Elliot- Child Abuse Flashcards
What are the long term consequences of child abuse?
Psychological and functional damage Substance abuse Delinquinch learned aggressiveness abuse potential obesity suicide
What is the most common type of abuse?
Sexual (22%)
Physical and psychological (each at 11%)
Physicians are mandated to report suspected cases of child abuse to the authorities in MN.
True
What are the types of child abuse?
Physical- 15%
Sexual- 10%
Emotional
Neglect- leading (>75%)
What is the law for reporting child abuse?
MS 626.556
Child abuse is an expression of family pathology.
True
Most people who were abused as children become violent adults.
False
What percent of perpetrators were raised in a violent home?
33%
25% observed mother repeatedly abused
19% drug abuse
10% alcohol abuse
The techinical diagnosis of child abuse is easy compared to the difficulty of managing the physicians emotional response to the abuse.
True.
More women are the perpetrators of child physical violence, more men are the abusers in child sexual violence.
True
Men- sexual abuse 75%
Females- physical abuse 54%
Males- domestic violence
A child with these injuries comes to the doctor when the injury occurs.
False
The parent of an abused child gives clear explanation of how and when the injuries occurred.
False
Bruises on padded areas of the body (butt and cheeks) are considered inflicted injuries until proven otherwise.
True
Bruises on the skin over bony prominences (chin, elbow, shins, forehead) are considered inflicted until proven otherwise.
False
Most parents who batter their children grew up in violent homes.
False
Only 33% grew up in violent homes
The behaviors of children who have been abused are extreme (aggressive or withdrawn)
True
Burns, bruises, welts, fractures and lacerations can all be evidence of inflicted injury.
True
FTT can be an indicator of child abuse.
True
Families that abuse children are well integrated into the community.
False
Often isolated- common characteristic of abuse
Children who are abused dislike the abusing parent.
False
Child sexual abuse occurs largely among lower SELs.
False
Child abuse is a family secret that is carefully protected.
True
Families in which abuse is on-going have many friends.
False- isolation is an issue
Normal child development is well understood by abusing families.
False
Children who have been abused have strong self esteem.
False
Children who ahve been abused believe they caused the abuse
True
Children who are being abused learn to separate from tehir emotions to cope with the experiences.
True
One female in four and one male in seven has been sexually abused before age 18.
True
The child’s and the parent’s behaviors are evidence of sexual abuse and need to be documented in the medical record.
True
The family structure of abusing families is rigid and emeshed.
True
Rigid- parents behave towards kids at 14 same as 8
Enmeshed- no doors in the household, know everything that’s going on in child’s life
