DCF CHILDCARE TRAINING COURSES 1-
5 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS
WhatA2isA2aA2theory?A2-A2Ans--
AA2setA2ofA2factsA2orA2principlesA2analyzedA2inA2relationA2toA2oneA2anotherA2andA2usedA2to
A2explainA2phenomena(aA2factA2orA2behaviorA2thatA2canA2beA2observed)
HowA2doA2youA2createA2aA2positiveA2environmentA2forA2childrenA2inA2yourA2care?A2-A2Ans--
*EnsureA2learningA2centersA2haveA2ampleA2spaceA2forA2movement.
*ReduceA2theA2numberA2ofA2transitionsA2throughoutA2theA2day.
*EnsureA2theA2environmentA2feelsA2safeA2forA2theA2child.
*ProvideA2activitiesA2thatA2areA2slightlyA2challengingA2toA2theA2child.
*ProvideA2activitiesA2toA2increaseA2developmentA2withoutA2causingA2frustration.
AbrahamA2MaslowA2developedA2what?A2-A2Ans--TheA2hierarchyA2ofA2humanA2needs
HowA2manyA2levelsA2doesA2Maslow'sA2hierarchyA2have?A2-A2Ans--Five
WhatA2areA2theA25A2levelsA2ofA2MaslowsA2hierarchy?A2-A2Ans--LevelA21-Physical
LevelA22-ComfortA2andA2Saftey
LevelA23-A2Social
LevelA24-Self-esteem
LevelA25-Self-Actualizing
WhatA2areA2examplesA2ofA2aA2PhysicalA2need?A2-A2Ans--*AirA2toA2breathe
*ShelterA2toA2protect
*WaterA2toA2drink
*FoodA2toA2eat
*ClothesA2toA2wear
*HealthA2care
WhatA2areA2examplesA2ofA2ComfortA2andA2Saftey?A2-A2Ans--*Safety
*Security
*Stability
*Transportation
*SafeA2relationships
*ChildA2care
WhatA2areA2someA2examplesA2ofA2Self-Esteem?A2-A2Ans--*Adequacy
*Confidence
*Importance
*SenseA2ofA2efficiency,capability,resilency,hopefulness
,*AbilityA2toA2copeA2andA2problemA2solve
WhatA2areA2someA2examplesA2ofA2Self-Actualizing?A2-A2Ans--
*FulfillA2one'sA2lifeA2purposeA2andA2meaning
*BeingA2allA2thatA2oneA2isA2ableA2toA2be
*Spirituality
*PersonalA2emotionalA2response
*RefinementA2ofA2interpersonalA2skills
WhatA2doesA2theA2heirarchyA2ofA2needsA2meanA2toA2youA2asA2aA2childA2careA2professional
?A2-A2Ans--
*BasicA2needsA2mustA2beA2metA2first,whenA2notA2met,theA2child'sA2selfA2worthA2suffers.
*NeglectA2canA2occurA2atA2allA2levels,notA2justA2basicA2needs.AllA2needsA2areA2important.
*ChildA2careA2professionalsA2needA2toA2beA2awareA2ofA2theA2familyA2circumstancesA2toA2u
nderstandA2whatA2needsA2areA2beigA2metA2atA2home.
WhatA2areA2someA2hintsA2thatA2willA2helpA2youA2rememberA2Maslows'sA2theory?A2-A2Ans--
*IfA2youA2closeA2theA2"M"A2atA2theA2bottom,A2itA2willA2formA2trianglesA2orA2pyramids.
*MaslowA2studiesA2humanA2needs.
*WhatA2motivatesA2childrenA2toA2actA2theA2wayA2theyA2do?A2NeedsA2beingA2met.
DoA2theA2lowerA2levelsA2ofA2needsA2haveA2toA2beA2metA2beforeA2higherA2needsA2canA2beA2
accomplished?A2-A2Ans--Yes
SuccessfullyA2meetingA2theA2needsA2atA2eachA2levelA2resultsA2inA2what?A2-A2Ans--
FulfillingA2one'sA2lifeA2withA2purposeA2andA2meaning.
