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One difference between abuse and neglect of a child is that:

A) neglect is an act of commission while abuse is an act of omission.
B) abuse is always more threatening to the child's well-being than neglect.
C) neglect is more likely to be involuntary on the part of the caregiver than is abuse.
D) cases of neglect are easier to define than cases of abuse.

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Heterosexual sex has now replaced drug use as the most common means of transmission of the HIV/AIDS virus to women.

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Methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant that involves approximately 7% of emergency room visits.

The number of reported child abuse cases has decreased sharply in recent decades.

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Parents who abuse their children:

According to government regulations, food stamps:

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People with disabilities may earn unlimited income without the risk of losing Social Security and other benefits.

An intellectual disability usually requires an IQ score of approximately 70 or below.

Currently, many formerly institutionalized mental patients are now showing up as a significant part of the prison population rather than being re-institutionalized in psychiatric facilities.

Negative attitudes of able-bodied persons toward disability is an example of an architectural barrier.

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Ritalin abusers tend to be:

According to your text, the program most people are talking about when they refer to "welfare" is:

"Mainstreaming" means helping people with disabilities to participate in community life.

Chronic stimulant ingestion leads to hyper-vigilance.

In the United States, wife beating was legal until the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Which is not a typical characteristic of parents who abuse their children?

One reason that alternatives to incarceration of criminals are being tried is: