Chapter 5: Child Neglect

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. How is child neglect viewed in comparison to physical and sexual child abuse?

a. act of commission

b. act of omission

c. act of violence

d. act of neglect

2. What is the most frequently reported form of child maltreatment today?

a. physical abuse

b. sexual abuse

c. neglect

d. emotional abuse

3. What are two aspects that are used in determining if a situation rises to the level of neglect?

a. duration and frequency

b. frequency and perception

c. amount and duration

d. perception and amount

4. Jared was left unattended by a swimming pool for a matter of moments but fell in and drowned. Which factor makes this a case of neglect?

a. frequency

b. duration

c. amount

d. severity of the consequences

5. Phillip fires his gun at his son Johnathon but misses. The boy has no physical injuries. Which factor makes this a case of neglect?

a. frequency

b. duration

c. endangerment

d. severity of the consequences

6. Which type of neglect is defined as the failure to provide a child with basic necessities of life?

a. physical

b. medical

c. educational

d. emotional

7. Jason’s parents refused to give their son his medication for leukemia because they believed it would cause autism. What type of neglect is this an example of?

a. physical

b. medical

c. educational

d. emotional

8. Which type of neglect is defined as failing to provide children with the necessary experiences for growth and development?

a. physical

b. medical

c. educational

d. emotional

9. Which form of neglect receives the highest levels of disagreement?

a. physical

b. medical

c. educational

d. emotional

10. Which of the following behaviors most often makes up prenatal neglect?

a. not taking prenatal vitamins

b. not visiting a doctor while pregnant

c. engaging in illicit drug use while pregnant

d. getting an abortion

11. What percentage of pregnant women use illicit drugs while pregnant?

a. 5.2%

b. 7.8%

c. 10.4%

d. 23.6%

12. How many states in the United States include drug exposure in their definitions of child neglect?

a. 5

b. 14

c. 27

d. 50

13. What percentage of all child maltreatment cases reported to CPS were cases of neglect?

a. 27%

b. 49%

c. 63%

d. 75%

14. What percentage of lifetime rates of neglect did NatSCEV II find?

a. 5%

b. 15%

c. 22%

d. 34%

15. What is the most common form of child neglect, according to a self-report survey?

a. physical

b. medical

c. educational

d. supervisory

16. Which children are more often reported as being neglected?

a. males

b. females

c. white

d. black

17. At which age are children at the greatest risk for child neglect?

a. children under 3 years old

b. children between 4 and 6 years old

c. children between 7 and 9 years old

d. children between 9 and 12 years old

18. Who is most frequently reported for being neglectful?

a. fathers

b. mothers

c. step-parents

d. babysitters

19. What kind of parent is identified as being at high risk for being neglectful?

a. single parents

b. black parents

c. poor parents

d. teen parents

20. Which of the following has NOT been identified as a characteristic common among neglectful mothers?

a. depression

b. OCD

c. aggression

d. substance abuse

21. What is the most powerful predictor of child neglect?

a. being a single parent

b. race

c. gender

d. low SES

22. Neglectful mothers are more likely to view their neighborhood as ___________ supportive than their neighbors and nonneglectful mothers.