ErikA2EriksonA2developedA2what?A2-A2Ans--
HeA2developedA2eightA2pyschosocialA2stagesA2throughA2whichA2humansA2developA2throug
houtA2theirA2entireA2lifetime.A2ItA2isA2calledA2theA2EightA2ConflictsA2inA2EmotionalA2Develop
ment.
HowA2isA2ErikA2EriksonA2recognized?A2-A2Ans--
AsA2aA2developmentA2pyschologistA2whoA2canA2beA2comparedA2toA2SigmundA2FreudA2bec
auseA2ofA2hisA2theoryA2thatA2humansA2developA2inA2stages.
WhatA2areA2eachA2ofA2Erikson'sA2stagesA2called?A2-A2Ans--Conflicts
MovingA2successfullyA2throughA2eachA2ofA2Erikson'sA2stagesA2resultsA2inA2what?A2-A2Ans--
AA2strongA2socialA2andA2emotionalA2life.
WhatA2isA2theA2firstA2conflictA2inA2Erikson'sA2theoryA2andA2theA2ageA2thatA2itA2isA2presented
A2at?A2-A2Ans--TrustA2vs.A2MistrustA2(BirthA2toA21A2year)
WhatA2isA2theA2secondA2conflictA2inA2Erikson'sA2theoryA2andA2theA2ageA2thatA2itA2isA2prese
nted?A2-A2Ans--AutonomyA2vs.A2ShameA2andA2DoubtA2(1A2toA23A2years)
,WhatA2isA2theA2thirdA2conflictA2inA2Erikson'sA2theoryA2andA2theA2ageA2thatA2itA2isA2presente
d?A2-A2Ans--InitiativeA2vs.A2GuiltA2(4A2toA25A2years)
WhatA2isA2theA2fourthA2conflictA2inA2Erikson'sA2theoryA2andA2theA2ageA2thatA2itA2isA2present
ed?A2-A2Ans--IndustryA2vs.A2InferiorityA2(6A2toA212A2years)
WhyA2don'tA2weA2studyA2Erikson'sA2ConflictsA25-8?A2-A2Ans--
TheyA2areA2importantA2inA2theA2studyA2ofA2humanA2development,butA2theyA2areA2lessA2sig
nificantA2inA2childA2development,becauseA2EriksonA2believesA2thatA2theyA2occurA2afterA2th
eA2ageA2ofA212.
WhatA2isA2theA2meaningA2ofA2TrustA2vs.A2ConflictA2-A2Ans--
*TrustA2isA2developedA2overA2timeA2byA2providingA2anA2infantA2withA2aA2consistent,comfort
ingA2environment.
*WhenA2needsA2areA2met,trustA2isA2established.
*TrustA2buildsA2aA2emotionalA2foundation.
*AA2lackA2ofA2trustA2canA2resultA2inA2proorA2emotionalA2stability.
WhatA2isA2theA2meaningA2ofA2AutonomyA2vs.A2ShameA2andA2Doubt?A2-A2Ans--
*ToddlersA2needA2toA2exploreA2theirA2ownA2bodiesA2andA2environmentA2inA2orderA2toA2bec
omeA2confidentA2aboutA2themselves.
*WhenA2autonomyA2isA2allowedA2aA2personA2canA2becomeA2comfortableA2withA2his/
herA2choices.
*AA2lackA2ofA2autonomyA2canA2resultA2inA2aA2feelingA2ofA2shameA2orA2insecurity.
WhatA2isA2theA2meaningA2ofA2InitiativeA2vs.A2Guilt?A2-A2Ans--
*WhenA2initiativeA2isA2encourged,aA2personA2experimentsA2withinA2one'sA2environment.
*4A2orA25A2yearA2oldsA2beginA2toA2developA2anA2interestA2inA2exploringA2beyondA2themselv
es.
*ChildrenA2whoA2can'tA2exploreA2willA2beA2proneA2toA2guiltA2forA2theirA2actions.
*AA2lackA2ofA2industryA2canA2resultA2inA2aA2feelingA2ofA2lowA2selfA2worth.
