Question 1

A study in 2011 showed that 47% of parents worry about their child's exposure to ______:&#10;A) violence&#10;B) divorce&#10;C) inappropriate content on the internet or cell phones&#10;D) bullying

Accepted Answer

The study highlighted concerns about children's exposure to inappropriate content on the internet or cell phones, reflecting growing awareness of digital risks.

Question 2

Separation anxiety is a vulnerability to abandonment and can appear at:&#10;A) The age of 8-9 months&#10;B) Infancy, when the mother leaves the room&#10;C) Any age, depending on the culture&#10;D) The start of kindergarten, when the child goes to school

Accepted Answer

Any age, depending on the culture&#10;

Question 3

A positive model for working with children and their fears is to&#10;A) Respect them and learn to be sensitive&#10;B) Listen and then minimize the concern&#10;C) Remind them of the reality of where their fears come from&#10;D) Give them the chance to figure it out before helping

Accepted Answer

Respecting children and being sensitive to their fears helps build trust and provides a supportive environment for them to express and work through their fears.

Question 4

Children are influenced in the way they view society through both __________ influences learned from parents and ___________ influences learned through the wider society&#10;A) Immediate, general&#10;B) Macrocultural, microcultural&#10;C) Microcultural, macrocultural&#10;D) Macrocultural, general

Accepted Answer

Children learn microcultural influences from their immediate environment, such as family, and macrocultural influences from the broader society, including media and education.

Question 5

An important aspect of childhood development that has been decreasing since the 1950s is&#10;A) Learning&#10;B) Structured games&#10;C) Friendship&#10;D) Play

Accepted Answer

Unstructured playtime has been decreasing due to factors like increased screen time and more structured activities.

Question 6

Food security is the knowledge there will be enough food for:&#10;A) dinner&#10;B) a family to sustain or lead a healthy life&#10;C) a community to be healthy&#10;D) people to survive a nuclear war

Accepted Answer

Food security refers to having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food necessary for a family to sustain or lead a healthy life.

Question 7

Which of these is NOT a normal developmental fear of childhood?&#10;A) bombings and being invaded&#10;B) loud noises&#10;C) separation anxiety&#10;D) fear of heights

Accepted Answer

Bombings and being invaded are not typical developmental fears in childhood, as they are more related to specific situational anxieties or external events rather than innate developmental stages.

Question 8

How can magical thinking increase a child's anxiety level?&#10;A) he might imagine a monster in his closet&#10;B) he may believe he caused his grandfather's heart attack&#10;C) she may wish for too many presents

Accepted Answer

Magical thinking can lead to anxiety when children imagine negative or frightening scenarios. For example, a child who believes in monsters may imagine a monster in their closet, which can increase their anxiety levels.

Question 9

How can Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs inform our work with school aged children?&#10;A) it explains how unmet needs influence children's social development&#10;B) it tells us whether or not a child had breakfast that day&#10;C) it provides us with vocabulary to explain what parents are doing wrong&#10;D) it's a good curriculum planning tool

Accepted Answer

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs helps understand how unmet basic needs can impact a child's ability to focus on higher-level social and educational development.

Deck 7: Concerns Facing Todays Children