DCF Child Abuse and Neglect (CAAN).pdf file:///C:/Users/HP/Desktop/eewwww/DCF%20Child%20Abuse%20
DCF Child Abuse and Neglect (CAAN)
1. Three children die as a result of child abuse in the home in the United States each .
ANS Day
2. How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual situation?-
ANS 1/3
3. What is the single, leading cause of death for children ages four and younger?
ANS child abuse and neglect
4. On average, child abuse is reported somewhere in the United States every .
ANS 10 seconds
5. True or False
ANS Strangers pose the greatest risk of sexual abuse to children.-
ANS False, most children are abused by people they know.
6. True or False
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Child molesters get their sexual gratification only from chil- dren.
ANS False, many child molesters also have sexual relationships with adults.
7. The average age that child molesters first attack a child is when the moles- ters are .
ANS In their teens
8. Which of the following actions can help stop child abuse and neglect?
a. Helping a stressed-out parent by baby-sitting, making a meal for
their family, or lending an understanding
ear.
b. Learning the signs and symptoms of child abuse so you can
recognize them when you see the "red flags"
c. Reporting known or suspected child abuse to the police or local
child protective services agency
d. All of the above
ANS All of the above
9. Any person under the age of 18 years.
ANS A child
10. Any willful act or threatened act that results in any physical,
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mental, or sexual abuse, injury, or harm that causes or is likely to cause the child's
physical, mental, or
emotional health to be significantly impaired.
ANS Child abuse
11. The mistreatment of a child by a person responsible for the child's welfare that results
in injury or harm to the child.
ANS Physical abuse
12. Sexual contact or interaction between a child and an adult or older child. Includes
indecent exposure, fondling, touching sexual organs, forcible rape, sodomy, exploitation,
and showing pornography.
ANS sexual abuse
13. A form of emotional abuse that involves excessive yelling, shaming,
belittling and/or teasing of a child.
ANS Verbal abuse
14. Situations of known or suspected child abuse or neglect that occur at a private school,
public or private child care center, residential home, institution,
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facility, or agency
where the alleged perpetrator is an employee or any other person at such institution
responsible for the child's
care.
ANS Institutional abuse or neglect
15. Failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, health care, or needed supervision.
ANS child neglect
16. Failure to provide support, acceptance, attention, warmth,
supervision and normal living experiences for a child to the extent that the child is
impaired in ability to function
normally in performance and behavior.
ANS emotional neglect
17. The following are the definition of
a. inflicts, or allows to be inflicted, upon the child physical, mental,
or emotional injury;
b. commits, or allows to be committed, sexual battery, or lewd or
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