A Social Worker Is Constructing a Questionnaire to Measure the Risk

question 122

Multiple Choice

A social worker is constructing a questionnaire to measure the risk of child abuse. Which item should NOT appear on her scale?

• A) Does this parent have serious personality problems?
• B) Is this parent under severe life stress?
• C) What is this parent's gender?
• D) Is this parent socially isolated?

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Definitions:

Prenatal Babies

Refers to the stage of human development inside the womb before birth.

Neonates

Newborn infants, especially within the first 28 days after birth.

Growth Spurts

Rapid physical development and height increases, often occurring during puberty.

Growth In Infancy

The rapid physical and psychological development occurring in human beings between birth and the end of the second year of life.