WhatA2doesA2Erikson'sA2theoryA2meanA2toA2aA2childA2careA2professional?A2-A2Ans--
ItA2meansA2theyA2can:
*CreateA2relationshipsA2withA2childrenA2basedA2onA2trust.
*AllowA2childrenA2toA2exerciseA2autonomyA2wheneverA2safeA2andA2practical.
*GuideA2childrenA2toA2initiateA2activityA2orA2portionsA2ofA2activitiesA2wheneverA2safeA2andA2
practical.
*PromoteA2theA2buildingA2ofA2yourA2children'sA2creativityA2duringA2activities.
WhatA2areA2someA2hintsA2toA2helpA2youA2rememberA2Erikson'sA2theory?A2-A2Ans--
*E.A2EriksonA2containsA28A2letters---8A2stages
*E.E.=A2twoA2"E's"A2playingA2together---socialA2behaviors
*FocusA2onA2emotionalA2andA2personalityA2development.
, *MajorA2conflictA2atA2eachA2stageA2andA2howA2theyA2areA2dealtA2withA2affectA2development
.
HowA2canA2youA2resolveA2conflictsA2andA2createA2aA2resilientA2socialA2andA2emotionalA2life
?A2-A2Ans--ByA2encouragingA2trust,A2autonomy,A2initiative,A2andA2industry.
WhatA2isA2JeanA2Piaget'sA2theoryA2called?A2-A2Ans--
TheA2FourA2StagesA2ofA2CognitiveA2Development
WhatA2isA2JeanA2PiagetA2mostA2knownA2for?A2-A2Ans--
HisA2workA2onA2theA2psychologyA2ofA2intelligence.
WhatA2wasA2JeanA2PiagetA2interestedA2in?A2-A2Ans--
LearningA2howA2childrenA2developA2anA2intellectualA2understandingA2ofA2theA2world.
WhatA2wasA2JeanA2Piaget'sA2theoryA2basedA2on?A2-A2Ans--
TheA2conceptA2ofA2cognitiveA2structures.A2TheseA2structuresA2areA2patternsA2ofA2physicalA
2orA2mentalA2actionA2thatA2underlieA2actsA2ofA2intelligenceA2andA2correspondA2toA2stagesA2
ofA2childA2development.
WhatA2doesA2PiagetA2assumeA2aboutA2humans?A2-A2Ans--
TheyA2takeA2theA2informationA2thatA2theyA2recieveA2andA2processA2it,thenA2reactA2toA2it.
AccordingA2toA2Piaget,childrenA2developA2theA2abilityA2toA2learnA2inA2howA2manyA2basicA2s
tages?A2-A2Ans--4
InA2eachA2ofA2JeanA2Piaget'sA2stagesA2whatA2doesA2developmentA2focusA2on?A2-A2Ans--
AcquiringA2aA2diffrentA2setA2ofA2relatedA2characteristicsA2andA2abilities.
WhatA2areA2theA2FourA2StagesA2ofA2CognitiveA2Development?A2-A2Ans--1-
A2SensorimotorA2(0-2A2years)
2-A2PreoperationalA2(2-7A2years)
3-Concrete-operationalA2(7-11A2years)
4-FormalA2OperationsA2(11+A2years)
WhatA2areA2theA2signsA2ofA2sensorimotor?A2-A2Ans--
*ExploreA2theirA2worldA2throughA2sensesA2andA2motorA2skills.
*UnderstandA2theA2worldA2byA2physicallyA2manipulatingA2objects.
*TrialA2andA2errorA2problemA2solving
*ObjectA2permanenceA2childA2doesA2notA2knowA2thatA2physicalA2objectsA2remainA2inA2exist
enceA2whenA2outA2ofA2sight.
WhatA2areA2signsA2ofA2preoperational?A2-A2Ans--*PreschoolersA2andA2earlyA2school-
ageA2childrenA2learnA2aboutA2theirA2worldA2throughA2theirA2actions.
*UsesA2symbolsA2toA2mentallyA2representA2objects.
*IncreaseA2developmentA2ofA2languageA2andA2concepts.
