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CANS Study Guide 2026|Well Revised
Questions And Verified Answers
Access to Child Care: Connor's aunt usually watches him; however, sometimes she
is unable to and Connor's dad has to skip his meetings to stay home with Connor.
- correct-answer - 2
Military Transitions: Daisy just relocated with her parents -- who are both in the
Armed Forces -- because they had been redeployed to a nearby military base. -
correct-answer - 2
Family Stress: Sasha's asthma has his father so worried that Sasha is hardly
allowed to leave the house; his parents get in frequent arguments about this. -
correct-answer - 3
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Safety: Veronica's mother is addicted to heroin. She struggles to take care of
Veronica's basic needs. - correct-answer - 3
Medical Health: 9-year-old Paula has leukemia and her doctors say that she might
not live for more than one year. - correct-answer - 3
Self-Injurious Behavior: 4-year-old Ryan has been banging his head repeatedly
against the floor. His skull has begun to change shape because of this behavior
and he has started to have painful headaches. - correct-answer - 3
Aggressive Behavior: Oles is always hitting his dog; so far, his mother has been
unable to get him to stop. - correct-answer - 2
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Intentional Misbehavior: When Suzy's parents have people over, Suzy will swear
to get attention. - correct-answer - 1
Sexually Reactive Behavior: Tom was abused by his foster dad and now engages in
sexually inappropriate touching. - correct-answer - 2
Bullying Others: Daryl is a 4-year-old who was recently disciplined for taking the
toys of another child at day care. - correct-answer - 2
Fire Setting: Michael is always playing with matches. - correct-answer - 1
Flight Risk: Justin used to bolt from his mother's side in stores. He has not done
this in 8 months. - correct-answer - 1
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Birth Weight: Ethel was born underweight. Her doctors fear that because of this
she may suffer developmental delays. - correct-answer - 2
Prenatal Care: Romanna's mom had only 5 doctor's visits when she was pregnant.
- correct-answer - 1
Labor and Delivery: Amber has cerebral palsy because she was deprived of oxygen
when she was born. - correct-answer - 3
Substance Exposure: Frank was born addicted to cocaine. - correct-answer - 3
Parent or Sibling Problems: Serge's mom is developmentally delayed. - correct-
answer - 3
CANS Study Guide 2026|Well Revised
Questions And Verified Answers
Access to Child Care: Connor's aunt usually watches him; however, sometimes she
is unable to and Connor's dad has to skip his meetings to stay home with Connor.
- correct-answer - 2
Military Transitions: Daisy just relocated with her parents -- who are both in the
Armed Forces -- because they had been redeployed to a nearby military base. -
correct-answer - 2
Family Stress: Sasha's asthma has his father so worried that Sasha is hardly
allowed to leave the house; his parents get in frequent arguments about this. -
correct-answer - 3
,2|Page
Safety: Veronica's mother is addicted to heroin. She struggles to take care of
Veronica's basic needs. - correct-answer - 3
Medical Health: 9-year-old Paula has leukemia and her doctors say that she might
not live for more than one year. - correct-answer - 3
Self-Injurious Behavior: 4-year-old Ryan has been banging his head repeatedly
against the floor. His skull has begun to change shape because of this behavior
and he has started to have painful headaches. - correct-answer - 3
Aggressive Behavior: Oles is always hitting his dog; so far, his mother has been
unable to get him to stop. - correct-answer - 2
,3|Page
Intentional Misbehavior: When Suzy's parents have people over, Suzy will swear
to get attention. - correct-answer - 1
Sexually Reactive Behavior: Tom was abused by his foster dad and now engages in
sexually inappropriate touching. - correct-answer - 2
Bullying Others: Daryl is a 4-year-old who was recently disciplined for taking the
toys of another child at day care. - correct-answer - 2
Fire Setting: Michael is always playing with matches. - correct-answer - 1
Flight Risk: Justin used to bolt from his mother's side in stores. He has not done
this in 8 months. - correct-answer - 1
, 4|Page
Birth Weight: Ethel was born underweight. Her doctors fear that because of this
she may suffer developmental delays. - correct-answer - 2
Prenatal Care: Romanna's mom had only 5 doctor's visits when she was pregnant.
- correct-answer - 1
Labor and Delivery: Amber has cerebral palsy because she was deprived of oxygen
when she was born. - correct-answer - 3
Substance Exposure: Frank was born addicted to cocaine. - correct-answer - 3
Parent or Sibling Problems: Serge's mom is developmentally delayed. - correct-
answer - 3
