PCN 360 MIDTERM QUESTIONS WITH

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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