a. more

b. less

c. equally

d. cannot determine

23. Which of the following is often a protective factor against child neglect?

a. having a history of child maltreatment

b. having both parents in the home

c. being involved in the child’s activities

d. having a stay at home parent

24. Which of the following has NOT been identified as a protective factor against child neglect?

a. having a stay at home parent

b. being involved in the child’s activities

c. high levels of self-efficacy

d. positive relationships with teachers and peers

25. How many children died in 2014 because of child neglect?

a. 368

b. 987

c. 1,580

d. 2,050

26. Which physical consequence is marked by retardation and cessation of growth in the first 3 years of life?

a. SIDS—sudden infant death syndrome

b. FTT—failure to thrive

c. MRDD—mental retardation and developmental disabilities

d. autism

27. What is one of the most common negative effects of child neglect?

a. death

b. failure to thrive

c. social adjustment

d. autism

28. Which kind of attachment style is frequent from neglected children?

a. anxious attachment style

b. strong attachment style

c. weak attachment style

d. absent attachment style

29. Which of the following is NOT an observed academic outcome for neglect victims?

a. increased behavioral problems

b. poor language skills

c. poor attendance skills

d. increased study skills

30. Which of the following is NOT a long-term effect of child neglect?

a. increased risk of antisocial personality disorder

b. involvement in crime

c. cognitive issues

d. negative mental health

31. What is the goal of CPS?

a. protecting at-risk children

b. maintaining a safe community

c. preserving families and protecting children

d. preserving families

32. What is a contentious goal of CPS?

a. protection of children

b. training of abusive parents

c. intervention for sexual abuse perpetrators

d. family reunification

33. How many cases does CPS investigate out of those reported to them?

a. 1/4–1/2

b. 1/2–2/3

c. 2/3–3/4

d. all cases

34. What is often reported as the most immediate failure of the CPS system?

a. policies

b. case workers

c. parents

d. lawyers

35. Removing a child from a neglect situation, and placing them into the foster care system, is an example of ______.

a. removal strategies

b. out-of-home care

c. prevention strategy

d. kinship care

36. What percentage of out-of-home care was placement in the foster care system?

a. 12%

b. 38%

c. 46%

d. 52%

37. Which group of children are less likely to be placed into foster care?

a. victims with multiple experiences of abuse

b. children younger than 4

c. children from white families

d. children who are the victims of sexual abuse

38. What percentage of foster care children were returned to their families in 2014?

a. 15%

b. 26%

c. 51%

d. 67%

39. What is one suggestion to replace the problematic foster care system?

a. orphanages

b. always keep children in their parents’ homes

c. only use kinship networks

d. foster care must be permanent and cannot be moved

40. In which year was the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act passed?

a. 1960

b. 1970

c. 1980

d. 1990

41. Federal law argues that the best place to raise a child is _____.

a. with biological parents

b. away from abusive parents

c. with the nuclear family

d. in a loving home

42. Which factor is correlated with neglect and can be viewed as disproportionately targeted by the foster system?

a. single parents

b. poor families

c. black families

d. parents with illicit drug use

43. What is the name of the first family preservation program?

a. Families Matter

b. Family First

c. Home is Where the Heart Is

d. Homebuilders

44. Which of the following is NOT a goal of the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) program?

a. enhancing health of the infant

b. improving parental caregiving

c. providing life course development support

d. facilitating teen mothers into nursing programs

45. The NFP program has led to a ______ reduction in substantiated incidents of child maltreatment among single, low-income, and teen moms.

a. 25%

b. 49%

c. 73%

d. 80%

46. Which law allows biological mothers to anonymously leave their newborn infants in safe locations?

a. Public Leave Act

b. Hospital Safety Act

c. Self-Haven Laws

d. Leave Behind Laws

47. How many U.S. states have passed safe-haven laws?

a. 25

b. 30

c. 45

d. 50

48. What percentage of children who experience neglect prior to kindergarten are more likely to have poor language outcomes?

a. 23%

b. 42%

c. 54%

d. 76%

49. What percentage of reported cases of neglect do birth parents account for?

a. 27%

b. 49%

c. 72%

d. 91%

1. Unintentional child neglect is less detrimental to a child’s development.

2. Sam and Susan have an uncovered fireplace. They left their 2-year-old alone in the room with the fireplace for an hour when having an important phone call. This case is not abuse because it only happened the one time.

3. Each subtype of neglect has the same negative outcomes on the child.

4. Rates of child neglect are dropping at the same rate as they are for physical and sexual abuse.

5. Child neglect rates decline with age.

6. The negative consequences of child neglect are less understood in comparison with other forms of child maltreatment.

7. Similar prevention and intervention strategies are used in cases of physical, sexual, and neglect abuse.

8. Children placed with other kin are less likely to be reunited with parents.

9. The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act requires that states make every reasonable effort to rehabilitate abusive parents and keep families together.

10. There are some studies that demonstrate that the foster care system can cause more harm than good.

11. There has been a shift in how the United States views giving up children at hospitals.

1. What encompasses child neglect?

2. What are some of the issues that make defining child neglect difficult?

3. What are the primary issues addressed in home visitation programs?

4. Discuss the efficacy of in-home intervention programs.

5. Discuss why sometimes punishment of neglect is the wrong course of action.