Chapter X: Child Maltreatment

Question 1

Name the 5 forms of child abuse.

Answer 1

1. Neglect
2. Emotional
3. Physical
4. Mental
5. Sexual

Question 2

Why do people abuse children?

Answer 2

It is a means of personal control and problem solving

Question 3

How was child abuse discovered?

Answer 3

By a doctor named Dr. Caffey, who realized that bruises and fractured bones were not an accident when it came to children

Question 4

Explain Dr. Kempe’s “The Battered Child Syndrome”?

Answer 4

It is an article published that explained that parents and caretakers would batter their children.
It lead to public awareness and media attention.

Question 5

What do citizens have to do when they suspect child abuse?

Answer 5

They NEED to report it

Question 6

What at the organization that handles child abuse cases?

Answer 6

DYP (Director of Youth Protection)

Question 7

What are examples of physical abuse?

Answer 7

Beating, biting, burning, kicking, assaulting, drowning, etc..

Question 8

What is FGM?

Answer 8

Female Genital Mutation

Question 9

What are the results of child abuse?

Answer 9

Bruising, broken bones, scars, internal injuries, etc..

Question 10

Explain sexual abuse.

Answer 10

Exploiting a child, sexually, for ones own gratification

Question 11

What are some examples of sexual abuse?

Answer 11

Intercourse, fondling, rape, sodomy, porn, involving a child in prostitution, etc..

Question 12

What is emotional abuse?

Answer 12

Attack on emotional development and sense of sense of self

Question 13

What are some examples of emotional abuse?

Answer 13

Criticism, belittling, insulting, rejecting, no love, support or guide, verbal threats, social isolation, intimidation, terrorizing, unreasonable demands

Question 14

What is the most common form of child abuse?

Answer 14

Neglect

Question 15

What is neglect?

Answer 15

Failing to provide a child with what they need to physical, psychological and emotional development and wellbeing

Question 16

What is ‘Intergenerational Transmission of Abuse’?

Answer 16

Abused children become abusive parents

Question 17

What is ‘Munchausen by Proxy’?

Answer 17

Exaggeration, fabrication of physical or psychological behaviour and mental problems

Question 18

Why do parents apply “Munchausen by Proxy’?

Answer 18

To gain gratification

Question 19

What are the long term effects of ‘Munchausen by Proxy’?

Answer 19

Learning disorders, drop, outs, crime and violence, prostitution, teenage pregnancy, STD, PTSD, depression, etc..

Question 20

How can we recognize abuse?

Answer 20

The child’s behaviour suddenly changes, no help is given by the parents, the child is struggling at school, the child is compliant, passive and withdrawn

Question 21

How can we recognize abuse on the part of the parent?

Answer 21

There is little concern for the child, they blame the child for everything, asks teacher to sue harsh punishment, children are seen as bad and worthless

Question 22

What are the risks that cause children to be abused?

Answer 22

Preterm birth, birth anomalies, low birth weight, exposure to toxins, disability, chronic illness, antisocial, child aggression, behavior problems, ADD, ADHD

Question 23

What are some abusive parental personality factors?

Answer 23

Poor impulsive control, pressure, anxiety, insecurity, trust issues, history of abuse, insecure attachment, substance abuse, lack of knowledge of child development

Question 24

What are some social/emotional factors of abusive parents?

Answer 24

Low SES, stressful life events, lack of ressources, unemployment, homelessness, social isolation, no support, dangerous neighbourhood

Question 25

What is the frequency of maltreatment?

Answer 25

The rates have gone down since 1990 but a lot of child maltreatment isn’t reported

Question 26

What are the consequences of child maltreatment?

Answer 26

Détestation and long lasting consequences, social deficits, economic consequences