Psychosocial Issues of Infants, Children, and Adolescents: Caring for a Child Who Reports Sexual Abuse

Though child sexual abuse impacts each child differently, some common trauma symptoms include:Choose one option and select Submit.A) agitation.B) memory difficulties.C) disrupted sleep.D) difficulty managing emotions.E) All of the aboveF) A and D

f a child discloses sexual abuse, they may worry about losing control about what happens to that information. To help a child regain a sense of control, it's recommended to...Choose one option and select Submit.A) let the child know that you may need to share the information with other people who need to know.B) ask the child if they would like to be involved in reporting.C) offer to keep the child informed about what happens during the reporting process.D) let the child decide whether the information is reported.E) All of the aboveF) A, B, and C

Anything to a child’s health or welfare that can occur when any person:a) inflicts, or allows to be inflicted, upon the child physical, mental, or emotional injury;b) commits, or allows to be committed, sexual battery, or lewd or lascivious acts against a child;c) allows, encourages, or forces the sexual exploitation of a child;d) exploits a child, or allows a child to be exploited;e) abandons the child;f) neglects the child;g) exposes a child to a controlled substance or alcohol;h) uses mechanical devices, unreasonable restraints, or extended periods of isolation to control a child;i) engages in violent behavior that demonstrates a wanton disregard for the presence of a child and could reasonably result in serious injury to the child:j) negligently fails to protect a child in his or her care from inflicted physical, cognitive, or sexual injury caused by the acts of another;k) has allowed a child’s sibling to die as a result of abuse, abandonment, or neglect.l) makes the child unavailable for the purpose of impeding or avoiding a protective investigation unless the court determines that the parent, legal custodian, or caregiver was fleeing from a situation involving domestic violence.

A researcher wishes to study generational differences in coping mechanisms among adults who experienced abuse as children. Adequate measures will be instituted to obtain informed consent and ensure that there is no breach of confidentiality. The most likely additional risk is that some subjects may: Feel that their privacy has been invaded. Lose their employment. Experience emotional or psychological distress. Lose their legal status.

In cases of child sexual abuse involving an adult and child, when, if ever, is sexual abuse the child's fault?Choose one option and select Submit.A) If the child didn’t say “no” to the sexual activity.B) If the child initiated the sexual activity.C) If the child is impulsive and takes risks.D) Never; it is always the adult’s fault.E) All of the above