Author Question: Which of the following statements accurately describes the field of child maltreatment prevention? ... (Read 59 times)

bobypop · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Which of the following statements accurately describes the field of child
maltreatment prevention?

a. Researchers and clinicians generally agree that preventing child maltreatment is
less costly to society than treating victims of abuse or neglect.
b. Only 25 of funds for child maltreatment intervention are dedicated to
prevention programs.
c. The visiting nurse program described in the text was well-intentioned but failed to
lower the number of reported mothers at risk for child maltreatment.
d. Because maltreatment is secretive in nature, prevention is extremely difficult;
unfortunately, it is often necessary to wait until children have become victims to
intervene.
e. Head Start programs have improved educational outcomes for economically
disadvantaged youth, but have had no impact on preventing maltreatment.

Question 2

The following is not a limitation of the research evidence regarding the role of expressed
emotion (EE) in the etiology of childhood-onset schizophrenia:

a. Longitudinal studies in this area are lacking.
b. Most studies in this area are correlational in nature.
c. Cross-cultural variation in research results makes it difficult to draw etiological
conclusions.
d. Research has also found associations between EE and disorders other than schizophrenia,
making it difficult to attribute a clear etiological role to EE in schizophrenia.
e. All of the above are limitations of the research in this area.