Physical and cognitive development
Social-emotional development
Identity development
Play
Practice
100

This type of motor movement is strengthened in preschool years, enabling them to do things like run, hop, skip, and jump.

Gross motor movement

100

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

100

True or False

Fostering positive identity development in preschoolers can help with building their self esteem

True

100

What is the youngest age at which play therapy will be an appropriate and effective intervention?

Age 3

100

What does PCIT stand for?

Parent Child Interaction Therapy 

200

Name one way that preschoolers are better able to cope with separation at this stage than at other stages so far.

Answers will vary. Examples: better memory and sense of time. 
200

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.

Egocentrism
200

True or false

Most preschoolers strongly identify with a gender around age 3.

True

200

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

200

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Issues in play, poor relationships with peers, impulsive behavior, language development delays, appearing withdrawn, an insecure attachment style, difficulty concentrating 

300

True or false

Preschoolers do not yet know how to use questions as a tool to understand the world around them.

False

300

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.

300

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.

300

Name two ways play can facilitate preschooler development.

Answers will vary. Cause and effect, narrative building, perspective taking, social cues, etc.

300

During assessment of a preschool-age child, who should you interview? (three people)

Caregiver(s), child care provider(s), and the child

400

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.

400

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.

400

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.

400

Play that frequently crosses the boundary between fantasy/aggression and actual aggression may reflect what?

A history of trauma 

400

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. 

500

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

500

Name some of the things preschoolers are implicitly learning during play

Problem solving, perspective taking, collaboration, negotiating differences, and creating shared narratives.

500

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.

500

What are two core life skills play helps strengthen?

Flexible thinking, problem solving, planning skills, rule following, negotiating, collaborating with others, social skills, communication 

500

Cognitive processes should be observed with an eye toward possible distortions of experience based on what?

Egocentric thinking

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