What is the most common form of child maltreatment?

a. Sexual abuse
b. Child neglect
c. Physical abuse
d. Emotional abuse


ANS: B
Child neglect, which is characterized by the failure to provide for the child's basic needs, is the most common form of child maltreatment. Sexual abuse, physical abuse, and emotional abuse are individually not as common as neglect.

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