Family and Intimate Violence Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
Among the reasons that social workers need to understand family violence is/are - Answers All the
above are reasons to study family violence
A conservative annual estimates suggest that ____% of the population are at risk of family violence. -
Answers 60
Child abuse is defined as - Answers
Child maltreatment is categorized as - Answers Physical, sexual, emotional, and neglectful
Intimate partner violence is the commission or omission of a complex pattern of behaviors against -
Answers All the above replies are true
The Family Health Perspective defines family as _________________ and who have committed
themselves to each other for the purpose of promoting total health - Answers
The Family Health Perspective is based on - Answers All the above replies are correct
Social workers are legally mandated to report ____________. - Answers "a" and "c" are correct
The social work principle "to pursue necessary changes on all systems levels on behalf of victims and
perpetrators of family violence" is consistent with the social work value of __________. - Answers Social
justice
The annual estimated cost of family violence to taxpayers easily exceeds $1 trillion a year. - Answers
True
The Act that defines child maltreatment is referred to as the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.
- Answers True
Family violence is synonymous with domestic violence. - Answers True
Another term for "child abuse and neglect" is "child maltreatment." - Answers True
"Older adult abuse," "mistreatment of older adults," and "older adult mistreatment" are synonymous. -
Answers True
The social work principle to "value relationships between and among victims of family violence, their
perpetrators, and professionals" is consistent with the social work value of _____________. - Answers
Importance of human relationships
Infants and toddlers are most often abused because - Answers "b" and "c" are true
Plasticity of the brain is - Answers The lifelong ability of the brain to reorganize neural pathways based
on new experiences
, "Windows of opportunity" refer to - Answers
Inadequate bonding between children and their parental figures may result in the youth's inability to
feel empathy and to cope with life stressors later in life; this is the premise of the - Answers Attachment
theories
Child abuse is often related to parents imitating the discipline they received as children; this is the
premise of the - Answers
Two major theories that had a significant impact on the concept of "childhood" as separate and
important developmental time are - Answers Evolution and psychoanalysis
Charity Organization Societies (COS) arose to - Answers
Settlement houses were formed - Answers "a" and "c" are true
The first modern-era case in which child abuse received legal recognition and prosecution occurred in
1874 in New York City on behalf of a 9-year-old child named - Answers Mary Ellen Wilson
A physician, John Caffrey, identified several cases of children who had subdural hematomas and other
injuries that were similar in nature and that were probably inflicted by adults using - Answers Radiology
Dr. C. H. Kemp proposed a definition and diagnosis based on children who had physical injuries that
could not be explained except as the result of abuse; this diagnosis is referred to as - Answers Battered
child syndrome
The Child Abuse Preventive and Treatment Act (CAPTA) - Answers All the above replies are correct
"Spanking" as a form of discipline requires special discussion as acts of abuse because - Answers All the
above replies are correct
Failing to provide for a child's basic needs, including physical, educational, emotional needs, or medical
care is a type of - Answers Neglect
The Child Maltreatment Reports are - Answers The annual reports sponsored by the National Child
Abuse and Neglect Reporting System (NCANDS) using data gathered from CPS agencies throughout the
country
Boys and girls less than 1 year of age have child maltreatment victimization rates of - Answers 23.1 per
1,000 children
__________ was known as the "Decade of the Brain." - Answers The 1990s
The 1904 White House Conference on the Care of Children resulted in the formation of the following
governmental organization in 1912: - Answers The Children's Bureau
Among the reasons that social workers need to understand family violence is/are - Answers All the
above are reasons to study family violence
A conservative annual estimates suggest that ____% of the population are at risk of family violence. -
Answers 60
Child abuse is defined as - Answers
Child maltreatment is categorized as - Answers Physical, sexual, emotional, and neglectful
Intimate partner violence is the commission or omission of a complex pattern of behaviors against -
Answers All the above replies are true
The Family Health Perspective defines family as _________________ and who have committed
themselves to each other for the purpose of promoting total health - Answers
The Family Health Perspective is based on - Answers All the above replies are correct
Social workers are legally mandated to report ____________. - Answers "a" and "c" are correct
The social work principle "to pursue necessary changes on all systems levels on behalf of victims and
perpetrators of family violence" is consistent with the social work value of __________. - Answers Social
justice
The annual estimated cost of family violence to taxpayers easily exceeds $1 trillion a year. - Answers
True
The Act that defines child maltreatment is referred to as the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.
- Answers True
Family violence is synonymous with domestic violence. - Answers True
Another term for "child abuse and neglect" is "child maltreatment." - Answers True
"Older adult abuse," "mistreatment of older adults," and "older adult mistreatment" are synonymous. -
Answers True
The social work principle to "value relationships between and among victims of family violence, their
perpetrators, and professionals" is consistent with the social work value of _____________. - Answers
Importance of human relationships
Infants and toddlers are most often abused because - Answers "b" and "c" are true
Plasticity of the brain is - Answers The lifelong ability of the brain to reorganize neural pathways based
on new experiences
, "Windows of opportunity" refer to - Answers
Inadequate bonding between children and their parental figures may result in the youth's inability to
feel empathy and to cope with life stressors later in life; this is the premise of the - Answers Attachment
theories
Child abuse is often related to parents imitating the discipline they received as children; this is the
premise of the - Answers
Two major theories that had a significant impact on the concept of "childhood" as separate and
important developmental time are - Answers Evolution and psychoanalysis
Charity Organization Societies (COS) arose to - Answers
Settlement houses were formed - Answers "a" and "c" are true
The first modern-era case in which child abuse received legal recognition and prosecution occurred in
1874 in New York City on behalf of a 9-year-old child named - Answers Mary Ellen Wilson
A physician, John Caffrey, identified several cases of children who had subdural hematomas and other
injuries that were similar in nature and that were probably inflicted by adults using - Answers Radiology
Dr. C. H. Kemp proposed a definition and diagnosis based on children who had physical injuries that
could not be explained except as the result of abuse; this diagnosis is referred to as - Answers Battered
child syndrome
The Child Abuse Preventive and Treatment Act (CAPTA) - Answers All the above replies are correct
"Spanking" as a form of discipline requires special discussion as acts of abuse because - Answers All the
above replies are correct
Failing to provide for a child's basic needs, including physical, educational, emotional needs, or medical
care is a type of - Answers Neglect
The Child Maltreatment Reports are - Answers The annual reports sponsored by the National Child
Abuse and Neglect Reporting System (NCANDS) using data gathered from CPS agencies throughout the
country
Boys and girls less than 1 year of age have child maltreatment victimization rates of - Answers 23.1 per
1,000 children
__________ was known as the "Decade of the Brain." - Answers The 1990s
The 1904 White House Conference on the Care of Children resulted in the formation of the following
governmental organization in 1912: - Answers The Children's Bureau
