Physical and cognitive development
This type of motor movement is strengthened in preschool years, enabling them to do things like run, hop, skip, and jump.
Gross motor movement
True or False
Preschoolers who engage in more pretend play with their peers are less likely to build a better understanding of both their own and others emotions.
False
True or False
Fostering positive identity development in preschoolers can help with building their self esteem
True
What is the youngest age at which play therapy will be an appropriate and effective intervention?
Age 3
What does PCIT stand for?
Parent Child Interaction Therapy
Name one way that preschoolers are better able to cope with separation at this stage than at other stages so far.
At preschool age, the presence of this way of thinking starts to diminish, and the child is more readily able to understand the perspectives and feelings of others.
True or false
Most preschoolers strongly identify with a gender around age 3.
True
In play therapy, should you take on the role of a participant or observer of the child's play?
It is up to the child you're working with
Name an area of concern that could come up when assessing a preschool-age child
Issues in play, poor relationships with peers, impulsive behavior, language development delays, appearing withdrawn, an insecure attachment style, difficulty concentrating
True or false
Preschoolers do not yet know how to use questions as a tool to understand the world around them.
False
What is one way that having sustained access to peers helps preschoolers' social-emotional development?
Answers will vary. Decrease in egocentrism, increase in problem-solving ability, cooperation, empathy, and perspective-taking.
What is one of the characteristics that preschoolers are most likely to answer when asked to describe themselves?
Answers will vary. Physical attributes, physical abilities, favorite things to play/do.
Name two ways play can facilitate preschooler development.
Answers will vary. Cause and effect, narrative building, perspective taking, social cues, etc.
During assessment of a preschool-age child, who should you interview? (three people)
Caregiver(s), child care provider(s), and the child
True or false
It is not developmentally appropriate for preschoolers to learn to cut paper with scissors or write their names.
False, preschoolers begin to develop fine motor skills like these.
What are some different social development tasks for preschoolers?
Various answers, can include: learning various social skills, prosocial behavior, how to play with peers, build friendships.
What is one example of a way a practitioner or caregiver could support a child in exploring their gender?
Answers will vary. Embrace children wanting to "try out" all types of toys, different styles of clothing or hair, etc.
Play that frequently crosses the boundary between fantasy/aggression and actual aggression may reflect what?
A history of trauma
In PCIT, the acronym PRIDE is used to encourage parent engagement. List two of the words that come from the PRIDE acronym.
Praise appropriate behavior, reflect appropriate talk, imitate appropriate play, describe appropriate behavior, and enjoy.
Preschoolers begin to develop this type of thinking, which helps them connect things and events or cause and effect. Uses words like "because," "and," "so," "if."
Conditional thinking
Name some of the things preschoolers are implicitly learning during play
Problem solving, perspective taking, collaboration, negotiating differences, and creating shared narratives.
What is one example of how parents or practitioners could support a preschooler's positive development of self, cultural identity, or racial identity?
Answers will vary. Positive adult modeling, seeing positive representations of a variety of cultures/races/genders, etc., teaching positive self-talk.
What are two core life skills play helps strengthen?
Flexible thinking, problem solving, planning skills, rule following, negotiating, collaborating with others, social skills, communication
Cognitive processes should be observed with an eye toward possible distortions of experience based on what?
Egocentric thinking