Child Life
What is the purpose of a child life specialist?
to reduce the stress and anxiety children and families experience related to healthcare and hospitalization
Who invented humanistic therapy?
Carl Rogers
Which of the following is not a guideline for communication techniques with children
- use language that conveys respect
- use questions only when a choice is actually possible
- converse with children in a high pitched, sing song manner
- use pronouns accurately and in conversations with adults
converse with children in a high pitched, sing song manner
A desire to perform a behavior because it is personally rewarding.
Intrinsic Motivation
What do child life specialists promote?
They promote effective coping through education, preparation, and play.
What is humanstic therapy?
A positive approach to psychotherapy that focuses on a person’s individual nature, rather than categorizing groups of people with similar characteristics as having the same problems.
When should a toddler be prepared for surgery?
- 2 days prior
- day before
- just before it is to occur
- all of the above
just before it is to occur
Which lobe is responsible for memory and emotions?
Frontal Lobe
What interventions do child life specialists provide?
One approach to psychotherapy where the emphasis os on what the client has learned from experience either through classical or operant conditioning.
Behavioral therapy
The preparation of parents is especially important when dealing with children
- 3 years and under
- 5 years and under
- 8 years and under
-12 years and under
3 years and under
This field of psychology is closely related to the workplace
industrial/organizational psychology
What degrees do most child life specialists have?
This type of therapy is used in the treatment of depression. It explores the link between our thoughts and our behaviors.
cognitive behavioral therapy
Who should prepare children for medical encounters?
- doctor
- nurse
- child life specialist
- all of the above
all of the above
A type of learning in which behavior is strengthen if followed by reinforcement or diminished if followed by punishment
Operant conditioning
What are the typical responsibilities of a child life specialist?
Neurosurgical procedure (not used anymore) in which the nerve pathways in a lobe or lobes of the brain are severed from those in other areas.
Prefrontal Lobotomy
Which age group can be vulnerable to many misperceptions of the environment
- school age
- toddlers and pre-schoolers
- adolescents
- all of the above
toddlers and pre-schoolers
This field of psychology is the scientific study of people within a social context
Social psychology