Exam 10: Preventing Intentional Injuries and Violence

Weapon-related injuries in schools have increased dramatically over the past decade.

Lack of medical care for a child is a sign of neglect.

Scare-tactics based on pictures or videos depicting violence scenes or consequences have been proven as an effective strategy for deterring youth violence.

The majority of violent adolescents were aggressive or "out of control" as young children.

Family protective factors associated with youth violence include

A child's physical proximity to a catastrophe has little or no effect if the child has support systems in place.

Child abuse is blurred by cultural and community values, hence there is no universally accepted set of parenting rules.

In most states, mandated reporters

It is not the school's responsibility to teach children about abuse.

What kind of approach have many schools embraced to mediate conflicts?

Which item would be considered an individual protective factor?

Students who earn higher grades are much less likely to

In mild cases of sexual harassment, the school has little recourse as this kind of harassment is not a crime.

What is the definition of sexual harassment?

For either substance use or violence prevention, the effectiveness of the DARE program is

Describe the different forms of child maltreatment.

There is no evidence to support the notion that increasingly callous youth engage in frequent and vicious acts of violence.

Disassociation is a common response to trauma and can alter a child's perception of what actually happened.

Identify the factors that influence violence. As a teacher, what signs of violence are you most likely to see, and what should you do about them?

Characteristics of programs that show promise for preventing violence include