Animal Cruelty

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CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Check or fill in the appropriate answer to the following questions. First try to answer from your understanding of the material before referring back to the course. These questions address information specifically stated in the program.

1. What is the definition of "animal cruelty" used in this self-study?

2. When there is domestic violence present in a home, there is a higher chance of which of the following being present?

3. Parent should intervene when a child hurts an animal but doesn’t mean to because he is young or doesn’t know better.

4. All children who are cruel to animals grow up to be murderers.

5. This self-study gives several indicators that are particular warning signals when combined with the presence of animal cruelty. Name at least four (4).

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6. In the study where one-third (1/3) of the children of the women staying in a shelter showed signs of abusing pets, what percent of the children tried to protect the animals form the abusers in the house?

7. Dr. Frank Ascione gives six (6) possible reasons why a child might be cruel to animals. Name them.

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8. Cruelty to animals is rarely ever seen in conjunction with any other symptom in children.

9. Animal cruelty is often a harmless venting of emotions in an otherwise healthy child.

10. Which of the following are true regarding conduct disorders? (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)

11. A foster parent might be the first to spot a pattern of cruelty to animals in a child.

12. What is meant by "humane education"?

13. Pets are never used in therapy for children who abuse animals because the animals will probably get hurt.

14. In the case of Calvin, the nine-year-old who worked with Dr. Ascione, what were some of his underlying emotional issues he had to work on? (A MORE COMPLETE ANSWER WILL EARN MORE POINTS)

15. What animals were helpful to Calvin in his therapy with Dr. Ascione?

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