Question 1

What aspect of judgment making is in question when two adults on the playground disagree about whether or not children should be allowed to climb back up the slide after coming down.

Accepted Answer

A)   values
B)   strategies
C)   goals
D)   standards
E)   None of the above D

Question 2

What aspect of judgment making is Ms. Myers thinking about when she considers whether or not blocks must be put away in the correct baskets?

Accepted Answer

A)   values
B)   standards
C)   goals
D)   strategies
E)   None of the above B

Question 3

The best indicator of people's values is what they say their values are.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Name the six criteria one must consider in determining whether a child's behavior is extreme.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

The majority of adults who abuse children are suffering from severe psychological disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Name two pitfalls associated with making day-to-day judgments.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

In what percentage of child sexual abuse cases does the child know the offender?

Accepted Answer

A)   15 percent
B)   80 percent
C)   30 percent
D)   95 percent
E)   50 percent

Question 8

When young people who are shy or so standoffish that they literally have no friends, it can be said that they are enmeshed in extreme behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Differentiate between child abuse and neglect by defining each.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

A compulsion or obsession is considered extreme behavior only if it begins to interfere with a person's functioning or is one from which he/she derives no pleasure or social benefit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When making a judgment, alternative strategies that give priority to children's needs over adult needs take precedence over all other considerations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Identify 10 possible effects of child abuse on its victims.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

When must suspected child abuse be reported?

Accepted Answer

A)   no more than three days after it has occurred and been investigated
B)   after the parents have been given a chance to mend their ways
C)   after the program psychologist has had an opportunity to interview the child
D)   None of the above

Question 14

More than 70 percent of all substantiated cases of child abuse occur in formal group settings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A myth about sexual abuse is that the offender is usually a member of the child's own household.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following are the most frequently reported sources of children's extreme behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hyperactivity and school phobia
B)   Physiological factors, childhood fears, and childhood depression
C)   Klinefelter's and Tourette's syndromes
D)   All of the above

Question 17

Physical abuse is sometimes accidental injury because it results from non-intentional behavior on the part of a family member, guardian, or caregiver.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The intensity of a behavior refers to how much of the child's life the behavior affects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

An adult who overhears a group of seven-year-olds talking about who they don't want to be friends with has an obligation to suggest that they reconsider whether this is an ethical way to behave.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The role of the helping professional is to change children's values to match her own so that the children may experience less conflict in the setting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Making Ethical Judgments and Decisions

What aspect of judgment making is in question when two adults on the playground disagree about whether or not children should be allowed to climb back up the slide after coming down.

What aspect of judgment making is Ms. Myers thinking about when she considers whether or not blocks must be put away in the correct baskets?

The best indicator of people's values is what they say their values are.

Name the six criteria one must consider in determining whether a child's behavior is extreme.

The majority of adults who abuse children are suffering from severe psychological disorders.

Name two pitfalls associated with making day-to-day judgments.

In what percentage of child sexual abuse cases does the child know the offender?

When young people who are shy or so standoffish that they literally have no friends, it can be said that they are enmeshed in extreme behavior.

Differentiate between child abuse and neglect by defining each.

A compulsion or obsession is considered extreme behavior only if it begins to interfere with a person's functioning or is one from which he/she derives no pleasure or social benefit.

When making a judgment, alternative strategies that give priority to children's needs over adult needs take precedence over all other considerations.

Identify 10 possible effects of child abuse on its victims.

When must suspected child abuse be reported?

More than 70 percent of all substantiated cases of child abuse occur in formal group settings.

A myth about sexual abuse is that the offender is usually a member of the child's own household.

Which of the following are the most frequently reported sources of children's extreme behavior?

Physical abuse is sometimes accidental injury because it results from non-intentional behavior on the part of a family member, guardian, or caregiver.

The intensity of a behavior refers to how much of the child's life the behavior affects.

An adult who overhears a group of seven-year-olds talking about who they don't want to be friends with has an obligation to suggest that they reconsider whether this is an ethical way to behave.

The role of the helping professional is to change children's values to match her own so that the children may experience less conflict in the setting.