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Play Therapy Continuing Education Test for:
PLAY THERAPY: AN INTRODUCTION
General Information
Citation:Karla D. Carmichael (2006: Upper Sadler, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.)
Format:Book
# Pages:329
# Credit Hours:8
%Pass:80%
Test Fee:$80.00
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Learning Objectives:
Based on the content of the workshop, I am able to:
1.Explain the multiple interpretations of the definition of play therapy.
2.Discuss the history of the development of play therapy.
3.Identify the importance of having a professional identity.
4.Explain the importance and purpose of a theory of play therapy.
5. Apply the professional intake, disclosure and documentation necessary in conducting play therapy.
6.Compare and contrast the elements of play therapy.
7.Describe informal and formal assessment, research supported interventions, and cultural influences on successful play therapy interventions.
8.Identify thee basic legal and ethical issues surrounding the treatment and care of children in play therapy.
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TEST
1.The person considered to be the first play therapist:
a. Sigmund Freud
b. Anna Freud
c. Hermine Hug-Hellmuth
d. Melanie Klein
2."Limits are therapy" was written by:
a. Landreth
b. Bixler
c. O'Connor
d. Ginott
3.The eight basic principles of play therapy that became the "credo of the approach" were written by
a. Axline
b. Landreth
c. Allan
d. Dorfman
4.Toys selected for the play room need to be those that are open to interpretation and not mechanical or electronic.
a. True
b. False
5.Which of the following is not part of a well set limit?
a. Reflection of feelings
b. Statement of the limit
c. Provide an alternative behavior or choice
d. Tell the child to stop that immediately
6.Power struggles often occur with manipulative children. Which of the following is not the thing to do in a power struggle?
a. Have prearranged rules about nonintervention from colleagues
b. Placate the child by distracting him or her with a reward.
c. Repeat the limit in a matter of fact way.
d. In extreme cases, one can restrain a child, according to the laws and policy of one's agency.
7.Melanie Klein was the "mother" of attachment theory with her observations about the adjustment of children according to the responsiveness of their mothers.
a. True
b. False
8.The treatment stages of psychoanalytic play therapy consist of the therapeutic alliance, resistance, transference, and interventions.
a. True
b. False
9.The person known for operationalized Adlerian play therapy was
a. Garry Landreth
b. Afred Adler
c. Barry Williams
d. Terry Kottman
10.Techniques that Adlerians may use include all but:
a. Diagnostic drawings
b. Style of Life Interview
c. Parent Training
d. Systematic Desensitization
11.Adlerian play therapists believe that children misbehave for which of the following reasons:
a. Evilness
b. Lack of attentiveness to details
c. Low intelligence
d. The child has become discouraged
12.The person who is credited with operationaling Jungian play therapy is
a. Dora Kalff
b. J.P. Lilly
c. John Allan
d. None of these
13.Jimmy has written a story. The Jungian therapist might ask the child to do which of the following:
a. read the story aloud or retell the story
b. take the role of each character and tell me how they feel
c. to listen to the therapist's interpretation of the story
d. help the child explore alternative problem solutions to the problem presented in the story
14.Jackie enters the play room and carefully arranges every item in the play room before starting her play. The therapist will know the child is getting better when:
a. The child complains about how poorly the other children keep the play room
b. Jackie spends less time in arranging the play room
c. The child is referred for medication
d. The child tells the therapist about need of control in her life
15.Becky draws a picture. The Jungian therapist may ask the child to:
a. Tell a story about the picture
b. Draw a picture of what happened before this picture and after this picture
c. Tell a moral about this picture or give it a title
d. All of the above
16.In 1947, which individual took the work of Carl Rogers and published its application to play therapy
a. Clark Moustakas
b. Garry Landreth
c. Viola Ashvatamas
d. Virginia Axline
17.Child centered play therapists:
a. Never play with the child
b. Believe a child seeks good mental health
c. Allow children to bring their own toys into the playroom
d. Interpret the child's play to the child
18.The parenting program that is associated with child centered play therapy is
a. Filial therapy
b. Positive Parenting
c. Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP)
d. Parent Effectiveness Training (PET)
19.Gestalt play therapists believe children have a difficult time expressing their field of awareness with their limited vocabularies.
a. True
b. False
20.The role of the Gestalt play therapist is to make the child aware of what causes life's difficulties.
a. True
b. False
21.The relationship therapist actively enters the child's world by invitation.
