Parents who are potentially abusive often display characteristic ...

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Parents who are potentially abusive often display characteristic warning signs. Which of the following would not fit the profile of a potentially abusive parent?
 
  A) Excitement during the pregnancy
  B) Fear of delivery
  C) Lack of support system
  D) Inability to tolerate the child's crying

Question 2

A nurse who provides care in a large, urban emergency department has worked with numerous victims of various forms of abuse as well as those who are abusers. The nurse recognizes that persons who commit abuse are typically what?
 
  A) Of lower socioeconomic class
  B) Victims themselves of abuse
  C) Delusional and/or psychotic
  D) Over 50 years of age

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
A profile of a potentially abusive parent includes fear of delivery, depression during the pregnancy, lack of support from husband or family, and the inability to tolerate the child's crying as a view that the child is being too demanding.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
While persons who commit abuse are by no means a homogeneous group, they do tend to be victims of abuse themselves. They are not necessarily poor, acutely ill, or elderly.