Unit 3 quiz Flashcards
(20 cards)
When there are multiple female children in a family, the incest perpetrator more often abuses
in a consecutive manner.
A fixated child molester
is like a child.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of an incestuous family?
a)
There is significant sexual discord between the parents.
b)
The nonoffending parent feels pressure to change.
c)
The family is socially isolated.
d)
The family has no religious orientation.
The family has no religious orientation.
What percentage of children who are raped have a family member as perpetrator?
46
Pedophiles often come from homes with
domineering mothers and passive fathers.
Which of the following is not a trait of pedophiles?
a)
low self-esteem
b)
lack of empathy
c)
fear of intimacy
d)
anxiety ridden
anxiety ridden
A mysoped often has
an antisocial personality disorder.
Which of the following is a myth about child molestation?
a)
The child molester is intellectually challenged.
b)
The child molester has a drug or alcohol problem.
c)
The child molester is a stranger to the child.
d)
All of the above
All of the above
Mother–child incest
is rarely reported.
Incest offenders have often reported that they
used pornography to build incestuous fantasies.
Compared to other sex offenders, pedophiles have
minor criminal records.
A common motivational factor in incest is
to retaliate for female partner unfaithfulness.
Studies show that mothers of incest victims
are not overrepresented in the mentally disordered population.
The most frequent incestuous relationship is between
father and daughter.
Research on incest has found that the older the offender, the
less likely they are to use violence in their crime.
One theory that explains why fathers commit incest is that
they seek to punish their adult female partner.
Which of the following is considered to be both legally prohibited and sexual contact?
a)
sexually inappropriate discussions with a child
b)
instructive discussions of the “birds and bees”
c)
unintentional naked displays
d)
bathing of a child
sexually inappropriate discussions with a child
Child molesters are most often
serial offenders.
A sample of prisoners serving time for sexual assault of children showed that approximately _______ per cent of their victims were their own children or step-children.
33
A regressed child molester
offends after a situational crisis.
