Child Life Certification Exam Prep Questions and
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When the three-year-old sibling of a patient who is dying begins to ask questions about death, the
child life specialist should expect questions that reflect which stage of cognitive development? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Pre-operational
What should a child life specialist look for when assessing a child and family? - CORRECT
ANSWER -A wide range of variables and systems that influence the successful management of
stressors
Which of the following would a child life specialist need to do to include cross-cultural
competence in their practice with children and families? - CORRECT ANSWER -Develop
knowledge and skills to increase one's understanding and appreciation of cultural differences and
similarities within, among, and between groups.
When assessing the stress potential of a child, the child life specialist should seek which of the
following information? - CORRECT ANSWER -Previous healthcare experiences
What should a child life specialist be able to assess through observations of a child's play? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Temperament
A 15-year-old has recently been diagnosed with a chronic illness. One of the goals of the child
life specialist's interventions is to increase the patient's understanding of the illness. Which of the
following is MOST important in evaluating the effectiveness of the intervention? - CORRECT
ANSWER -The patient can explain the diagnosis to friends in an age-appropriate manner.
, What is the sequence of reactions of young children to separation from primary caregivers? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Protest, despair, and detachment
What is the purpose of encouraging patients who are 13- to 18-years-old to dress in their own
clothes and maintain personal grooming and hygiene during hospitalization? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Facilitating adjustment by normalizing the hospital environment
When a child expresses negative, hostile, or aggressive feelings during play, what action should
the child life specialist take? - CORRECT ANSWER -Validate the child's feelings
Developing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship would be MOST important for which of
the following patients? - CORRECT ANSWER -One whose primary caretaker cannot be with
him/her on a regular basis
Which of the following is the most important to remember when documenting in a patient's chart
or medical record by hand or in an electronic format? - CORRECT ANSWER -It is a legal
document admissible in court
What is a passive response to the stressors of hospitalization? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Excessive sleeping
When a 9-year-old is using thumb sucking as a coping mechanism, he/she may be displaying
which of the following behaviors? - CORRECT ANSWER -Regression
A child who has been severely injured is upset by a visiting entertainer who asks what happened
to the child's face. What action should the child life specialist have taken to avoid this situation? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Informed the guest about acceptable ways of interacting with patients
Soon after admission to the hospital, a 10-year-old child expresses fears about his/her parents not
staying overnight. He/she is afraid they will not come back tomorrow. Which of the following
would be the MOST appropriate initial intervention by the child life specialist? - CORRECT
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When the three-year-old sibling of a patient who is dying begins to ask questions about death, the
child life specialist should expect questions that reflect which stage of cognitive development? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Pre-operational
What should a child life specialist look for when assessing a child and family? - CORRECT
ANSWER -A wide range of variables and systems that influence the successful management of
stressors
Which of the following would a child life specialist need to do to include cross-cultural
competence in their practice with children and families? - CORRECT ANSWER -Develop
knowledge and skills to increase one's understanding and appreciation of cultural differences and
similarities within, among, and between groups.
When assessing the stress potential of a child, the child life specialist should seek which of the
following information? - CORRECT ANSWER -Previous healthcare experiences
What should a child life specialist be able to assess through observations of a child's play? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Temperament
A 15-year-old has recently been diagnosed with a chronic illness. One of the goals of the child
life specialist's interventions is to increase the patient's understanding of the illness. Which of the
following is MOST important in evaluating the effectiveness of the intervention? - CORRECT
ANSWER -The patient can explain the diagnosis to friends in an age-appropriate manner.
, What is the sequence of reactions of young children to separation from primary caregivers? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Protest, despair, and detachment
What is the purpose of encouraging patients who are 13- to 18-years-old to dress in their own
clothes and maintain personal grooming and hygiene during hospitalization? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Facilitating adjustment by normalizing the hospital environment
When a child expresses negative, hostile, or aggressive feelings during play, what action should
the child life specialist take? - CORRECT ANSWER -Validate the child's feelings
Developing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship would be MOST important for which of
the following patients? - CORRECT ANSWER -One whose primary caretaker cannot be with
him/her on a regular basis
Which of the following is the most important to remember when documenting in a patient's chart
or medical record by hand or in an electronic format? - CORRECT ANSWER -It is a legal
document admissible in court
What is a passive response to the stressors of hospitalization? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Excessive sleeping
When a 9-year-old is using thumb sucking as a coping mechanism, he/she may be displaying
which of the following behaviors? - CORRECT ANSWER -Regression
A child who has been severely injured is upset by a visiting entertainer who asks what happened
to the child's face. What action should the child life specialist have taken to avoid this situation? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Informed the guest about acceptable ways of interacting with patients
Soon after admission to the hospital, a 10-year-old child expresses fears about his/her parents not
staying overnight. He/she is afraid they will not come back tomorrow. Which of the following
would be the MOST appropriate initial intervention by the child life specialist? - CORRECT
