Exam 3: Child maltreatment

Question 1

Percent of child maltreatment perpetrated by strangers

Answer 1

less than 10%

Question 2

Strongest protective factor against child maltreatment

Answer 2

social support

Question 3

Bronfonbrenner’s Ecological framework: Microsystem

Answer 3

parents/caregivers + child
-biggest influence for risk and protective factors

Question 4

Bronfonbrenner’s Ecological framework: Mesosystem

Answer 4

connection between microsystems

Question 5

Bronfonbrenner’s Ecological framework: exosystem

Answer 5

community, services

Question 6

Bronfonbrenner’s Ecological framework: Macrosystems

Answer 6

culture, laws, values

Question 7

Focus on Caregivers

Answer 7

-primary caregivers have most direct influence on child outcomes
-most modifiable through targeted interventions
-gateway to other systems
-parental risk and protective factors have strongest evidence base

Question 8

Universal protective factor: social support

Answer 8

protective across maltreatment types

Question 9

Universal protective factor: social support; emotional support

Answer 9

having someone to talk to, feeling valued

Question 10

Universal protective factor: social support; instrumental support

Answer 10

practical help with childcare, finances

Question 11

Universal protective factor: social support; informational support

Answer 11

advice, guidance, parenting knowledge

Question 12

Common risk factors: mental health

Answer 12

Affects parenting capacity and emotional regulation

Question 13

Common risk factors: substance abuse

Answer 13

impairs judgment and increases impulsivity

Question 14

Common risk factors: intimate partner violence

Answer 14

creates chaotic environment, models violence as conflict resolution

Question 15

Common risk factors: economic stress

Answer 15

poverty creates multiple stressors, limits access to resources

Question 16

Specific Patterns for physical abuse

Answer 16

history of abuse
harsh disciplinary beliefs
low frustration tolerance
social isolation
young parent age

Question 17

Specific patterns for neglect

Answer 17

cognitive limitations
lack of child development knowledge
chronic poverty
parental preoccupation

Question 18

Specific patterns for sexual abuse

Answer 18

often non-biological caregivers
lack of mother-child closeness
maternal self-worth
history of abuse in perpetrator

Question 19

Intervention

Answer 19

-target multiple risk factors simultaneously
-strengthen social support networks
-address parental mental health
-provide concrete support services
-tailor interventions to maltreatment type