5 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS
WhatA2isA2aA2theory?A2-A2Ans--
AA2setA2ofA2factsA2orA2principlesA2analyzedA2inA2relationA2toA2oneA2anotherA2andA2usedA2to
A2explainA2phenomena(aA2factA2orA2behaviorA2thatA2canA2beA2observed)
HowA2doA2youA2createA2aA2positiveA2environmentA2forA2childrenA2inA2yourA2care?A2-A2Ans--
*EnsureA2learningA2centersA2haveA2ampleA2spaceA2forA2movement.
*ReduceA2theA2numberA2ofA2transitionsA2throughoutA2theA2day.
*EnsureA2theA2environmentA2feelsA2safeA2forA2theA2child.
*ProvideA2activitiesA2thatA2areA2slightlyA2challengingA2toA2theA2child.
*ProvideA2activitiesA2toA2increaseA2developmentA2withoutA2causingA2frustration.
AbrahamA2MaslowA2developedA2what?A2-A2Ans--TheA2hierarchyA2ofA2humanA2needs
HowA2manyA2levelsA2doesA2Maslow'sA2hierarchyA2have?A2-A2Ans--Five
WhatA2areA2theA25A2levelsA2ofA2MaslowsA2hierarchy?A2-A2Ans--LevelA21-Physical
LevelA22-ComfortA2andA2Saftey
LevelA23-A2Social
LevelA24-Self-esteem
LevelA25-Self-Actualizing
WhatA2areA2examplesA2ofA2aA2PhysicalA2need?A2-A2Ans--*AirA2toA2breathe
*ShelterA2toA2protect
*WaterA2toA2drink
*FoodA2toA2eat
*ClothesA2toA2wear
*HealthA2care
WhatA2areA2examplesA2ofA2ComfortA2andA2Saftey?A2-A2Ans--*Safety
*Security
*Stability
*Transportation
*SafeA2relationships
*ChildA2care
WhatA2areA2someA2examplesA2ofA2Self-Esteem?A2-A2Ans--*Adequacy
*Confidence
*Importance
*SenseA2ofA2efficiency,capability,resilency,hopefulness
,*AbilityA2toA2copeA2andA2problemA2solve
WhatA2areA2someA2examplesA2ofA2Self-Actualizing?A2-A2Ans--
*FulfillA2one'sA2lifeA2purposeA2andA2meaning
*BeingA2allA2thatA2oneA2isA2ableA2toA2be
*Spirituality
*PersonalA2emotionalA2response
*RefinementA2ofA2interpersonalA2skills
WhatA2doesA2theA2heirarchyA2ofA2needsA2meanA2toA2youA2asA2aA2childA2careA2professional
?A2-A2Ans--
*BasicA2needsA2mustA2beA2metA2first,whenA2notA2met,theA2child'sA2selfA2worthA2suffers.
*NeglectA2canA2occurA2atA2allA2levels,notA2justA2basicA2needs.AllA2needsA2areA2important.
*ChildA2careA2professionalsA2needA2toA2beA2awareA2ofA2theA2familyA2circumstancesA2toA2u
nderstandA2whatA2needsA2areA2beigA2metA2atA2home.
WhatA2areA2someA2hintsA2thatA2willA2helpA2youA2rememberA2Maslows'sA2theory?A2-A2Ans--
*IfA2youA2closeA2theA2"M"A2atA2theA2bottom,A2itA2willA2formA2trianglesA2orA2pyramids.
*MaslowA2studiesA2humanA2needs.
*WhatA2motivatesA2childrenA2toA2actA2theA2wayA2theyA2do?A2NeedsA2beingA2met.
DoA2theA2lowerA2levelsA2ofA2needsA2haveA2toA2beA2metA2beforeA2higherA2needsA2canA2beA2
accomplished?A2-A2Ans--Yes
SuccessfullyA2meetingA2theA2needsA2atA2eachA2levelA2resultsA2inA2what?A2-A2Ans--
FulfillingA2one'sA2lifeA2withA2purposeA2andA2meaning.
