CLC Practice Test EXAM 2026-2027 LATEST
VERSION QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS JUST RELEASED
1. There are 6 functions of play in Peller's Adjustment to Hospitalization theory.
1. Identifying with the aggressor
2. Reflected vengeance
3. Incognito indulgence
4. Anticipatory retaliation
5. Reflection
6. Desensitization
Which of the above does NOT belong?
A. 4
B. 2
C. 5
D.1 - answer>>>C. 5
2. There are 2 types of Therapeutic Play. What are they? A. Formal & Informal
B. Directed & Non-Directed
C. Structured & Non-Structured
D. Solitary & Parallel - answer>>>B. Directed & Non-Directed
3. Who developed the 6 categories of Play Behavior Based on Social Participation?
A. Giott
B. Erikson
C. Skinner
D. Parten - answer>>>D. Parten
4. Relaxation techniques, systematic desensitization, cognitive rehearsal, medical play,
distraction, modeling, imagery, calming self-talk & reinforcement are all strategies of
what?
A. Advocacy
B. Coping
C. Suppression
D. Familiarization - answer>>>B. Coping
,5. A relationship between stimuli and response/behavior (i.e. a song or perfume) based
on a past experience with which it is associated; is based on what theory?
A. Classical Conditioning
B. Social Development
C. Operant Conditioning
D. Associative Play - answer>>>A. Classical Conditioning
6. We all know that it is important for children to have time each day to play. Who was
it that said that children who took part in a daily play session were less upset upon
conclusion of treatment?
A. McCue
B. Peller
C. Garvey
D. Clatworthy - answer>>>D. Clatworthy
7. According to Prugh's theory of stress vulnerability, what factors most seriously affect
a child's ability to cope with hospitalization:
A. Intelligence and temperament
B. Availability of therapeutic play
C. Age, presence of parents, severity of illness
D. Gender, ethnicity, pain threshold - answer>>>C. Age, presence of parents, severity of
illness
8. Which theorist proposed that children mimic behaviors to which they are exposed?
A. Ainsworth: Pattern of Attachment
B. Locke: Tabula Rasa
C. Konrad Lorenz: Imprinting
D. Bandura: Social Learning Theory - answer>>>D. Bandura: Social Learning Theory
9. Which theorist purports that all humans progress through 8 stages of psychological
development wherein their needs must be met in order for them to function effectively
as adults?
A. Piaget
B. Erikson
C. Skinner
D. Freud - answer>>>B. Erikson
10. What are the 4 consecutive steps of practice that CLS typically follow?
,A. Play, communicate, advocate, support
B. Assess, intervene, document, plan
C. Plan, communicate, collaborate, document
D. Assess, plan, intervene, evaluate - answer>>>D. Assess, plan, intervene, evaluate
11. The developmental theorists, Giott, Garvey and Gottfried speak on the importance
of _____ for a child's adjustment to hospitalization.
A. Play
B. Parental presence
C. Temperament
D. Opportunity for self expression - answer>>>A. Play
12. The mission of the child life profession:
A. Provide comfort
B. Reduce negative impact of stressful/traumatic events that affect the development,
health and well being of children and families
C. Prevent loss of self esteem for youth
D. Communicate effectively with members of the health care community - answer>>>B.
Reduce negative impact of stressful/traumatic events that affect the development,
health and well being of children and families
13. Social participation during play was categorized by:
A. Garvey/Gottfried
B. Lazarus
C. Parten - answer>>>C. Parten
14. Social learning theory was studied by:
A. Parten
B. Bandura
C. Prugh - answer>>>B. Bandura
15. Revising an existing schema because of a new experience is called:
A. Assimilation
B. Accommodation
C. Equilibrium - answer>>>B. Accommodation
16. Behavior directed toward trying to solve a problem by changing something in the
environment is called:
, A. Stress point coping
B. Problem-focused coping
C. Emotion focused coping - answer>>>B. Problem-focused coping
17. Children find ways to vent their anger, overcome their fears or express saddness
through becoming absorbed in certain activities. This can compensate for the stressful
events, but other pleasures or family needs may be ignored. This is called:
A. Replacement
B. Sublimation
C. Substitute distraction - answer>>>B. Sublimation
According to the Child Life Ethical Code, a professional should not have a personal
relationship with a patient or family member until the following time elapse:
A. 6 months
B. 12 months
C. 24 months - answer>>>C. 24 months
A 3 year old is struggling with potty training. Erikson would categorize this into which of
his developmental groupings:
A. Identity vs. Guilt
B. Initiative vs. Guilt
C. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
D. Industry vs. Shame and Doubt - answer>>>C. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
20. The theorist whose philosophy is based on children beginning life as a blank slate is:
A. Peller
B. Kohlberg
C. Lorenz
D. Locke - answer>>>D. Locke
21. A study involving the collection of data over time is called:
A. Correlational study
B. Cross-sectional study
C. Longitudinal study
D. Hypothesis study - answer>>>C. Longitudinal study
VERSION QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS JUST RELEASED
1. There are 6 functions of play in Peller's Adjustment to Hospitalization theory.
1. Identifying with the aggressor
2. Reflected vengeance
3. Incognito indulgence
4. Anticipatory retaliation
5. Reflection
6. Desensitization
Which of the above does NOT belong?
