[单项选择]When speaking with a mother accused of child abuse, the nurse should expect her to（　）
A. Attempt to rationalize and explain her behavior
B. Offer a detailed explanation of how her son was injured
C. Reveal an overwhelming feeling that her children are worthless
D. Ask how she may get permission to visit her son on the pediatric unit

[填空题]Child Abuse
Definition of Child Abuse
Child abuse is also called cruelty to children, which is the purposeful infliction (施加) of pain and suffering on children through physical, sexual, or emotional mistreatment. Prior to the 1970s, the term child abuse normally referred only to physical mistreatment. But since then its application has expanded to include physical violence; unjustifiable verbal abuse; the failure to supply proper shelter, nourishment, medical treatment, or emotional support; sexual misbehaviors; and the use of children in illegal fields.
Current Situation of Child Abuse
Surveys in North America and Europe indicate that between 10 and 30 percent of young girls are subjected to exploitation or abuse as widely defined above. Estimates of abuse or neglect by parents or guardians range from about 1 out of every 100 children to more than 1 in 7, and figures are far higher if emotional abuse and neglect are included. Although widely pr

[填空题]When people estimate the scale of child abuse, emotional abuse and neglect are always ignored.

[单项选择]What is the most prevalent type of child abuse in the U.S.A.
A. Physical abuse.
B. Underfeeding.
C. Sexual abuse.
D. Neglect.

[单项选择]Child abuse is suspected in a 3-year-old girl admitted to the hospital with many poorly explained injuries. During a conversation, the statement by the mother that would further this suspicion would be（　）
A. "When I get angry, I take her for a walk. "
B. "I send her to her room alone when she misbehaves. "
C. "I make her stand in the corner when she doesn’t eat her dinner. "
D. "The other children were no problem; this one is stubborn and whiny. /

[单项选择]In child-abuse cases, the court will ______.
A. dissolve the parental relationship
B. put the child in a foster home
C. punish the parents
D. reconcile the child with his parents

[填空题]What would John’s mother do when he goes to school She would still be ______

[单项选择]The mother almost （　） when she learned that her son was shot dead.
A. fell down
B. came down
C. fell apart
D. went to pieces

[填空题]Ben sulks like a child when he doesn’t get his own way. He’s so ______. (mature)