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151. Statistically, _______ children are more likely to be abused and _______ children are likely to sustain more serious injuries when abuse does occur. a. older; older b. older; younger c. younger; older d. younger; younger 152. Statistically speaking, the sexual abuse of a girl is most likely to be committed by the girl’s: a. father b. mother c. stepfather d. brother 153. Suppose that 6-year-old Samantha (a girl) is sexually abused. Generalizing from statistics, which of the following people would be most likely to have committed this abuse? a. Samantha’s father b. Samantha’s stepfather c. Samantha’s mother d. a male neighbor who is gay 154. As a child, Tanya was forced to witness her father beating up her brother. This form of psychological abuse would best be considered as an example of: a. degradation b. terrorization c. exploitation d. rejection 155. Suppose that 5-year-old Randy tries to be affectionate with his mother, but she responds with coldness and she ignores him. If the mother’s behavior is serious enough to be considered child maltreatment, what type of psychological abuse is this? a. degradation b. terrorization c. rejection d. denial of emotional responsiveness 156. When Stacey asked her mother, “What’s 2 plus 2?” her mother replied, “Four, you dummy!” a. degradation b. terrorization c. isolation d. exploitation 15 When Charlie and his brother started arguing in a grocery store, their father shouted at them, “If you don’t behave, I’ll break every bone in your body!” This is best considered to be an example of what form of psychological abuse? a. degradation b. terrorization c. isolation d. exploitation 158. Rejection, degradation, and terrorization are examples of which of the following types of child maltreatment? a. physical abuse b. sexual abuse c. psychological abuse d. child neglect 159. According to research presented in the text, when children who were abused in their first 5 years were followed to age 21, they were more likely than nonabused children to experience all of the following EXCEPT: a. abused children were at greater risk for juvenile delinquency b. abused children married at later ages and had fewer children of their own c. abused children were more likely to drop out of school d. abused children were more likely to have problems holding a job 160. Suppose that Frank was abused as a small child. Generalizing from research presented in the text, you would expect that consequently he would be: a. less likely to become a juvenile delinquent b. more likely to drop out of school c. less likely to become a teenage parent d. more likely to hold one job for his entire career