DCF Child Abuse and Neglect (CAAN)
Exam Questions and Answers (Latest
Update 2024)
Three children die as a result of child abuse in the home in
the United States each____. - Correct Answer ✅ Day
How many people report child abuse when faced with an
actual situation? - Correct Answer ✅ 1/3
What is the single, leading cause of death for children ages
four and younger? - Correct Answer ✅ child abuse and
neglect
On average, child abuse is reported somewhere in the United
States every____. - Correct Answer ✅ 10 seconds
True or False: Strangers pose the greatest risk of sexual
abuse to children. - Correct Answer ✅ False, most children
are abused by people they know.
True or False: Child molesters get their sexual gratification
only from children. - Correct Answer ✅ False, many child
molesters also have sexual relationships with adults.
,DCF Child Abuse and Neglect (CAAN)
Exam Questions and Answers (Latest
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The average age that child molesters first attack a child is
when the molesters are_____. - Correct Answer ✅ In their
teens
Which of the following actions can help stop child abuse and
neglect?
a. Helping a stressed-out parent by baby-sitting, making a
meal for their family, or lending an understanding
ear.
b. Learning the signs and symptoms of child abuse so you
can recognize them when you see the "red flags"
c. Reporting known or suspected child abuse to the police
or local child protective services agency
d. All of the above - Correct Answer ✅ All of the above
Any person under the age of 18 years. - Correct Answer ✅
A child
,DCF Child Abuse and Neglect (CAAN)
Exam Questions and Answers (Latest
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Any willful act or threatened act that results in any physical,
mental, or sexual abuse, injury, or harm that causes or is
likely to cause the child's physical, mental, or
emotional health to be significantly impaired. - Correct
Answer ✅ Child abuse
The mistreatment of a child by a person responsible for the
child's welfare that results in injury or harm to the child. -
Correct Answer ✅ Physical abuse
Sexual contact or interaction between a child and an adult or
older child. Includes indecent exposure, fondling, touching
sexual organs, forcible rape, sodomy, exploitation,
and showing pornography. - Correct Answer ✅ sexual
abuse
A form of emotional abuse that involves excessive yelling,
shaming, belittling and/or teasing of a child. - Correct
Answer ✅ Verbal abuse
, DCF Child Abuse and Neglect (CAAN)
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Update 2024)
Situations of known or suspected child abuse or neglect that
occur at a private school, public or private child care center,
residential home, institution, facility, or agency
where the alleged perpetrator is an employee or any other
person at such institution responsible for the child's
care. - Correct Answer ✅ Institutional abuse or neglect
Failure to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, health
care, or needed supervision. - Correct Answer ✅ child
neglect
Failure to provide support, acceptance, attention, warmth,
supervision and normal living experiences for a child to the
extent that the child is impaired in ability to function
normally in performance and behavior. - Correct Answer ✅
emotional neglect
The following are the definition of ____________:
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