Types of Child Abuse
The failure of a parent or caretaker to provide needed food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or supervision to the degree that the child’s health, safety, and well-being are threatened with harm.
What is child neglect?
There is a higher proportion of ___ abuse in Asian-American households
What is physical?
Children under ___ years old are more at risk of child abuse.
What is 4?
The tendency of criticizing yourself harshly and not holding yourself in high regard.
What is low self-esteem?
The rate of physical abuse among Asian-American children is___ than both white children and hispanic children.
What is higher?
The intentional, non-accidental use of physical force or violence against another person
What is physical abuse?
Collectivist mindset, cultural norms, perception of parental sacrifice are___
Cultural context for abuse
Socioeconomic stress from financial issues and/or unemployment.
What is poverty?
Persistent sadness including a lack of interest and/or pleasure in previously rewarding or enjoyable activities.
What is depression?
True or false: Child abuse and neglect rates are much higher in children belonging to high income families compared to lower income families.
What is false?
The most common type of child abuse.
What is neglect?
Immigration stress, language barriers/generation gaps, social and economic factors are___
What are stressors?
Caring for a child with intellectual or physical _________ that make day to day care more challenging
What are disabilities/special needs?
A condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe psychological shock.
What is PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)?
Approximately __% of abusers are female.
What is 50%?
A caregiver fabricates, exaggerates, or induces physical or mental illness in a child, leading to unnecessary and potentially harmful medical investigations, treatments, and hospitalizations
What is medical abuse?
Originating in Chinese culture, the concept of hiding agony so all people can see is perfection.
A history of child abuse or neglect during a parent's own childhood could ___ the risk of abusing their own children.
What is increase?
Children running away, having recurring nightmares, experiencing emotional regression
What are common erratic behaviors?
Approximately __% of abusers are a parent of a child
What is 80%?
Difficulty sitting or walking, promiscuous behavior, injury to genital area, symptoms of STDs, self harm are indicators of___
What is sexual abuse?
The intentional application of physical force to cause bodily pain or discomfort as a penalty for unacceptable behavior, more often applied to children in Asian households.
What is corporal punishment?
Devoting your funds towards the purchasing of drugs and therefore neglecting your children?
What is substance abuse disorder?
Give one example of an effect of child abuse on brain development?
What are low stress thresholds, lower cognitive processing, brains prioritizing survival?
According to mandatedreporter.org, it is estimated that at least 1 in __ children in the US experience child abuse and/or neglect every year.
What is 7?