Child Life Exam Practice #2 with
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An APIE model useful in delivering child life services includes which of the following
components?
A. Assessment, Plan, Intervention, and Evaluation
B. Assessment, Programming, Identification, and Education
C. Accountability, Productivity, Instruction, and Enrichment
D. Activity, Preparation, Instruction, and Evaluation - ANS-A. Assessment Plan
Intervention, and Evaluation
In dealing with a patient with a life-threatening disease, or a family member thereof, a
child life specialist should always:
A. Use social talk and cheer with the parents facing their child's impending death
B. Use "white lies" with the pediatric patient so as to be kind and to protect him/her
C. Answer the pediatric patient's questions in a simple, truthful way
D. Prohibit the pediatric patient from comforting a sad relative/visitor him or herself -
ANS-C. Answer the pediatric patient's questions in a simple, truthful way
A toddler may react to the death of a family member by
A. Thinking she/he will get illness as punishment for his/her thoughts or actions if she/he
becomes seriously ill
B. Fearing she/he may contract the disease
C. Acting as though the person is still alive
D. Questioning what happens to the body - ANS-C. acting as though person is still alive
According to Erickson, the BEST way to encourage a toddler in traction to develop
autonomy is to
A. Ensure the child has TV
B. Provide child with choices in daily activities
C. Encourage child to look at picture books quietly in bed
D. Provide only bedside activities - ANS-B. provide child with choices in daily activities
According to James Robertson, the sequence of reactions of young children to
separation from primary caregiver is
A. sadness, anger, and depression
B. protest, despair, and detachment
, C. Regression, rage, and sadness
D. Anger, longing, hopelessness - ANS-B. protest, despair, detachment
According to the ACCH child life research project, hospitalized children who participate
in child life activities were shown to
A. experience less emotional stress and exhibit more coping mechanisms than children
in the control group
B. Take longer to void for the first time after surgery
C. Be discharged four days earlier than the control group
D. Have parents who experienced more stress and participated less frequently in their
care - ANS-A. experience less emotional stress and exhibit more coping mechanisms
than children in control group
After going through the census, you notice there are a lot of school age children on the
unit. What is an appropriate activity for you to plan in the playroom?
A. A group discussion to talk about their feelings
B. a mural they can all paint together
C. Playdough and the water table
D. Puppets and costumes from the "pretend" corner - ANS-B. a mural they can all pain
together
All of the following are major areas of assessment for staff evaluation EXCEPT
assessment of the individuals
A. work with children
B. knowledge base and ability to put knowledge into practice
C. Ability to successfully fundraise
C. growth and contribution to the department and to the institution - ANS-C. Ability to
successfully fundraise
When parents are provided with information and emotional support, the MOST likely
result is that their
A. children will regress
B. anxiety and discomfort will decrease
C. fears will disappear completely
D. Dependency will escalate - ANS-B. anxiety and discomfort will decrease
One of the MOST effective ways to develop and maintain a supportive relationship with
a family is to
A. intervene in problems the family has with other team members
B. Make sure the child life specialist can be reached by the family at all times
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An APIE model useful in delivering child life services includes which of the following
components?
A. Assessment, Plan, Intervention, and Evaluation
B. Assessment, Programming, Identification, and Education
C. Accountability, Productivity, Instruction, and Enrichment
D. Activity, Preparation, Instruction, and Evaluation - ANS-A. Assessment Plan
Intervention, and Evaluation
In dealing with a patient with a life-threatening disease, or a family member thereof, a
child life specialist should always:
A. Use social talk and cheer with the parents facing their child's impending death
B. Use "white lies" with the pediatric patient so as to be kind and to protect him/her
C. Answer the pediatric patient's questions in a simple, truthful way
D. Prohibit the pediatric patient from comforting a sad relative/visitor him or herself -
ANS-C. Answer the pediatric patient's questions in a simple, truthful way
A toddler may react to the death of a family member by
A. Thinking she/he will get illness as punishment for his/her thoughts or actions if she/he
becomes seriously ill
B. Fearing she/he may contract the disease
C. Acting as though the person is still alive
D. Questioning what happens to the body - ANS-C. acting as though person is still alive
According to Erickson, the BEST way to encourage a toddler in traction to develop
autonomy is to
A. Ensure the child has TV
B. Provide child with choices in daily activities
C. Encourage child to look at picture books quietly in bed
D. Provide only bedside activities - ANS-B. provide child with choices in daily activities
According to James Robertson, the sequence of reactions of young children to
separation from primary caregiver is
A. sadness, anger, and depression
B. protest, despair, and detachment
, C. Regression, rage, and sadness
D. Anger, longing, hopelessness - ANS-B. protest, despair, detachment
According to the ACCH child life research project, hospitalized children who participate
in child life activities were shown to
A. experience less emotional stress and exhibit more coping mechanisms than children
in the control group
B. Take longer to void for the first time after surgery
C. Be discharged four days earlier than the control group
D. Have parents who experienced more stress and participated less frequently in their
care - ANS-A. experience less emotional stress and exhibit more coping mechanisms
than children in control group
After going through the census, you notice there are a lot of school age children on the
unit. What is an appropriate activity for you to plan in the playroom?
A. A group discussion to talk about their feelings
B. a mural they can all paint together
C. Playdough and the water table
D. Puppets and costumes from the "pretend" corner - ANS-B. a mural they can all pain
together
All of the following are major areas of assessment for staff evaluation EXCEPT
assessment of the individuals
A. work with children
B. knowledge base and ability to put knowledge into practice
C. Ability to successfully fundraise
C. growth and contribution to the department and to the institution - ANS-C. Ability to
successfully fundraise
When parents are provided with information and emotional support, the MOST likely
result is that their
A. children will regress
B. anxiety and discomfort will decrease
C. fears will disappear completely
D. Dependency will escalate - ANS-B. anxiety and discomfort will decrease
One of the MOST effective ways to develop and maintain a supportive relationship with
a family is to
A. intervene in problems the family has with other team members
B. Make sure the child life specialist can be reached by the family at all times
