Question 1

Please discuss three suggestions for future research regarding child maltreatment discussed by the authors.Be sure to include rationale for the suggestions.

Accepted Answer

Understanding the role of societal values in shaping resilience among communities for the betterment of children is one area in which there needs to be more research.The authors suggest that this component of child maltreatment research has not moved beyond a basic understanding.Second, understanding the role of social support under conditions of environmental stress is needed.The authors mention that this is critical to advancing models of practice based on the power of strong and nurturing relationships.They underscore that it remains unclear whether social networks of one size or another can overcome the burden of environmentally risky spaces and situations.Finally, the authors call for more longitudinal research focused on the development of children in various environments.The authors maintain that this is critical to uncovering the patters and processes that promote or inhibit long-term consequences of abuse and adversity.

Question 2

Which of the following would be an example of resilience as described by the authors?

Accepted Answer

A)  A child who maintains below average grades and experiences maltreatment.
B)  A child who experiences maltreatment, poverty, and hardship but is able to maintain good grades and make friends.
C)  A child who does not experience compounded hardship and adversity maintaining positive relationships and good grades in school.
D)  A child who engages in minimal recreational drug use despite hardship and maltreatment. B

Question 3

Finkelhor and colleagues (2013) found that the odds of being sexually assaulted and victimized by age 17 were ______ among children who had been previously maltreated.

Accepted Answer

A)  similar to nonmaltreated children
B)  slightly higher
C)  significantly higher
D)  slightly lower C

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a neighborhood influence discussed by the authors?

Accepted Answer

A)  access to alcohol and drugs
B)  social disorder
C)  residential mobility
D)  family composition

Question 5

Which statement best describes what Kohen and colleagues found regarding the indirect effects of environmental risks on families?

Accepted Answer

A)  neighborhood disadvantage and low cohesion predicted maternal depression and poor family functioning, resulting in punitive disciplining of children
B)  neighborhood disadvantage and low cohesion predicted paternal abuse and poor family functioning
C)  neighborhood disadvantage and low cohesion predicted divorce and child abuse
D)  neighborhood disadvantage predicted low cohesion and child maltreatment

Question 6

Pretend you are in charge of developing programming for the prevention of child maltreatment.Briefly describe a program that you believe is aligned with the public health framework.Describe at least three different aspects of the proposed program and how they relate to a multifaceted public health approach.

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Question 7

______ focused on the development of children in their various environments, is critical to uncovering the patterns and processes that both promote and inhibit the long-term consequences of child maltreatment as well as other forms of adversity.

Accepted Answer

A)  Survey research
B)  Cross-sectional research
C)  Longitudinal research
D)  Mixed methods research

Question 8

______ emphasizes less the direct effect of stress on biology and the internal workings of the body than it does the impact of disrupted relationships on children's social and emotional development.

Accepted Answer

A)  Attachment theory
B)  Life course theory
C)  Neighborhood theory
D)  Environmental theory

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a developmental consequence of child maltreatment discussed by the authors.

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia
B)  cognitive delays
C)  poor academic performance
D)  higher risk of physical illness

Question 10

According to the authors, to reduce child maltreatment, a ______ prevention strategy is required.

Accepted Answer

A)  family-focused
B)  environment-focused
C)  neighborhood focused
D)  multifaceted

Question 11

Research that focuses primarily on family structure and functioning suggests that certain factors like family constellation, financial resources of the family, and interpersonal dynamics are generally ______ of maltreatment.

Accepted Answer

A)  not predictive
B)  very common
C)  not common
D)  predictive

Question 12

The authors conclude that children living in poverty and disadvantaged neighborhoods are ______?

Accepted Answer

A)  resilient and tough
B)  at greater risk for child maltreatment
C)  at similar risk to affluent children for child maltreatment
D)  not at differential risk

Question 13

Bowlby and Ainsworth pioneered ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  neighborhood theory
B)  attachment theory
C)  individual familial theory
D)  life course theory

Question 14

Please name two theories relevant to the developmental consequences of child maltreatment, discuss the main tenants of each theory.

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Question 15

Which best describes some of the known long-term effects of child abuse at young ages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children abused at young ages can experience cognitive impairments and developmental delays that affect their readiness for school and impede their social interactions.
B)  Negative longer term effects are unknown.
C)  Children abused at young ages are generally quite resilient and only severe abuse and neglect causes long-term cognitive delays.
D)  Children abused at young ages often experience eating disorders as teens.

Question 16

______ offers another perspective that emphasizes the ways in which early adversity shapes an individual's developmental trajectory and how transitions and turning points influence outcomes that are shown at various life stages.

Accepted Answer

A)  Attachment theory
B)  Life stages theory
C)  Life course theory
D)  Environmental theory

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT an individual risk factor for child maltreatment cited by the authors?

Accepted Answer

A)  children born prematurely
B)  children with low birth weight
C)  children with disabilities
D)  children born in the rural south

Question 18

______ refers to a dynamic in which the parent-child relationship is denuded of enduring supportive relationships and protective behaviors, deprived of both nurturance and feedback.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social neglect
B)  Familial impoverishment
C)  Social impoverishment
D)  Neighborhood impoverishment

Question 19

Please discuss five individual correlates that put children at risk for child maltreatment, as well as five developmental consequences of child maltreatment.

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Question 20

Child abuse victims are ______ in adulthood for physical illness and disease.

Accepted Answer

A)  at an equal risk
B)  at a lower risk
C)  difficult to measure in terms of risk
D)  higher risk

Exam 3: Child Maltreatment in the Context of Poverty and Other Forms of Adversity