Child abuse is more likely
A) in affluent households than households in poverty.
B) against one's own offspring in comparison to stepchildren.
C) in two-parent households than one-parent households.
D) when there is a history of violence against spouses.
D
You might also like to view...
Obese children are __________ by their peers, and severely obese children are __________ by peers.
A. accepted; rejected B. accepted; neglected C. neglected; accepted D. neglected; rejected
Which of the following is true of the study conducted by Rothbaum and colleagues that contrasted U.S. caregivers' with Japanese caregivers' sensitive responsiveness?
a) In Japan, parents tend to wait for their child to express and communicate a need and then respond to that need. b) Sensitive parenting in the United States allows a child to express his or her individual needs to the parent. c) Parents in the United States tend to anticipate their child's needs instead of waiting for their child to communicate a need. d) In Japan, intrusive parenting is considered inappropriate as it is common for infants to be separated from their mothers.
Regarding schizophrenia, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Diagnosing types of schizophrenia is fairly subjective, which is why the proposed DSM-5 may no longer make those distinctions. b. The most common schizophrenic type is disorganized schizophrenia. c. Mentally ill individuals who are substance abusers and currently experiencing psychotic symptoms have an increased risk of violence. d. Patients may shift from one pattern to another at different times, so many patients are simply classified as suffering from undifferentiated schizophrenia.
The sense organ for balance is located:
A. in the inner ear. B. in the temporal lobe. C. in the middle ear. D. in the occipital lobe. E. behind the olfactory bulb.