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Child Physical Abuse MCQ

The treatment of choice which has shown the greatest evidence of effectiveness for children that have experienced physical abuse is which of the following?

Therapy and antidepressants

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Psychotherapy

Antipsychotic drug therapy

Answer

Correct Answer: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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Two protective factors that the authors mention as having been shown to affect resilence are which of the following?

Good sleep patterns in the CPA victim and supportive relatives

High intellectual functioning in the CPA victim and good sleep patterns in the CPA victim

High intellectual function in the CPA victim and the presence of a supportive parent figure

The presence of a supportive parent figure and a therapy animal

Answer

Correct Answer: High intellectual function in the CPA victim and the presence of a supportive parent figure

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In one study, ______ of child physical abuse victims met criteria for PTS

36%

50%

11%

25%

Answer

Correct Answer: 36%

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Children with prior allegations of child maltreatment died from intentional injuries at a rate _____ times greater than children not reported for child maltreatment.

10.2

3.4

5.9

Answer

Correct Answer: 5.9

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According to the U.S. Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities child fatalities are ________________.

Not declining

On a steady decline

Increasing sharply

Declining slowly

Answer

Correct Answer: Not declining

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The two most common causes of death of the 1580 children that died in 2014 were which of the following?

Shaken baby syndrome and other physical abuse

Shaken baby syndrome and neglect

Neglect and drowning

Neglect and physical abuse

Answer

Correct Answer: Neglect and physical abuse

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According to the authors which of the following is NOT true with regard to economic and family contextual risk factors?

Children living with two biological parents are less likely to be victims of child physical abuse.

Children living with a single parent experience child physical abuse at a rate of 6 per 1000.

Children living with unmarried parents are the most at risk for experiencing child physical abuse.

It is difficult to know the causal significance of these various family structures because of other factors such as poverty and stress.

Answer

Correct Answer: Children living with unmarried parents are the most at risk for experiencing child physical abuse.

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According to the authors which of the following is a likely explanation to the statistics that females perpetrate slightly more child maltreatment than men?

Women are more aggressive than men when it comes to parenting.

Mothers spend more time with their children than fathers do.

There are many more single mother’s than father’s.

Men are not as attached to their children so they have less emotion and are therefore less aggressive toward their children.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mothers spend more time with their children than fathers do.

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Official statistics indicate that ___________ is most often the perpetrator in child physical abuse cases.

Siblings

Babysitters

Grandparents

Parents

Answer

Correct Answer: Parents

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According to the authors it is difficult to interpret disparate risk factors among different races and ethnicities because _________________.

The differences may be related to SES and there is a disproportionate rate of nonwhite children living in poverty

There are no reliable statistics related to race and risk for child physical abuse

White families are less likely to report child physical abuse than nonwhite families

Hispanic and black children are more likely to falsely report child physical abuse

Answer

Correct Answer: The differences may be related to SES and there is a disproportionate rate of nonwhite children living in poverty

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In terms of sex, are males or females at greater risk for child physical abuse?

Significantly more females are at risk.

Males are slightly less at risk.

Males are at slightly greater risk than females.

Males are at significantly higher risk than females.

Answer

Correct Answer: Males are at slightly greater risk than females.

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According to the authors it is hard to interpret official reports from sources such as the National Incidence Studies, and self-report surveys because ______________.

There is likely a significant under-reporting for very young children

These sources only count substantiated cases in their reports

Children may often misrepresent what has happened as child physical abuse

It is older children who are most at risk, and they are least likely to report

Answer

Correct Answer: There is likely a significant under-reporting for very young children

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Which of the following is NOT true regarding the frequency of child physical abuse?

3.2 million children were reported for abuse to CPS in 2014.

The number of children reported for child physical abuse has remained stable of the last several years.

The number of substantiated cases is approximately 3 per 1,000.

In 2014, over 4,000 children died as a result of child abuse.

Answer

Correct Answer: In 2014, over 4,000 children died as a result of child abuse.

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Which of the following is true of shaken baby syndrome?

Shaken baby syndrome is not considered child abuse.

20–25% of children diagnosed with shaken baby syndrome die as a result of their injuries.

50% of children achieve a good recovery.

81% of children with these types of injuries are under the age of 1.

Answer

Correct Answer: 20–25% of children diagnosed with shaken baby syndrome die as a result of their injuries.

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Beginning in 1988, the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect included which of the following in the definition of child abuse?

An endangerment standard and a harm standard

Emotional harm provision and physical danger standard

Potential danger standard and psychological well-being standard

Endangerment clause and psychological well-being standard

Answer

Correct Answer: An endangerment standard and a harm standard

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