Deck 6: Physical Abuse

Question 1

Physical abuse is never intentional.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Physical abuse can include:

A) Punching, shaking, kicking, beating, throwing, stabbing, choking, or hitting with objects.
B) Inflicting physical injury upon a child including, burning, hitting, punching, shaking, kicking, or beating.
C) Stabbing, choking, or hitting with objects.
D) Inflicting physical injury upon a child including, burning, hitting, punching, shaking, kicking, beating, throwing, stabbing, choking, or hitting with objects.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Some of the risk factors social workers should look for in physical abuse cases include:

A) Environmental and life stress, unemployment, multiple moves, and challenging relationships.
B) Poverty, little or no support, social, cultural, and economic difficulties.
C) Specific family characteristics, family and interpersonal difficulties, parenting problems, inappropriate parental expectations, cultural influences, and a climate of violence in the home or in the community.
D) All of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Protective factors can include supportive relationships, knowledge of parenting and child development, parental resilience, ability to cope with life stresses, social connections and support, nurturing relationships, and a reciprocal parent/child relationship.

Question 5

Family factors that should be considered for physical abuse include:

A) Poverty. young parents, deficits in parenting skills, domestic violence, female-headed households, stress, parental emotional issues, and parental biological traits.
B) Poverty and stress.
C) Parental emotional issues and biological traits.
D) None of the above

Question 6

Sibling abuse has also been tied to:

A) School violence and dating violence.
B) School violence.
C) Dating violence.
D) Future abuse of children.

Question 7

There are cultural practices that could be considered abuse.

Question 8

Sometimes an accidental contact with an object or fall, self-inflicted injuries, metabolic infectious diseases, bleeding disorders, allergic skin reactions, and birthmarks can all resemble physical abuse marks.

Question 9

Children who have been victims of physical abuse can suffer:

A) Medical and neurobiological problems, cognitive difficulties, behavioral and emotional issues, socio-emotional deficits, mental health disorders and physical, behavioral, and emotional impairments which can continue into adulthood.
B) Medical and neurobiological problems.
C) Physical issues related to the abuse.
D) None of the above because physical abuse is treatable, and children recover easily from injuries.

Question 10

Some forms of treatment for children who have suffered physical abuse include:

A) No treatment is needed for children.
B) Removal from the abusive parent.
C) Medical care, individual therapy, and family therapy.
D) All of the above.