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Age and Development
Esteem Building
Limit setting and Choice Giving
Play Theories
Relational Responding
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True or false, development age is always equivalent to the child's age.
False, people develop at different rates
100
What focuses on the process, acknowledges children's effort and helps children develop internal motivation?
Encouragement
100
What are two purposes of setting limits?
Protect the child, protect the therapist, protect the toys, anchor the session to reality, structure the session
100
Name 3 theories of play therapy
Cognitive-behavioral, Adlerian, Gestalt, Theraplay, Client-centered,
100
What are the 4 types of relational responses?
Body language, tracking, reflecting content and reflecting feelings.
200
What years are the most rapid period of development in children?
The first 2 years
200
True of false, a play therapist will use encouragement in the playroom and not praise
True
200
You notice during a standoff with Tommy, that he is aiming a loaded dart gun at the two-way mirror. Tommy has been firing the dart gun throughout the session, so you believe that a limit should be set to protect the playroom. How do you go about setting this limit?
"Tommy, I know you really want to shoot that mirror, but the mirror is not for shooting."
200
Figure and ground (here and now) is an important concept of which theory?
Gestalt
200
Leaning forward, open posture and appearing interested are some examples of what type of relational response?
Body language.
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True or false, a child's development can not be rushed, but it can be slowed down.
True
300
"That picture you drew is really good, good job!" is an example of...
Praise
300
True or false. When it comes to choices, it is important to give big choices to little kids, and little choices to big kids
False, you give little choices to little kids and big choices to big kids
300
Conditions of worth are a part of which theory?
Child Centered Play Therapy (CCPT)
300
Responding to a child's actions and non-verbal play, usually in a " You're ___( child's action)__" format is what type of relational response?
Tracking
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An eight year old loves to test rules and limits set by his parents and the eight year old loves to use his high levels of activity and energy in physical activity that surprises their parents. Is this a normal challenge or do the parents need to seek guidance?
This is a normal challenge at the age of eight
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"You are making it just the way you want" and "You know just how you want it to go" are examples of
encouragement statements
400
In limit setting, the acronym ACT stands for...
Acknowledge feeling, Communicate the limit, Target the alternative
400
Emotions and behaviors are determined by how we view the world is a belief that ______________ therapists believe.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapists
400
What is the relational response that can be considered the most important of them all?
Reflecting feelings
500
Susy, a 5 1/2 year old, does not show any interest in her peers during recess. Susy always walks into class with a frown on her face and seems to be struggling with her grades. Should Susy's parents seek help or is this a normal challenge of a 5 1/2 year old?
The parents should seek help
500
"You figured it out" "You got it" "You did it all by yourself" These statements are used for
Esteem building
500
Emily is set on watching the new episode of SpongeBob Squarepants that is set to air this afternoon. You walk by her room and you notice that she has not picked up her toys from earlier this morning like you asked. How would you use choice giving for this scenario?
"Emily, if you choose to clean up your toys from this morning, you choose to watch the new episode of SpongeBob. If you choose not to clean up your toys, you choose to not watch SpongeBob"
500
The 4 stages of Adlerian Play are...
1. Non-directive - getting to know the child 2. Figuring out and tweaking 3. Directing play 4. Ending stage
500
Use reflecting content on the following statement. "I like blue, black, green and red. But I don't like pink or purple. Those are girl colors."
"You like lots of colors but there are some you don't like because they are only for girls to like." More than one correct answer