Test 1: Play

Question 1

Play is a child’s _____.

Answer 1

work

Question 2

T/F: Play is the way that children learn and practice living.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Name the play: Infant gets pleasure from relationships with people.

Answer 3

Social Affective play

Question 4

Name the play: Nonsocial; enjoys having senses stimulated.

Answer 4

Sense-Pleasure play

Question 5

Name the play: Repeating actions over and over to perfect skills.

Answer 5

Skill play

Question 6

Name the play: Not an active process; focuses momentarily on anything that catches interest - day dreaming, tapping rhythms, etc.

Answer 6

Unoccupied behavior

Question 7

Name the play: Pretending; begins around one year of age with familiar activities and gets very complex as child matures; predominant form of play in the preschooler.

Answer 7

Dramatic play

Question 8

Are preschoolers usually competitive?

Answer 8

No, they hate to lose and may cheat or change the rules

Question 9

Competitive games are popular among ____ ____ ____ and ____.

Answer 9

School aged children

adolescents

Question 10

Name 5 social characteristics of play:

Answer 10

1) Onlooker play
2) Solitary play
3) Parallel play
4) Associative play
5) Cooperative play

Question 11

The child watches what others do but does not get involved. This is:

Answer 11

Onlooker play

Question 12

The child plays alone with toys different from other children in the same area. This is:

Answer 12

Solitary play

Question 13

The child plays alone with toys similar to those of other children in area, but not influenced by other children. This is:

Answer 13

Parallel play

Question 14

The children play together in similar or identical activity but with no organization or leadership. Borrowing toys; imitation. This is:

Answer 14

Associative play

Question 15

The child plays with group in organized fashion to accomplish a goal. This is:

Answer 15

Cooperative play

Question 16

What are some functions of play?

Answer 16

• sensorimotor development
• intellectual development
• socialization
• creativity
• self-awareness
• therapy/emotional expression
• moral value

Question 17

Why is play important for sensorimotor development?

Answer 17

• active for muscle development

- releases extra energy

Question 18

Why is play important for intellectual development?

Answer 18

Learn concepts like colors, numbers, and spatial relationships

Question 19

Why is play important for creativity?

Answer 19

Children can be stifled by pressure toward conformity.

This is primarily a product of solitary rather than group play.

Question 20

Why is play important for self-awareness?

Answer 20

Child learns about his body and place in the world.

Question 21

Why is play important for therapy?

Answer 21

tension release; allows emotional expression of unacceptable impulses

• fearful situations
• communication

Question 22

Why is play important for moral value?

Answer 22

Child learns that peers are less tolerant of breeches in group accepted codes than adults.

Question 23

How is play used in the hospital setting?

Answer 23

• stress of separation/homesickness
• tension release/expression of feelings
• interaction/positive attitudes
• expression of creative ideas and interests

Question 24

In a hospital setting, what should we remember about the treatment and play rooms?

Answer 24

Treatment room used for procedures

Playroom is fun place where painful, intrusive procedures are not done.

Question 25

In a hospital setting, consider a child’s ___, ___, and ___ when selecting activities.

Answer 25

age
interests
limitations

Question 26

T/F: Hospitalized children should never play with each other.

Answer 26

False!

Children can play alone or with other children, depending on diagnosis.

Question 27

In a hospital setting, what is more important, medical needs or play?

Answer 27

Medical needs

Question 28

Define “medical play”.

Answer 28

A tool to aid children in coping with stress related to medical care and illness.

Question 29

What are 3 purposes of medical play?

Answer 29

1) Diversion and relaxation
2) Promotes security
3) Allows accomplishment of therapeutic goals

Question 30

What are some examples of therapeutic goals that medical play can encourage?

Answer 30

• fluid intake
• deep breathing
• injections

Question 31

Name 7 techniques of medical play.

Answer 31

1) dolls
2) puppets
3) clip-on
4) miniature equipment
5) real hospital equipment
6) story-telling
7) role reversal