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What is the definition ofchild maltreatment? |
Any recent act or failure to act on part of the parentof caregiver resulting in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexualabuse, exploitation. Also anything that presents an imminent risk or seriousharm |
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What are the 4 types ofchild maltreatment? |
Affects a lot of children Causes short- and long-term
-Developmental problems and -Psychological disorders Causes severe stress in daily life Creates severe emotional conflict |
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Describe or define eachof the types of maltreatment. |
Neglect, emotional abuse,physical abuse, and sexual abuse |
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What type of maltreatmentis most common? |
Neglect |
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What familycharacteristics are risk factors for child maltreatment? |
Poverty Single parent
– Father> mother headed Larger families Socially isolated Substance abuse by parent Marital/partner discord and violence |
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What are common adultoutcomes from child maltreatment? |
PTSD, mood disorders and emotional disturbances, sexual problems,criminal and antisocial problems.
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What factors contributeto a parent applying physical abuse? |
Childhood history of abuser, cultural patterns, chronic strains leadingto low sense of control, currentacute stress, and faulty information processing.
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What is the role of theparent’s own experience as a child in using physical abuse with their ownchildren? |
A parent is more likely to abuse their child if they were abused aschildren
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What isinformation-processing disturbance and what role does it play in physicalabuse? |
Expectations, child intent, rationalization. These arecognitive misperceptions and distortions in the way events are perceived andinterpreted. Causes maltreating parents to misperceive or mislabel typicalchild behavior in way that lead to inappropriate responses and increased aggression. |
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What are minimal parentalcompetences to support healthy development? |
Know child development, skills in coping with stress,need to be present, foster early parent-child attachment, enhance child developmentthrough proper stimulation and attention, home management, sharing parentingbetween parents, provide adequate financial means, shelter, and meals, provideneeded social and health services |
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What is the focus ofintervention with parents who maltreat? |
Basic child rearing and child development knowledge.Appropriate expectations for children at different ages, how to provideattention and affection, how to enjoy interactions with child, and addresschild problem behavior appropriately. |
