Child Neglect MCQs
Child Neglect MCQs
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1: Unlike physical and sexual abuse child neglect is an act of ______ rather than ______.
A. Battering; abuse
B. Commission; omission
C. Omission; commission
D. Abuse; omission
2: Which two controversial issues do the authors discuss in terms of the definitional debate of child neglect?
A. Poverty and parental intent, and cultural context
B. Age of children and parental intent
C. Cultural context and cognitive development of children
D. Cultural context and age of children
3: According to the authors which of the subcategories of child neglect has caused the most disagreement in its definition?
A. Medical neglect
B. Educational or developmental neglect
C. Physical neglect
D. Emotional neglect
4: Which of the following is NOT an action that the authors discuss as prenatal neglect?
A. Illicit drug use
B. Alcohol and nicotine use
C. Abortion
D. Binge drinking
5: Approximately ______ of all child maltreatment cases reported to CPS in 2014 were for neglect.
A. 75%
B. 50%
C. 25%
D. 87%
6: Which age group of children are the most vulnerable to neglect?
A. 15–17-year-olds
B. 5–10-year-olds
C. 3–8-year-olds
D. Children under 3 years of age
7: Which social ecological factor is the most powerful predictor of neglect?
A. Low socioeconomic status
B. Female head of household
C. Teen mothers
D. Substance abuse
8: Which of the following is NOT a protective factor discussed by the authors?
A. High self-efficacy
B. Parental involvement
C. High-quality day care
D. Two-parent households
9: Which of the following are NOT discussed as a potential or observed long-term outcome of child neglect?
A. Deficits in cognitive abilities
B. Lowered self-efficacy
C. Increased criminal behavior
D. Antisocial personality disorder
10: Out-of-home care placements discussed by the authors typically include which of the following kinds of placements?
A. Hotels, kinship care, and mental health facilities
B. Foster care, mental health facilities, and homeless shelters
C. Kinship care, foster care, and residential group settings
D. Residential group settings, mental health facilities, and homeless shelters
11: On average, children spend ______ in out-of-home placement.
A. 4 years
B. 6 months
C. 1 year
D. 2 years
12: Which of the following is NOT a goal of the Nurse-Family Partnership program?
A. Providing early childhood and infant immunizations
B. Enhancing the health of the infant
C. Improving parental caregiving
D. Providing life course development support
13: What is the purpose of safe-haven laws?
A. They give parents a safe place to live with their children.
B. They give children safe foster home placement.
C. They allow mothers to give up children anonymously in safe locations.
D. They allow for the prosecution of mothers who fail to provide safe housing for their children.
14: Which of the following statements best describes the definitional issues related to child neglect?
A. Child neglect is too narrowly defined and therefore many cases fall through the cracks.
B. At present, no single definition of child neglect is universally accepted making it very hard to measure.
C. Child neglect definitions foster an over-reporting of neglect to CPS.
D. The specific definition of child neglect has only recently been agreed upon by all states and the federal government.
15: Which of the following statements best describes the current state of child neglect prevention and intervention strategies?
A. Few intervention and prevention strategies have been devised to address the unique aspects of child neglect.
B. There are several evidence-based intervention and prevention strategies.
C. There are no intervention and prevention strategies that have been studie
D. Intervention and prevention strategies that have been developed do not work.
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