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Child Life Certification Exam practice
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When the three-year-old sibling of a patient who is dying begins to
ask questions about death, the child life specialist should expect
questions that reflect which stage of cognitive development?
Ans: Pre-operational
What should a child life specialist look for when assessing a child and
family?
Ans: A wide range of variables and systems that influence the successful
management of stressors
Which of the following would a child life specialist need to do to
include cross-cultural competence in their practice with children
and families?
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Ans: Develop knowledge and skills to increase one's understanding and
appreciation of cultural differences and similarities within, among, and
between groups.
When assessing the stress potential of a child, the child life specialist
should seek which of the following information?
Ans: Previous healthcare experiences
What should a child life specialist be able to assess through
observations of a child's play?
Ans: Temperament
A 15-year-old has recently been diagnosed with a chronic illness.
One of the goals of the child life specialist's interventions is to
increase the patient's understanding of the illness. Which of the
following is MOST important in evaluating the effectiveness of the
intervention?
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Ans: The patient can explain the diagnosis to friends in an age-
appropriate manner.
What is the sequence of reactions of young children to separation
from primary caregivers?
Ans: Protest, despair, and detachment
What is the purpose of encouraging patients who are 13- to 18-
years-old to dress in their own clothes and maintain personal
grooming and hygiene during hospitalization?
Ans: Facilitating adjustment by normalizing the hospital environment
When a child expresses negative, hostile, or aggressive feelings
during play, what action should the child life specialist take?
Ans: Validate the child's feelings
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Developing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship would be
MOST important for which of the following patients?
Ans: One whose primary caretaker cannot be with him/her on a regular
basis
Which of the following is the most important to remember when
documenting in a patient's chart or medical record by hand or in an
electronic format?
Ans: It is a legal document admissible in court
What is a passive response to the stressors of hospitalization?
Ans: Excessive sleeping
When a 9-year-old is using thumb sucking as a coping mechanism,
he/she may be displaying which of the following behaviors?
Ans: Regression
Child Life Certification Exam practice
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
When the three-year-old sibling of a patient who is dying begins to
ask questions about death, the child life specialist should expect
questions that reflect which stage of cognitive development?
Ans: Pre-operational
What should a child life specialist look for when assessing a child and
family?
Ans: A wide range of variables and systems that influence the successful
management of stressors
Which of the following would a child life specialist need to do to
include cross-cultural competence in their practice with children
and families?
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Ans: Develop knowledge and skills to increase one's understanding and
appreciation of cultural differences and similarities within, among, and
between groups.
When assessing the stress potential of a child, the child life specialist
should seek which of the following information?
Ans: Previous healthcare experiences
What should a child life specialist be able to assess through
observations of a child's play?
Ans: Temperament
A 15-year-old has recently been diagnosed with a chronic illness.
One of the goals of the child life specialist's interventions is to
increase the patient's understanding of the illness. Which of the
following is MOST important in evaluating the effectiveness of the
intervention?
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Ans: The patient can explain the diagnosis to friends in an age-
appropriate manner.
What is the sequence of reactions of young children to separation
from primary caregivers?
Ans: Protest, despair, and detachment
What is the purpose of encouraging patients who are 13- to 18-
years-old to dress in their own clothes and maintain personal
grooming and hygiene during hospitalization?
Ans: Facilitating adjustment by normalizing the hospital environment
When a child expresses negative, hostile, or aggressive feelings
during play, what action should the child life specialist take?
Ans: Validate the child's feelings
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Developing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship would be
MOST important for which of the following patients?
Ans: One whose primary caretaker cannot be with him/her on a regular
basis
Which of the following is the most important to remember when
documenting in a patient's chart or medical record by hand or in an
electronic format?
Ans: It is a legal document admissible in court
What is a passive response to the stressors of hospitalization?
Ans: Excessive sleeping
When a 9-year-old is using thumb sucking as a coping mechanism,
he/she may be displaying which of the following behaviors?
Ans: Regression
