DCF Childcare Training Courses 1-5 Correct Questions & Answers!!
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2023 DCF Child Care 40 Hour
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What is a theory? - ANSWER A set of facts or principles analyzed in relation to one another and used to explain phenomena(a fact or behavior that can be observed)
How do you create a positive environment for children in your care? - ANSWER *Ensure learning centers have ample space for movement.
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DCF Childcare Training Courses 1-5 Correct Questions & Answers!!
What is a theory? - ANSWER A set of facts or principles analyzed in relation to one another and used to explain phenomena(a fact or behavior that can be observed)
How do you create a positive environment for children in your care? - ANSWER *Ensure learning centers have ample space for movement.
*Reduce the number of transitions throughout the day.
*Ensure the environment feels safe for the child.
*Provide activities that are slightly challenging to the child.
*Provide activities to increase development without causing frustration.
Abraham Maslow developed what? - ANSWER The hierarchy of human needs
How many levels does Maslow's hierarchy have? - ANSWER Five
What are the 5 levels of Maslows hierarchy? - ANSWER Level 1-Physical
Level 2-Comfort and Saftey
Level 3- Social
Level 4-Self-esteem
Level 5-Self-Actualizing
What are examples of a Physical need? - ANSWER *Air to breathe
*Shelter to protect
*Water to drink
*Food to eat
*Clothes to wear
*Health care
What are examples of Comfort and Saftey? - ANSWER *Safety
*Security
*Stability
*Transportation
*Safe relationships
*Child care
What are some examples of Self-Esteem? - ANSWER *Adequacy
*Confidence
*Importance
*Sense of efficiency,capability,resilency,hopefulness
*Ability to cope and problem solve What are some examples of Self-Actualizing? - ANSWER *Fulfill one's life purpose and meaning
*Being all that one is able to be
*Spirituality
*Personal emotional response
*Refinement of interpersonal skills
What does the heirarchy of needs mean to you as a child care professional? - ANSWER
*Basic needs must be met first,when not met,the child's self worth suffers.
*Neglect can occur at all levels,not just basic needs.All needs are important.
*Child care professionals need to be aware of the family circumstances to understand what needs are beig met at home.
What are some hints that will help you remember Maslows's theory? - ANSWER *If you close the "M" at the bottom, it will form triangles or pyramids.
*Maslow studies human needs.
*What motivates children to act the way they do? Needs being met.
Do the lower levels of needs have to be met before higher needs can be accomplished?
- ANSWER Yes
Successfully meeting the needs at each level results in what? - ANSWER Fulfilling one's life with purpose and meaning.
Erik Erikson developed what? - ANSWER He developed eight pyschosocial stages through which humans develop throughout their entire lifetime. It is called the Eight Conflicts in Emotional Development.
How is Erik Erikson recognized? - ANSWER As a development pyschologist who can be compared to Sigmund Freud because of his theory that humans develop in stages.
What are each of Erikson's stages called? - ANSWER Conflicts
Moving successfully through each of Erikson's stages results in what? - ANSWER A strong social and emotional life.
What is the first conflict in Erikson's theory and the age that it is presented at? - ANSWER Trust vs. Mistrust (Birth to 1 year)
What is the second conflict in Erikson's theory and the age that it is presented? - ANSWER Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (1 to 3 years)
What is the third conflict in Erikson's theory and the age that it is presented? - ANSWER
Initiative vs. Guilt (4 to 5 years) What is the fourth conflict in Erikson's theory and the age that it is presented? - ANSWER Industry vs. Inferiority (6 to 12 years)
Why don't we study Erikson's Conflicts 5-8? - ANSWER They are important in the study of human development,but they are less significant in child development,because Erikson believes that they occur after the age of 12.
What is the meaning of Trust vs. Conflict - ANSWER *Trust is developed over time by providing an infant with a consistent,comforting environment.
*When needs are met,trust is established.
*Trust builds a emotional foundation.
*A lack of trust can result in proor emotional stability.
What is the meaning of Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt? - ANSWER *Toddlers need to
explore their own bodies and environment in order to become confident about themselves.
*When autonomy is allowed a person can become comfortable with his/her choices.
*A lack of autonomy can result in a feeling of shame or insecurity.
What is the meaning of Initiative vs. Guilt? - ANSWER *When initiative is encourged,a person experiments within one's environment.
*4 or 5 year olds begin to develop an interest in exploring beyond themselves.
*Children who can't explore will be prone to guilt for their actions.
*A lack of industry can result in a feeling of low self worth.
What does Erikson's theory mean to a child care professional? - ANSWER It means they can:
*Create relationships with children based on trust.
*Allow children to exercise autonomy whenever safe and practical.
*Guide children to initiate activity or portions of activities whenever safe and practical.
*Promote the building of your children's creativity during activities.
What are some hints to help you remember Erikson's theory? - ANSWER *E. Erikson contains 8 letters---8 stages
*E.E.= two "E's" playing together---social behaviors
*Focus on emotional and personality development.
*Major conflict at each stage and how they are dealt with affect development.
How can you resolve conflicts and create a resilient social and emotional life? - ANSWER By encouraging trust, autonomy, initiative, and industry.
What is Jean Piaget's theory called? - ANSWER The Four Stages of Cognitive Development
What is Jean Piaget most known for? - ANSWER His work on the psychology of intelligence. What was Jean Piaget interested in? - ANSWER Learning how children develop an intellectual understanding of the world.
What was Jean Piaget's theory based on? - ANSWER The concept of cognitive structures. These structures are patterns of physical or mental action that underlie acts of intelligence and correspond to stages of child development.
What does Piaget assume about humans? - ANSWER They take the information that they recieve and process it,then react to it.
According to Piaget,children develop the ability to learn in how many basic stages? - ANSWER 4
In each of Jean Piaget's stages what does development focus on? - ANSWER Acquiring a diffrent set of related characteristics and abilities.
What are the Four Stages of Cognitive Development? - ANSWER 1- Sensorimotor (0-2 years)
2- Preoperational (2-7 years)
3-Concrete-operational (7-11 years)
4-Formal Operations (11+ years)
What are the signs of sensorimotor? - ANSWER *Explore their world through senses and motor skills.
*Understand the world by physically manipulating objects.
*Trial and error problem solving
*Object permanence child does not know that physical objects remain in existence when out of sight.
What are signs of preoperational? - ANSWER *Preschoolers and early school-age children learn about their world through their actions.
*Uses symbols to mentally represent objects.
*Increase development of language and concepts.
*Reasoning may be illogical and not sequential.
*Egocentric thought processes
What are signs of concrete-operational? - ANSWER *Older school-age children learn about their world by applying logic.
*Deal with changes and process
*Are able to make relationships about why things happen.
*Understand how things relate to one another
What are signs of formal operations? - ANSWER *Early high-school schildren learn about their world through constructing and solving problems.
*Begin to think about thinking
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