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PCN 360 MIDTERM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question : What are four commonly held assumptions of
abuse?
Correct answer: Abuse is due to poverty or lack of education
Alcohol and drug use is a major cause of domestic violence Abuse only occurs in lower income families Abuse only occurs to children
Question : what is child exploitation
Correct answer: Form of abuse where children are taken
advantage of for the benefit of others, "the use of a child by an adult to achieve some tangible benefit"
ex: child prostitution, trafficking of child for sexual abuse,...
Question : what is the most common type of child abuse and
what percentage of the abuse does it represent?
Correct answer: Neglect - 75%
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Question : What percentage of child abuse is considered
physical abuse?
Correct answer: 15%
Question : Define psychological abuse.
Correct answer: The systematic perpetration of malicious and
explicit nonphysical acts against an intimate partner, child or adult
Question : Give 2 examples of how drugs and alcohol are
used by victims of domestic violence:
Correct answer: Cope with tension and stress and relieve fear
Question : What are the 3 categories of Elder Abuse
according to the Older American Act?
Correct answer: Domestic
Institutional Self-neglect/self-abuse
Question : Give 4 examples of why abuse occurs
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Correct answer: Financial stressors
Children are "inconvenient" Elderly - caretakers and additional responsibility
Question : give 4 stereotypes of the batterer
Correct answer: Machismo
Boys will be boys Aggression and violence come to men naturally They are druggies and drunks
Question : Give 4 examples of the role drugs and alcohol play
in a domestic violence relationship
Correct answer: There is no cause and effect relationship
between DV and alcoholism/drugs DV is exacerbated by the use of substances The risk of dv increases when substances are present Substances are frequently used as an excuse for why DV occurred
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Question : What basic need does domestic violence fulfill?
Correct answer: power and control
Question : Define sexual abuse:
Correct answer: Any involvement of a child in sexually
related activities
Question : Define Domestic Violence
Correct answer: A pattern of behavior using power and
control within an intimate relationship that threatens a person's well-being
Question : Give three ways on how a child's social and
emotional development are impacted by abuse and neglect:
Correct answer: Anxiety
Depression Academic problems Fearful