ErikA2EriksonA2developedA2what?A2-A2Ans--
HeA2developedA2eightA2pyschosocialA2stagesA2throughA2whichA2humansA2developA2throug
houtA2theirA2entireA2lifetime.A2ItA2isA2calledA2theA2EightA2ConflictsA2inA2EmotionalA2Develop
ment.
HowA2isA2ErikA2EriksonA2recognized?A2-A2Ans--
AsA2aA2developmentA2pyschologistA2whoA2canA2beA2comparedA2toA2SigmundA2FreudA2bec
auseA2ofA2hisA2theoryA2thatA2humansA2developA2inA2stages.
WhatA2areA2eachA2ofA2Erikson'sA2stagesA2called?A2-A2Ans--Conflicts
MovingA2successfullyA2throughA2eachA2ofA2Erikson'sA2stagesA2resultsA2inA2what?A2-A2Ans--
AA2strongA2socialA2andA2emotionalA2life.
WhatA2isA2theA2firstA2conflictA2inA2Erikson'sA2theoryA2andA2theA2ageA2thatA2itA2isA2presented
A2at?A2-A2Ans--TrustA2vs.A2MistrustA2(BirthA2toA21A2year)
WhatA2isA2theA2secondA2conflictA2inA2Erikson'sA2theoryA2andA2theA2ageA2thatA2itA2isA2prese
nted?A2-A2Ans--AutonomyA2vs.A2ShameA2andA2DoubtA2(1A2toA23A2years)
,WhatA2isA2theA2thirdA2conflictA2inA2Erikson'sA2theoryA2andA2theA2ageA2thatA2itA2isA2presente
d?A2-A2Ans--InitiativeA2vs.A2GuiltA2(4A2toA25A2years)
WhatA2isA2theA2fourthA2conflictA2inA2Erikson'sA2theoryA2andA2theA2ageA2thatA2itA2isA2present
ed?A2-A2Ans--IndustryA2vs.A2InferiorityA2(6A2toA212A2years)
WhyA2don'tA2weA2studyA2Erikson'sA2ConflictsA25-8?A2-A2Ans--
TheyA2areA2importantA2inA2theA2studyA2ofA2humanA2development,butA2theyA2areA2lessA2sig
nificantA2inA2childA2development,becauseA2EriksonA2believesA2thatA2theyA2occurA2afterA2th
eA2ageA2ofA212.
WhatA2isA2theA2meaningA2ofA2TrustA2vs.A2ConflictA2-A2Ans--
*TrustA2isA2developedA2overA2timeA2byA2providingA2anA2infantA2withA2aA2consistent,comfort
ingA2environment.
*WhenA2needsA2areA2met,trustA2isA2established.
*TrustA2buildsA2aA2emotionalA2foundation.
*AA2lackA2ofA2trustA2canA2resultA2inA2proorA2emotionalA2stability.
WhatA2isA2theA2meaningA2ofA2AutonomyA2vs.A2ShameA2andA2Doubt?A2-A2Ans--
*ToddlersA2needA2toA2exploreA2theirA2ownA2bodiesA2andA2environmentA2inA2orderA2toA2bec
omeA2confidentA2aboutA2themselves.
*WhenA2autonomyA2isA2allowedA2aA2personA2canA2becomeA2comfortableA2withA2his/
herA2choices.
*AA2lackA2ofA2autonomyA2canA2resultA2inA2aA2feelingA2ofA2shameA2orA2insecurity.
WhatA2isA2theA2meaningA2ofA2InitiativeA2vs.A2Guilt?A2-A2Ans--
*WhenA2initiativeA2isA2encourged,aA2personA2experimentsA2withinA2one'sA2environment.
*4A2orA25A2yearA2oldsA2beginA2toA2developA2anA2interestA2inA2exploringA2beyondA2themselv
es.
*ChildrenA2whoA2can'tA2exploreA2willA2beA2proneA2toA2guiltA2forA2theirA2actions.
*AA2lackA2ofA2industryA2canA2resultA2inA2aA2feelingA2ofA2lowA2selfA2worth.
