The Public and Many Professionals Use the Term Child Abuse

question 21

Multiple Choice

The public and many professionals use the term child abuse to refer to both abuse and neglect; developmentalists increasingly use the term

• A) child neglect.
• B) child maltreatment.
• C) child battery.
• D) child assault.

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Definitions:

Religious Reasons

Motivations or justifications for actions based on beliefs, practices, or principles derived from a particular religious faith.

Autonomous Consent

The concept of an individual freely and voluntarily agreeing to something, based on full information and understanding, without any form of coercion.

Beneficence

The ethical principle that emphasizes acting in ways that promote the well-being and welfare of others.

Use Of Placebos

The administration of a substance with no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs or to harness the placebo effect in patient treatment.