LMSW PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

During this developmental stage, a child possesses progress from concrete to abstract thinking and can comprehend past, present, future themes. Children also tend to be "egocentric" during this stage. a. Sensorimotor Stage b. Concrete Operational stage c. Preoperational Stage d. Formal Operations Stage - Answer- c. Preoperational Stage - According to Jean Piaget and his theory on cognitive development, children between the ages of 2-7 years possess more concrete thinking and can comprehend time through past, present and future themes. During this stage they are more "egocentric". This is part of Piaget's theory on cognitive development. According to John Bowlby and his position on attachment theory, during which stage does a child begin to cry when an unfamiliar person tries to hold or closely approach them. a. Learned behavior b. Stranger anxiety c. Separation anxiety d. Separation Anxiety Disorder - Answer- b. Stranger anxiety - Stranger anxiety begins in an infant at 5 to 9 months old when an unfamiliar person other than the child's parents attempts to hold or closely approach the child. This behavior intensifies about one year and discontinues when the child reaches 2 years of age.Learned behavior is a set of behaviors learned when the child interacts with his or her caretaker (mother) who provides food as comfort. This helps to form attachment. Separation anxiety begins around 6 to 8 months and the behaviors include being upset and anxious when the caregiver is out of his or her sight or leaves the room. Separation Anxiety Disorder occurs later in childhood and is characterized by excessive worry about being away from a caregiver. This behavior is not typical or appropriate for the age of the child at which it occurs. In which of the five stages of Maslow's hierarchy of needs does an individual experience his or her true calling, dealing with the world around them "as it is" and has a glimmer of what it is like to be complete? a. Esteem needs b. Safety needs c. Ph