Deck 20: Adoption

Question 1

Approximately what percentage of children in the United States are adopted?

A) 1% to 3%
B) 2% to 4%
C) 3% to 5%
D) 4% to 6%

Answer 1

B

Question 2

At what cognitive level are adopted children most likely to ask adoption-related questions such as, "Who are my parents?"

A) During the 3- to 7-year period
B) During the 6- to 10-year period
C) During the 7- to 12-year period
D) During the 11- to 13-year period

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The open adoption process focuses on the sharing of information or contacts between the adoptive and biological parents of an adopted child __________.

A) before placement
B) before and during placement
C) before and after placement
D) before, during, and after placement

Answer 3

D

Question 4

At what age are adopted children likely to experience genealogical bewilderment, causing them to create a hereditary ghost figure?

A) Adolescence
B) School-age
C) Preschool
D) Infancy

Question 5

Children should learn they are adopted from __________.

A) their biological parents
B) their friends
C) their teachers or counselors
D) their adoptive parents

Question 6

Which of the following statements is NOT true about closed adoptions?

A) Biological parents were completely removed from the life of their child.
B) Contact between the biological and adoptive parents was encouraged before or during placement.
C) The bonds between birth parents and child were legally and permanently severed.
D) The child's history was sealed by the court.

Question 7

Which of the following statements is NOT true about open adoptions?

A) The biological mother can insist that her child be raised by a couple of a specific nationality.
B) The biological mother can insist that her child be raised by a couple of a specific religion.
C) The biological mother can insist that her child be raised by a couple of a specific level of income.
D) The biological mother must relinquish her right to ever see the child again.

Question 8

In traditional closed adoptions, the bonds between birth parents and child were legally and permanently severed and the child's history was sealed by the court.

Question 9

Research supports the conclusion that an adopted child may be more susceptible to problems than any other child.

Question 10

Older children, minority children, and children with disabilities are often available for immediate adoption, while the waiting period for healthy white infants may be years.

Question 11

Since 1987, the number of adoptions per year in the United States has increased dramatically.