In General, Child Abuse Prevention Programs Should Go Beyond Risk

question 49

Multiple Choice

In general, child abuse prevention programs should go beyond risk factors to

• A) the fundamental attitudes of the parents.
• B) threats of legal action or losing the children.
• C) incarceration of one or both parents.
• D) enhancing protective factors.

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Definitions:

Deep-brain Stimulation

A neurosurgical procedure that uses implanted electrodes to send electrical impulses to specific parts of the brain.

Electroconvulsive Therapy

A medical treatment for severe mental illness in which electric currents are passed through the brain, intentionally triggering a brief seizure to provide therapeutic effects.

Suicide

The deliberate action of taking one's own life.

Hopelessness

A state of despair characterized by a perceived lack of possibility or ability to achieve desired outcomes.