a. True
b. False
22.Relationship therapy unlike psychoanalytic play therapy fosters independence.
a. True
b. False
23.Relationship therapy has some of the most permissive limitations on the child's behavior.
a. True
b. False
24.One of the major premises of cognitive behavioral therapy is that a child's thoughts influence
behavior.
a. True
b. False
25.CPBT has a very clear behavioral objective and designs treatment around that objective.
a. True
b. False
26.Developmental theories are based on attachment theory.
a. True
b. False
27.Brody says that limit setting b y the parent is essential to therapy.
a. True
b. False
28.Theraplay's focus is the casual disturbance in the parent-child bonding experience.
a. True
b. False
29.The Marschak Interaction method (MIM) originated with theraplay.
a. True
b. False
30.The ecosystems therapist focuses on the impact that various systems have on the child.
a. True
b. False
31.Ecosystems play is unique from many other play therapy models in that a specific and explicit treatment contract is negotiated.
a. True
b. False
32.Ecosystems limits the toy selection to a maximum of 5 toys.
a. True
b. False
33.Filial therapy was developed by Guerney and Guerney to train parents in child-centered play therapy with their own children.
a. True
b. False
34.Van Fleet states that only the "problem child" should be the focus of filial therapy.
a. True
b. False
35.The puppet interview is intended to provide the play therapists with a snapshot of
a. The creativity of the family
b. The problem presented as the problem that the child is experiencing
c. The family's concerns
d. The balance of power in the relationships within the family
36.In story telling assessments, Teglasi suggests that there are some pitfalls to assuming or predicting aggressive behavior from stories. Which of the following is not one of those pitfalls?
a. The child may simply be telling a story seen on television
b. Children who exhibit aggressive behavior may not do so in storytelling
c. The stimulus of the story may not be one that accesses the necessary social stimulus that
precedes aggression
d. Nonaggressive children may be pulled toward an aggressive response because of the
aggressive nature of the stimulus
37.Treatment for ADHD through play therapy has significant limit setting in the play room and a more controlled environment.
a. True
b. False
38.Anxiety disorders in children include
a. post traumatic stress disorder
b. depression
c. cyclothymia
d. hypersexuality
39.Conduct disorder in children includes:
a. school refusal
b. oppositional defiant disorder
c. panic attack
d. post traumatic stress
40.Children can suffer from mood disorders. These include
a. social phobia
b. bipolar disorder
c. panic disorder
d. obsessive-compulsive disorder
41.The landmark case that solidified the protection of minors under the Fourteenth Amendmentwas
a. Tinker vs. Des MoinesIndependentCommunitySchool District
b. Parham vs .J.R.
c. In re Gault
d. New Jersey v. T.L.O.
42.The primary guideline for ethical behavior is
a. Always get the money up front
b. Do not harm
c. Only do what you are competent to do
d. Make no assumptions in writing
43.The most common reason for losing a license or being sued is
a. Malpractice
b. Fraud
c. Dual relationships
d. Slander
44.One of the first questions that the therapist may ask to determine the child's degree of acculturation is to determine how traditional the family considers itself to be
a. True
b. False
45.Views of discipline for children are consistent across cultures.
a. True
b. False
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Book Title:PLAY THERAPY: AN INTRODUCTION
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Based on the content of the workshop, I am able to:
1. Explain the multiple interpretations of the definition
of play therapy.54321
2. Discuss the history of the development of play therapy.54321
3. Identify the importance of having a professional identity.54321
4. Explain the importance and purpose of a theory of play therapy.54321
5. Apply the professional intake, disclosure anddocumentation
necessary in conducting play therapy.54321
6. Compare and contrast the elements of play therapy.54321
7. Describe informal and formal assessment, research
supported interventions, and cultural influences on
successful play therapy interventions.54321
8. Identify thee basic legal and ethical issues surrounding the
treatment and care of children in play therapy.54321
Content / Relevancy:
1. The information presented will enhance my practice.54321
2. The content of this session was relevant to my practice
and/or professional expertise.54321
3. The teaching learning strategies used during this session were
effective for content presented.54321
4. This program is appropriate to my education, experience,
and skills level.54321
5. Cultural, racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and gender
differences were considered.54321
6. I would recommend this program to others. 54321
7. This activity was free of commercial bias.54321
8. How much did you learn as a result of this CE program?a great deal some very little
9. Overall Rating: This session met or exceed my expectations54321
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