Chapter 4 Pt. 2

Question 1

What are the two types of child molesters?

Answer 1

1) situational molesters

2) preferential molesters

Question 2

What is the difference between situational and preferential molesters?

Answer 2

situational molesters- don’t exhibit a particular sexual preference for children, but are often opportunists who engage in sex with children
preferential molesters- have a clear sexual preference for children

Question 3

____________ molesters often have extensive collection of child pornography

Answer 3

preferential

Question 4

Typical profile of pedophiles?

Answer 4

1) male

2) typically married (often w/ children)

Question 5

Child molesters exist in all _____-_________, ___________, ______, and ____ groups.

Answer 5

socio-economic
occupational
racial
age

Question 6

True or False: The vast majority of child molesters are family acquaintances, family members, and distant relatives.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

What are the personaltiy characteristics of child molesters?

Answer 7

1) inability to establish genuine interpersonal relationships
2) low self-esteem
3) feelings of isolation and helplessness
4) poor impulse control

Question 8

What are the different types of situational child molesters?

Answer 8

1) morally indiscriminate
2) sexually indiscriminate
3) inadequate
4) regressed

Question 9

Which type of situational child molester is this:

have general patterns of abuse in all aspects of life

Answer 9

morally indiscriminate

Question 10

Which type of situational child molester is this:

select victims on the basis of their vulnerability and opportunity

Answer 10

morally indiscriminate

Question 11

Which type of situational child molester is this:

“trysexuals” will try anything sexual

Answer 11

sexually indiscriminate

Question 12

Which type of situational child molester is this:

have no real preference for children

Answer 12

sexually indiscriminate

Question 13

Which type of situational child molester is this:

have massive collections of pornography and erotica

Answer 13

sexually indiscriminate

Question 14

Which type of situational child molester is this:

more likely to have higher socio-economic backgrounds

Answer 14

sexually indiscriminate

Question 15

Which type of situational child molester is this:

suffer from psychoses, personality disorders, senility and/or mental retardation

Answer 15

inadequate

Question 16

Which type of situational child molester is this:

have no preference for child victims

Answer 16

inadequate

Question 17

Which type of situational child molester is this:

may molest children out of insecurity or curiosity

Answer 17

inadequate

Question 18

Which type of situational child molester is this:

have low self-esteem and poor coping skills

Answer 18

regressed

Question 19

Which type of situational child molester is this:

turn to child victims as sexual substitutes for adult sex partners

Answer 19

regressed

Question 20

What are the different types preferential child molesters?

Answer 20

1) seducers
2) introverts
3) sadistic

Question 21

Which type of preferential child molester is this:

court and groom children with attention affection, and gifts over time to reduce sexual inhibitions of the child

Answer 21

seducers

Question 22

Which type of preferential child molester is this:

lack the interpersonal skills to seduce them

Answer 22

introverts

Question 23

Which type of preferential child molester is this:

may marry women to get access to her kids

Answer 23

introverts

Question 24

Which type of preferential child molester is this:

may expose himself to children

Answer 24

introverts

Question 25

Which type of preferential child molester is this:

hangs around playground

Answer 25

introverts

Question 26

Which type of preferential child molester is this:

lack the interpersonal skills to seduce them

Answer 26

introverts

Question 27

Which type of preferential child molester is this:

inflict-either psychological or physical pain/suffering on the child to become aroused and gratified

Answer 27

sadistic

Question 28

Which type of preferential child molester is this:

like the seduce uses small animals and gifts to lure and abduct their victims

Answer 28

sadistic

Question 29

What are other types of child molesters, aside from situational and preferential?

Answer 29

1) saint

2) pedarasts

Question 30

What are “saint” molesters?

Answer 30

“saint” molesters- persons who serve the wider community and are respected in their community

Question 31

What are pedarasts molesters?

Answer 31

pedarasts molesters- pedophiles who engage inexclusively in man-boy relationships

Question 32

priests, teachers, coaches, and doctors whould be an example of what type of child molesters?

Answer 32

“saint” molesters

Question 33

What are the different types of pedarests?

Answer 33

1) temporary (or “substitute”)
2) criminal (or “exploitative”)
3) promiscuos (or “cruiser”)
4) careful
5) responsible

Question 34

Which type of pedarest is this:

due to absence of a female sexual partner, turns to molesting boys for sexual excitement/ gratification

Answer 34

temporary (or “substitute”)

Question 35

Which type of pedarest is this:

preys on young boys and has a long history of predatory acts

Answer 35

criminal (or “exploitative”)

Question 36

Which type of pedarest is this:

uses the services of child prostitutes

Answer 36

promiscuos (or “cruiser”)

Question 37

Which type of pedarest is this:

use “middle men” to arrange sexual meetings

Answer 37

careful

Question 38

Which type of pedarest is this:

avoids all physical contact with boys, but has child pornography

Answer 38

responsible

Question 39

What are the social background characteristics of young sex offenders?

Answer 39

1) abusive family relationships and prior sexual abuse
2) growing up in a severly dysfunctional family environment
3) low social competence and deficiences in social skills

Question 40

What are risk factors for young sex offenders?

Answer 40

1) withholding of parental nurturing and intimacy from young boys to foster “tough” masculinity
2) failure to encourage boys to express their empathy in interacting with young children
3) the development of sexist and negative attitudes toward women
4) the reinforcement of dangerous myths regarding women’s attitudes toward coerced sex
5) lack of constructive development experiences in adolescents

Question 41

Most date rape occurs in the ___ date

Answer 41

1st

Question 42

True or False: less than 1/10 of date rape is reported to the police

Answer 42

True

Question 43

Some of the particular situational and predisposing factors for date rape include.

Answer 43

1) dominating and controlling behavior by males
2) acceptance of traditional gender roles
3) miscommunication regarding sex
4) heavy alcohol and drug use