Question 1

Child ______ includes any act that deliberately or potentially harms or fails to protect a child.

Accepted Answer

A)   stressors
B)   maltreatment
C)   exploitation
D)   abandonmentE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Natural disasters can cause enormous stress in young children and cause them to have real or imagined fears.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Resilient children rarely recruit surrogate parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which example most likely shows someone responding to stress in a positive way?

Accepted Answer

A)   Addison earns a high grade on the test she had been worried about.
B)   Jayden kicks a door when he realizes he forgot a textbook at home.
C)   Alex yells when he finds out a friend is transferring to another school.
D)   Joshua teases his brother after his mother scolds him for failing to clean his room.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Early childhood educators have the opportunity to change the source of most of the stressors that children face.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Sophia is a highly resilient child whose parents divorced when she was six years old. Considering this, which of the following would most likely happen?

Accepted Answer

A)   As an adult, she will have a strong fear about losing control.
B)   She will remain single throughout her life and never have an intimate relationship with anyone.
C)   She will develop a loving relationship with a romantic partner when she is 25.
D)   As an adult, she will divorce three times but have some close relationships with women.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 7

The exosystem includes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   a school friend of a child
B)   an uncle of a child
C)   a mother's boss at her job
D)   a government policyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) C

Question 8

Give an example of a negative coping strategy and another example of a positive coping strategy to the same stressful situation. Explain why one strategy is negative and the other is positive.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Explain how a teacher might notice that a student is going through emotional and sexual abuse by picking up clues from a parent and from the child himself or herself.

Accepted Answer

When a teacher has a meeting with a fath...

Question 10

Which of the following is an accurate statement concerning stress?

Accepted Answer

A)   The macrosystem is too distant to cause children stress.
B)   Most stressors for young children come from the microsystem and mesosystem.
C)   The exosystem has more stressors for children than the microsystem.
D)   Most stressors for young children originate in the exosystem.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Which is an example of a using coping strategy to deal with stress?

Accepted Answer

A)   Jerry turns down the stove when a pot of water begins to boil.
B)   Charlotte smiles when she eats a piece of chocolate cake.
C)   Nicholas represses his anger when someone insults him.
D)   Karen does not realize that a friend gave her a subtle insult.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Children who seem to be able to deal effectively with vulnerabilities are called resilient children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which are three key elements for teachers to do when dealing with parents?

Accepted Answer

A)   Make referrals to community resources; encourage parents; be aware of custody battles.
B)   Make demanding requests of parents; harshly criticize parents; ignore a family's legal situation.
C)   Make referrals to community resources; harshly criticize parents; be aware of custody battles.
D)   Make demanding requests of parents; encourage parents; ignore a family's legal situation.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Which of the following statements about resilient children is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)   They tend to be good-natured infants.
B)   They often are precocious, triggering negative responses from adults.
C)   They have a close bond with at least two caregivers.
D)   They tend to play alone.E) All of the above
F) None of the above A

Question 15

A bully at school often beats 5-year-old Carlos. Based on this information, Carlos is a victim of ______ abuse.

Accepted Answer

A)   physical
B)   sexual
C)   abandonment
D)   substanceE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 16

According to Hans Selye, stress is any demand on our ability to adapt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which is an example of sexual abuse?

Accepted Answer

A)   Six-year-old Mason's mother constantly criticizes her son even when he doesn't do anything wrong.
B)   Five-year-old Samuel's father often shakes him until the boy is dizzy.
C)   Seven-year-old Ethan's mother often appears naked before him.
D)   Four-year-old Archie's father fails to make sure his son brushes his teeth.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Which example would help a child deal with fears about the unknown?

Accepted Answer

A)   A teacher provides little guidance for group activities.
B)   A teacher often rearranges the schedule to keep students on their toes.
C)   A teacher lets a student know how much her contribution to an activity was beneficial.
D)   A teacher provides little encouragement to a gifted child to prevent her from becoming conceited.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Abandonment is a natural process, an essential reaction to loss, which needs to be worked out and supported.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Give an example that shows a negative bias a teacher might have toward a family and how the teacher effectively deals with this bias.

Accepted Answer

Examples will vary, but should show a th...

Exam 7: Helping Children Cope With Stress

Child ______ includes any act that deliberately or potentially harms or fails to protect a child.

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Natural disasters can cause enormous stress in young children and cause them to have real or imagined fears.

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Resilient children rarely recruit surrogate parents.

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Which example most likely shows someone responding to stress in a positive way?

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Early childhood educators have the opportunity to change the source of most of the stressors that children face.

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Sophia is a highly resilient child whose parents divorced when she was six years old. Considering this, which of the following would most likely happen?

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The exosystem includes which of the following?

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Explain how a teacher might notice that a student is going through emotional and sexual abuse by picking up clues from a parent and from the child himself or herself.

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Which of the following is an accurate statement concerning stress?

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Which is an example of a using coping strategy to deal with stress?

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Children who seem to be able to deal effectively with vulnerabilities are called resilient children.

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Which are three key elements for teachers to do when dealing with parents?

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Which of the following statements about resilient children is accurate?

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A bully at school often beats 5-year-old Carlos. Based on this information, Carlos is a victim of ______ abuse.

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According to Hans Selye, stress is any demand on our ability to adapt.

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Which example would help a child deal with fears about the unknown?

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Abandonment is a natural process, an essential reaction to loss, which needs to be worked out and supported.

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