Childhood Maltreatment (3)

Question 1

What does the term adverse childhood experiences mean?

Answer 1

Used to describe all types of abuse, neglect, and other traumatizing experiences that occur in people under 18

Question 2

What have adverse childhood experiences been linked to?

Answer 2

Risky health behaviors

Chronic health conditions

Low life potential

Early death

Question 3

What are the types of adverse childhood experiences?

Answer 3

Abuse (emotional, physical, sexual)

Household challenges

Neglect

Question 4

What are long term consequences of child abuse?

Answer 4

Cognitive delays

Emotional difficulties

Neurodevelopmental delays

Immune system compromised

Question 5

What is causing children under the age of 2 to die?

Answer 5

Head trauma due to physical abuse

Question 6

What can cause an SCI in an infant?

Answer 6

Shaken baby syndrome

Question 7

What is the #1 cause of injury in children less than 1 y/o?

Answer 7

Burns

Question 8

What are the categories of child abuse?

Answer 8

Physical abuse

Sexual abuse

Psychological abuse (neglect)

Substance abuse

Question 9

What is the acts of omission?

Answer 9

Failure to provide for a child’s basic physical, emotional, or educational needs or to protect a child from harm

Question 10

What does neglect refer to in children?

Answer 10

Failure to provide a child with necessities of life such as food and clothing

Question 11

What are some signs that a child is abused?

Answer 11

Nervous around adults

Reluctant to go home

Very passive and withdrawn or aggressive and disruptive

Tired (complains of nightmares)