DCF Childcare Training Courses 1-5 Complete Questions with Correct Answers

What is a theory? Correct 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? Correct 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? Correct Answer The hierarchy of human needs How many levels does Maslow's hierarchy have? Correct Answer Five What are the 5 levels of Maslows hierarchy? Correct 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? Correct 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? Correct Answer *Safety *Security *Stability *Transportation *Safe relationships *Child care What are some examples of Self-Esteem? Correct Answer *Adequacy *Confidence *Importance *Sense of efficiency,capability,resilency,hopefulness *Ability to cope and problem solve What are some examples of Self-Actualizing? Correct 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? Correct 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? Correct 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? Correct Answer Yes Successfully meeting the needs at each level results in what? Correct Answer Fulfilling one's life with purpose and meaning. Erik Erikson developed what? Correct 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? Correct 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? Correct Answer Conflicts Moving successfully through each of Erikson's stages results in what? Correct Answer A strong social and emotional life. What is the first conflict in Erikson's theory and the age that it is presented at? Correct Answer Trust vs. Mistrust (Birth to 1 year) What is the second conflict in Erikson's theory and the age that it is presented? Correct 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? Correct Answer Initiative vs. Guilt (4 to 5 years)