Exam 18: Play

Which type of play is predominant in infancy?

Which characteristics of play are found in children who have been environmentally deprived?

Which play assessment assesses what activities the child is doing and how the child feels about the activity?

You are treating a 5-year-old girl. Her parents are concerned that she does not "play like other children." She has limited use of her right arm and has a flat affect. She does not provide cues to show others she is playing and has difficulty sharing her toys. She is not spontaneous in her play. During your treatment session, you play a dancing game. Each person dances to whatever the music is playing. In this treatment session you are using play to do which of the following?

According to Mary Reilly, what are the stages of play (from earliest to latest)?

Which set of factors inhibit play?

Which technique would a therapist not use to help facilitate playfulness?

Which statement best describes playfulness?

Which type of play is predominant during the school-age years?

Which is not considered a barrier to free play?

You have evaluated a 5-year-old boy with a diagnosis of cerebral palsy. He is unable to walk, but he controls his electric wheelchair independently. He smiles readily and engages easily in a game of "tag" with his friends. Which statement best describes how he would score on play and playfulness?

What did Csikszentmihalyi and Larson find is the most frequently performed single activity of adolescents?

Which characteristics is not part of the definition of play?

You are treating a 4-year-old boy with poor strength and endurance. You play a game of building a castle tower using large boxes filled with beanbags. You allow the child to take breaks but decrease the time for the breaks each week. How are you using play in this treatment session?

Catching and throwing (using shoulder and elbow) are evaluated in which dimension of play on the Knox Preschool Play Scale?