A. 4
B. 2
C. 5
D.1 - answer>>>C. 5
2. There are 2 types of Therapeutic Play. What are they? A. Formal & Informal
B. Directed & Non-Directed
C. Structured & Non-Structured
D. Solitary & Parallel - answer>>>B. Directed & Non-Directed
3. Who developed the 6 categories of Play Behavior Based on Social Participation?
A. Giott
B. Erikson
C. Skinner
D. Parten - answer>>>D. Parten
4. Relaxation techniques, systematic desensitization, cognitive rehearsal, medical play,
distraction, modeling, imagery, calming self-talk & reinforcement are all strategies of
what?
A. Advocacy
B. Coping
C. Suppression
D. Familiarization - answer>>>B. Coping
,5. A relationship between stimuli and response/behavior (i.e. a song or perfume) based
on a past experience with which it is associated; is based on what theory?
A. Classical Conditioning
B. Social Development
C. Operant Conditioning
D. Associative Play - answer>>>A. Classical Conditioning
6. We all know that it is important for children to have time each day to play. Who was
it that said that children who took part in a daily play session were less upset upon
conclusion of treatment?
A. McCue
B. Peller
C. Garvey
D. Clatworthy - answer>>>D. Clatworthy
7. According to Prugh's theory of stress vulnerability, what factors most seriously affect
a child's ability to cope with hospitalization:
A. Intelligence and temperament
B. Availability of therapeutic play
C. Age, presence of parents, severity of illness
D. Gender, ethnicity, pain threshold - answer>>>C. Age, presence of parents, severity of
illness
8. Which theorist proposed that children mimic behaviors to which they are exposed?
A. Ainsworth: Pattern of Attachment
B. Locke: Tabula Rasa
C. Konrad Lorenz: Imprinting
D. Bandura: Social Learning Theory - answer>>>D. Bandura: Social Learning Theory
9. Which theorist purports that all humans progress through 8 stages of psychological
development wherein their needs must be met in order for them to function effectively
as adults?
A. Piaget
B. Erikson
C. Skinner
D. Freud - answer>>>B. Erikson
10. What are the 4 consecutive steps of practice that CLS typically follow?
,A. Play, communicate, advocate, support
B. Assess, intervene, document, plan
C. Plan, communicate, collaborate, document
D. Assess, plan, intervene, evaluate - answer>>>D. Assess, plan, intervene, evaluate
11. The developmental theorists, Giott, Garvey and Gottfried speak on the importance
of _____ for a child's adjustment to hospitalization.
A. Play
B. Parental presence
C. Temperament
D. Opportunity for self expression - answer>>>A. Play
12. The mission of the child life profession:
A. Provide comfort
B. Reduce negative impact of stressful/traumatic events that affect the development,
health and well being of children and families
C. Prevent loss of self esteem for youth
D. Communicate effectively with members of the health care community - answer>>>B.
Reduce negative impact of stressful/traumatic events that affect the development,
health and well being of children and families
13. Social participation during play was categorized by:
A. Garvey/Gottfried
B. Lazarus
C. Parten - answer>>>C. Parten
14. Social learning theory was studied by:
A. Parten
B. Bandura
C. Prugh - answer>>>B. Bandura
15. Revising an existing schema because of a new experience is called:
A. Assimilation
B. Accommodation
C. Equilibrium - answer>>>B. Accommodation
16. Behavior directed toward trying to solve a problem by changing something in the
environment is called:
, A. Stress point coping
B. Problem-focused coping
C. Emotion focused coping - answer>>>B. Problem-focused coping
17. Children find ways to vent their anger, overcome their fears or express saddness
through becoming absorbed in certain activities. This can compensate for the stressful
events, but other pleasures or family needs may be ignored. This is called:
A. Replacement
B. Sublimation
C. Substitute distraction - answer>>>B. Sublimation
According to the Child Life Ethical Code, a professional should not have a personal
relationship with a patient or family member until the following time elapse:
A. 6 months
B. 12 months
C. 24 months - answer>>>C. 24 months
A 3 year old is struggling with potty training. Erikson would categorize this into which of
his developmental groupings:
A. Identity vs. Guilt
B. Initiative vs. Guilt
C. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
D. Industry vs. Shame and Doubt - answer>>>C. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
20. The theorist whose philosophy is based on children beginning life as a blank slate is:
A. Peller
B. Kohlberg
C. Lorenz
D. Locke - answer>>>D. Locke
21. A study involving the collection of data over time is called:
A. Correlational study
B. Cross-sectional study
C. Longitudinal study
D. Hypothesis study - answer>>>C. Longitudinal study