WhatA2doesA2Erikson'sA2theoryA2meanA2toA2aA2childA2careA2professional?A2-A2Ans--
ItA2meansA2theyA2can:
*CreateA2relationshipsA2withA2childrenA2basedA2onA2trust.
*AllowA2childrenA2toA2exerciseA2autonomyA2wheneverA2safeA2andA2practical.
*GuideA2childrenA2toA2initiateA2activityA2orA2portionsA2ofA2activitiesA2wheneverA2safeA2andA2
practical.
*PromoteA2theA2buildingA2ofA2yourA2children'sA2creativityA2duringA2activities.
WhatA2areA2someA2hintsA2toA2helpA2youA2rememberA2Erikson'sA2theory?A2-A2Ans--
*E.A2EriksonA2containsA28A2letters---8A2stages
*E.E.=A2twoA2"E's"A2playingA2together---socialA2behaviors
*FocusA2onA2emotionalA2andA2personalityA2development.
, *MajorA2conflictA2atA2eachA2stageA2andA2howA2theyA2areA2dealtA2withA2affectA2development
.
HowA2canA2youA2resolveA2conflictsA2andA2createA2aA2resilientA2socialA2andA2emotionalA2life
?A2-A2Ans--ByA2encouragingA2trust,A2autonomy,A2initiative,A2andA2industry.
WhatA2isA2JeanA2Piaget'sA2theoryA2called?A2-A2Ans--
TheA2FourA2StagesA2ofA2CognitiveA2Development
WhatA2isA2JeanA2PiagetA2mostA2knownA2for?A2-A2Ans--
HisA2workA2onA2theA2psychologyA2ofA2intelligence.
WhatA2wasA2JeanA2PiagetA2interestedA2in?A2-A2Ans--
LearningA2howA2childrenA2developA2anA2intellectualA2understandingA2ofA2theA2world.
WhatA2wasA2JeanA2Piaget'sA2theoryA2basedA2on?A2-A2Ans--
TheA2conceptA2ofA2cognitiveA2structures.A2TheseA2structuresA2areA2patternsA2ofA2physicalA
2orA2mentalA2actionA2thatA2underlieA2actsA2ofA2intelligenceA2andA2correspondA2toA2stagesA2
ofA2childA2development.
WhatA2doesA2PiagetA2assumeA2aboutA2humans?A2-A2Ans--
TheyA2takeA2theA2informationA2thatA2theyA2recieveA2andA2processA2it,thenA2reactA2toA2it.
AccordingA2toA2Piaget,childrenA2developA2theA2abilityA2toA2learnA2inA2howA2manyA2basicA2s
tages?A2-A2Ans--4
InA2eachA2ofA2JeanA2Piaget'sA2stagesA2whatA2doesA2developmentA2focusA2on?A2-A2Ans--
AcquiringA2aA2diffrentA2setA2ofA2relatedA2characteristicsA2andA2abilities.
WhatA2areA2theA2FourA2StagesA2ofA2CognitiveA2Development?A2-A2Ans--1-
A2SensorimotorA2(0-2A2years)
2-A2PreoperationalA2(2-7A2years)
3-Concrete-operationalA2(7-11A2years)
4-FormalA2OperationsA2(11+A2years)
WhatA2areA2theA2signsA2ofA2sensorimotor?A2-A2Ans--
*ExploreA2theirA2worldA2throughA2sensesA2andA2motorA2skills.
*UnderstandA2theA2worldA2byA2physicallyA2manipulatingA2objects.
*TrialA2andA2errorA2problemA2solving
*ObjectA2permanenceA2childA2doesA2notA2knowA2thatA2physicalA2objectsA2remainA2inA2exist
enceA2whenA2outA2ofA2sight.
WhatA2areA2signsA2ofA2preoperational?A2-A2Ans--*PreschoolersA2andA2earlyA2school-
ageA2childrenA2learnA2aboutA2theirA2worldA2throughA2theirA2actions.
*UsesA2symbolsA2toA2mentallyA2representA2objects.
*IncreaseA2developmentA2ofA2languageA2andA2concepts.