Deck 18: Play

Question 1

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?

A) Increase play performance
B) Increase playfulness
C) Increase cognition
D) Increase use of her right arm

Answer 1

B

Question 2

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

A) Takata Play History
B) Preschool Play Scale
C) Test of Playfulness
D) Pediatric Interest Profile

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which set of factors inhibit play?

A) Too much novelty, limited choices, overcompetition
B) Freedom from stress, novelty, opportunities to make choices
C) Familiar peers, toys and other materials, freedom of choice
D) Safe atmosphere, nonintrusive adults, fun environment

Answer 3

A

Question 4

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?

A) Tool to increase cognition
B) Goal to increase play
C) Goal to increase playfulness
D) Tool to increase strength and endurance

Question 5

Which type of play is predominant in infancy?

A) Games with rules
B) Constructive
C) Sensorimotor
D) Symbolic

Question 6

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

A) Competence, exploration, achievement
B) Achievement, competence, exploration
C) Exploration, achievement, competence
D) Exploration, competence, achievement

Question 7

Which characteristics is not part of the definition of play?

A) Extrinsically motivated
B) Freedom to suspend reality
C) Fun
D) Internally controlled

Question 8

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?

A) High scores on the Preschool Play Scale, low on Test of Playfulness
B) Low scores on the Preschool Play Scale, low on Test of Playfulness
C) High scores on the Preschool Play Scale, high on Test of Playfulness
D) Low scores on the Preschool Play Scale, high on Test of Playfulness

Question 9

Which statement best describes playfulness?

A) It refers to a fun and motivating event.
B) It refers to a person's approach toward play.
C) It is synonymous with play.
D) It refers to a person's spontaneity toward activities.

Question 10

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

A) Watching television
B) Reading
C) Socializing
D) Playing sports

Question 11

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

A) Playfulness, creativity, increased endurance and movement
B) Regression, increased social play, decreased anxiety
C) Self-stimulation, decreased social play, limited repertoire of play
D) Creativity, increased social play, increased verbalizations

Question 12

Which is not considered a barrier to free play?

A) Limitations imposed by caregivers
B) Environment not conducive to play
C) Physical limitations of child
D) Safe environment with novel toys

Question 13

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

A) Games with rules
B) Constructive
C) Sensorimotor
D) Symbolic

Question 14

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

A) Read child's cues
B) Demonstrate spontaneity
C) Display creativity
D) Be strict in applying rules

Question 15

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

A) Material management
B) Participation
C) Pretense/symbolic
D) Space management