How many cases of child abuse are reported each year in Unites States? hint: ____ million
2.9 million cases of child abuse are reported each year, involving 6 million children
100
What's the 5th country with the highest child abuse rate?
United States
100
What percentage of children die from child abuse who are under age 4? hint: above 50%
Approximately 80% of children that die from abuse are under the age of 4.
100
What are some social effects on child abuse? ex. academic problems, adolescent pregnancy etc.
Risk for intimate partner violence, Alcoholism and alcohol abuse, Illicit drug abuse, Smoking & drinking at an early age, Adolescent pregnancy and Fetal death, Academic problems, etc.
100
What are some cognitive effects of child abuse? ex. eating disorders, flashbacks, etc.
What percentage of kids are more likely to be arrested as a juvenile? hint: above 50%
Children who experience child abuse and neglect are 59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile, 28% more likely to be arrested as an adult, and 30% more likely to commit violence crime.
200
What percentage of 21 year olds who were abused as children met criteria for at least one psychological disorder? hint: above 50%
About 80% of 21-year-olds who were abused as children met criteria for at least one psychological disorder.
300
What percentage of children who die from child abuse aren't recorded on their death certificate as such?
It is estimated that between 50-60% of child fatalities due to maltreatment are not recorded as such on death certificates.
300
Who has more physical discipline? Women or men?
Research conducted in China, Chile, Finland, India and the United States suggests that women report using more physical discipline than men
300
What percentage of children who are abused or neglected will later abuse their own children?
About 30% of abused and neglected children will later abuse their own children, continuing the horrible cycle of abuse.
300
How many people who are being treated for drug abuse report they were abused as children? (it's a fraction)
As many as two-thirds of the people in treatment for drug abuse reported being abused or neglected as children
300
What percentage of maltreated children demonstrate cognitive delays? Language delays?
23% - 65% of maltreated children demonstrate cognitive delays. 14% - 64% of maltreated children demonstrate speech and language delays.
400
Fill in blanks:
A report of child abuse is made every __________. (seconds)
A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds
400
Who has the highest rate of child abuse?
1.) South Africa
2.) India
3.) Zimbabwe
4.) United Kingdom
5.) United States
400
What percentage of children under one year old die from child abuse?
More than 44 percent of children who die from abuse and neglect every year are under a year old
400
Do preschoolers who are maltreated have more or less empathy?
Studies indicate that maltreated children show less empathy during times of peer distress than nonmaltreated children
400
What's the most common mental illness from child abuse?
Brain scans to show the effects of child abuse, researchers have found specific changes in key regions in and around the hippocampus in the brains of young adults who were maltreated or neglected in childhood. These changes may leave victims more vulnerable to depression, addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
500
Fill in the blanks:
1 out of _ women and 1 out of _ men were sexually abused before age 18
Adult retrospective studies show that 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men were sexually abused before the age of 18. This means there are more than 42 million adult survivors of child sexual abuse in the US
500
Fill in the blanks:
One child is raped in South Africa every ___ minutes.
One child is raped in South Africa every three minutes, according to a 2009 report by trade union Solidarity Helping Hand.
500
Fill in the blank:
Ch___, Ch___, Fin____, In____, and the U_____ S_____ suggests that women report using more physical discipline than men.
Research conducted in China, Chile, Finland, India and the United States suggests that women report using more physical discipline than men
500
Do preschoolers trust caregivers or teachers if they are being abused at home?
No, these children have difficulty trusting the primary caregiver to protect, comfort, or support them. Studies indicate that children who have experienced abuse or neglect have higher rates of disorganized (insecure) attachments (61%-86%), than their nonmaltreated peers (27%-36%)
500
What is a positive effect of child abuse?
They learn how to not make people mad that have potential to hurt them.