Chapter 6

Question 1

Historic view of adolescent behavior

Answer 1

criminal, needing physical discipline and incarceration

Question 2

How adolescents are different from children

Answer 2

Strength, cognition, and sexual interest

Question 3

How adolescents are different from adults

Answer 3

Time of transition, maturity, different circumstances

Question 4

Historic view of physical abuse

Answer 4

Stern discipline or punishment

Question 5

Why agencies pay scant attention to parental abuse of adolescents

Answer 5

Societal perceptions that behavior makes them complicit in abuse. Legitimate attempts to maintain control. Less physically vulnerable

Question 6

DHHS types of child maltreatment

Answer 6

MN PPP S (Minnesota point-to-point protocol sucks)

Medical neglect, Neglect/deprivation, Physical Abuse, Psych abuse, sexual abuse, polyvictim

Question 7

Problems measuring effects of maltreatment on adolescence

Answer 7

Identity of informant, timing of abuse

Question 8

Maltreatment in only late childhood

Answer 8

2x odds delinquency in early adolescence

Question 9

Maltreatment only during adolescence

Answer 9

4x delinquency in early adolescence, 3x delinquency in late adolescence

Question 10

Maltreatment during childhood and adolescence

Answer 10

Increased delinquency odds during late adolescence, NOT early adolescence

Question 11

Most prevalent forms of adolescent abuse

Answer 11

Physical then psychological, then medical then neglect.

Question 12

Psychiatric disorders CPA victims are at increased risk for

Answer 12

depression, disruptive behavior, drug abuse

Question 13

Predictors of trauma symptomatology

Answer 13

polyvictimization, and either sexual assault by a known perpetrator or emotional bullying

Question 14

Predictors of higher psychopathology at age 24

Answer 14

low SES, delinquent friends, heightened physical punishment

Question 15

Genetic mediators for effects of parental psychopathology

Answer 15

Disinhibition and negative affectivity (BPD features)

Question 16

Gender difference in effects of adol abuse

Answer 16

Girls behavior is more adversely effected by abuse than boys even though boys base rate of violence is higher

Question 17

Common contexts of sexual assaults

Answer 17

Within an intimate relationship, at parties/social gathering

Question 18

Common relationships to offenders of sexual assualts

Answer 18

friend/acquaintance, partner/ex-partner

Question 19

Differences between adolescent and adult assault

Answer 19

Adolescents more likely to have been assaulted after/at party, less likely than adults to have had consensual sex previously, less likely to have been assaulted after going to a bar, and tended to have been assaulted by a current partner.

Question 20

Characteristics of the home of teen mothers

Answer 20

Interparental violence, physical/sexual violence, poverty, low educational attainment of parents, low school achievement by children.

Question 21

Country with most teenage pregnancies in the industrialized world

Answer 21

the United States

Question 22

Problems for teen mothers

Answer 22

Born prematurely, low birth wright, higher mortality, dropping out of school, remaining a single parent.

Question 23

Race/ethnic status of teen mothers

Answer 23

Hispanics, Blacks, Whites…

Question 24

Do most types of parent-to-adolescent abuse occur simultaneously?

Answer 24

Yes

Question 25

Therapy able to reduce trauma symptoms

Answer 25

Individual and group cognitive

Question 26

Modules in health education class

Answer 26

Discussed healthy nonviolent relationships, found a reduction in agression

Question 27

Best type of classroom treatment

Answer 27

Multisystemic therapy: coordinated, community, parent, and adolescent intervention strategy.

Question 28

Most common form of incest

Answer 28

Sibling incest

Question 29

Reactions to sibling sexual interactions

Answer 29

Depression and anxiety, academic achievement, lower competence in peer relationships

Question 30

Secondary victims

Answer 30

Family members of abuse victims: they can experience a number of psychological difficulties associated with the abuse

Question 31

Views of mothers in sex abusive families

Answer 31

Shift from co-conspirator to covictim. Most mothers of child victims believe their children.

Question 32

Age trends on adolescent abuse

Answer 32

Physical assaults increase with age, sexual assaults decline. (opposing results using victimization data)

Question 33

Theories of detrimental sibling interactions.

Answer 33

Learning theory, feminist theory, conflict theory

Question 34

Learning theory in sibling interactions

Answer 34

Children have experience parent-to-child violence and witnessed interpersonal violence.

Question 35

Feminist theory

Answer 35

Structure of families and cultural acceptance of violence.

Question 36

Conflict theory

Answer 36

Violence is used to resolve conflict triggered by parental behavior and resource competition.

Question 37

Treatments for juvenile sex offenders

Answer 37

VBT, MST, Good Lives Model

Question 38

Treatment of sibling incest victims

Answer 38

Cognitive processing therapy

Question 39

Tips for working with sibling abuse survivors

Answer 39

Disclosure is beneficial. Common faulty misconception about consensual incest.

Question 40

More likely to agress against a date

Answer 40

Hypersensitive to rejection (thy: adolescents rejected by parents, become agressive in anticipation)

Question 41

Relation of dating violence

Answer 41

Family-of-origin violence (thy: social learning)

Question 42

Explanations of DV

Answer 42

Shaming, family dysfunction, attachment, socialization of girls, of males, peer influences, media influences

Question 43

Criminal justice system

Answer 43

Adult-centered

Question 44

Consequences of dating sexual abuse

Answer 44

PTSD symptoms

Question 45

Comparing DV across sexual orientation

Answer 45

more frequent among same-sex youths

Question 46

Same-sex developmental issues

Answer 46

limited friendships, poor parental relationships, victimization experiences

Question 47

SSA Adolescent findings

Answer 47

Lower quality of relationships with fathers, more depression, lower self-esteem, less school identity.

Question 48

LGBT victimization

Answer 48

More vicitimization: verbal, physical, sexual, especially males.

Question 49

Ways to reduce heterosexism

Answer 49

having acquaintances/friends who are homosexual

Question 50

When should DV treatment start?

Answer 50

Middle school: current research suggests that risk for DV increases with age.

Question 51

Perspectives of DV prevention

Answer 51

Developmental, sociocultural, gendered

Question 52

Teens are most likely to disclose abuse to...

Answer 52

Their peers

Question 53

Effect of transfers on juveniles

Answer 53

higher rearrest rates, shorter time to reoffending

Question 54

Will teens disclose abuse to a health provider?

Answer 54

Personal factors, patient-provider factors, provider factors

Question 55

Barriers to help for teens with psych problems

Answer 55

Race and lack of insurance coverage

Question 56

Most appropriate time to begin DV/ sibling abuse prevention

Answer 56

Onset of adolesence

Question 57

Separate boy/girl DV programs or together?

Answer 57

Separating boys and girls into same-sex groups was essential.

Question 58

Successful DV programs

Answer 58

Safe Dates, Break the cycle, Coaching boys into men campaign, expect respect.