neglectful parents are especially difficult to work with because

they demonstrate little usable energy they are so emotionally needy they have probably come from neglectful homes themselves and know nothing else all of the above

Justin age 17, teaches his seven year old brother to smoke marijuana so he and his friends can laugh at his silly behavior. This is an example of which kind of psychological maltreatment

Corrupting

Embedded in our culture are so many abusive words and gestures toward children that we may fail to recognize them

False

Emotional/psychological abuse remains the easiest type of abuse to isolate and define.

False

Infants and very young children who are neglected tend to suffer fewer traumas than older children who are neglected

False

Siutations such as children being exploited by parents during divorce are not considered emotional abuse because psychologically abusive parent may not be in the home.

False

The theories about the cause of neglect fall into four areas: atypical, social, physical, and individual.

False

Billy is a 14 month child whose parents never respond to him when he cries out in need. This is an example of which kind of psychological maltreatment

Ignoring

Mary Jane's father refuses to allow her to spend time with her friends after school and physically locks her in her room on the weekends. This is an example of which kind of psychological maltreatment?

Isolating

The __________ threaten their children with the cultural approximate of the "bogeyman"

Native Americans

A father compels his child not to take too long in the bath by telling him that the "drain monster" will come up out of the drain if he stays there too long. The father's vivid description of this monster makes the child fearful of the bath at all. This might be an example of

Terrorizing

The Child Neglect Index

The Child Neglect Index presupposes some training on the part of the worker using it assesses neglect in the areas of supervision, hygiene, physical health care, mental health care, nutrition and educational care was originally tested by intake workers and found to be reliable all of the above

A parent might emotionally abuse because

They are coping with issues around divorce They abuse substances They are mentally ill All of the above

Neglectful parents are often especially difficult to work with because

They are often emotionally needy They often appear to have given up on themselves The parents have may come from neglectful homes & know nothing else All of the above

Emotionally abused children respond in one of two ways: they fight back, becoming hostile and aggressive with behavior problems or they turn their anger inward becoming self-destructive, depressed, withdrawn or suicidal.

True

Emotionally abused children respond in one of two ways: they fight back, becoming hostile and aggressive with behavior problems or they turn their anger inward becoming self-destructive, depressed, withdrawn or suicidal. Group of answer choices

True

If one child in a family is neglected, all the other children are usually also neglected

True

Neglect is divided into three categories: physical neglect, educational neglect, and emotional neglect.

True

O'Hagan categories of emotional or psychological abuse includes: psychological torture, psychological terror, mental injury, and psychological unavailability.

True

This involves constantly belittling, shaming, ridiculing or verbally threatening the child

Verbally assaulting