Exam 11: Therapeutic Limit Setting

Match the seven principles for the rationale for setting therapeutic limits with its corresponding description -Limits provide physical and emotional security and safety for children

Which of the following is the most appropriate response to a child who wants to leave the playroom early?

"I'm not for pinching" is an example of a

The therapist's objective for setting therapeutic limits is to attempt to stop the child's inappropriate behaviors.

Match the seven principles for the rationale for setting therapeutic limits with its corresponding description -Limits facilitate the development of decision making, self-control, and self-responsibility of children

Match the seven principles for the rationale for setting therapeutic limits with its corresponding description -Limits anchor the session to reality and emphasize the here and now

It is appropriate for a child to remove shoes and socks to play in the sandbox in the playroom.

Permissiveness in the playroom means that "anything goes."

Match the seven principles for the rationale for setting therapeutic limits with its corresponding description -Limits protect the play therapy materials and room

The play therapist tells the child what the limits in the playroom are during the first play session.

Therapeutic limits do not need to be set for which of the following behaviors

Match the seven principles for the rationale for setting therapeutic limits with its corresponding description -Limits promote consistency in the playroom environment

Which of the following represent the three steps in the therapeutic limit-setting process?

Children should not take toys from the playroom because play therapy is based on an emotional relationship.

Match the seven principles for the rationale for setting therapeutic limits with its corresponding description -Limits preserve the professional, ethical, and socially acceptable relationship

Most play therapy sessions are 45 minutes long leaving 15 minutes between sessions to get the room ready on time for the next child.

Match the seven principles for the rationale for setting therapeutic limits with its corresponding description -Limits protect the physical well-being of the therapist and facilitate acceptance of the child

"You may pinch me, but you may not hurt me" is an example of a