Chapter 13

Question 1

Mistreatment or neglect of individuals in the health care setting

Answer 1

Patient abuse

Question 2

Harmful treatment of older people and includes abandonment, emotional, financial, verbal, mental, sexual, or physical abuse

Answer 2

Senior abusse

Question 3

Failure to provide the care necessary to prevent physical harm or mental anguish

Answer 3

Neglect

Question 4

Senior abuse is ____ likely to be reported than child abuse

Answer 4

Less

Question 5

Person younger than 18 years of age whose parent or other person legally responsible for care inflicts physical injury, allows, permits, or encourages a child to engage in unlawful conduct

Answer 5

Child abuse

Question 6

What are some signs of abuse?

Answer 6

Patterns of bruises, burns, broken bones

Question 7

What are some behavioral indicators of child abuse?

Answer 7

Diminished psychological-intellectual functioning, failure to thrive, no control of aggression, self destructive impulses, decreased ability to think and reason, acting out, misbehavior, habitual truancy