Cumulative Quiz and Essay
 
1 Class 1: As discussed in the first class on attachment, “bonding” can be a misleading and potentially distressing term for clients. Briefly explain what is meant by “bonding” and what is meant by “attachment.”
Bonding is …
Attachment is…
2 Class 2: A magazine article refers to children that seem to be resilient as “invulnerable.” Based on the Kauai longitudinal study discussed in class, why is this term misleading?



3 Class 3: A client is concerned that her baby does not seem to have developed object permanence. Define object permanence.
Object permanence is



4 Class 4: Robin on Foster Care and Adoption: According to Robin, why do foster preschoolers often find out what buttons to push to annoy their new families?




5 Class 4: How do you know if a child has the cognitive ability to decenter?



6 Class 4 & 5: You are designing play therapy kits for (a) preschool-age children (3-6) and (b) school-age children (ages 6-11) . Based on what you know about changes in play, the preschool kit encourages ___________ play while the school-age kits has __________________.
7 Class 6: You tell a parent client that her child shows signs of dissociation during play therapy. Define dissociation in words your client can understand.




8 Class 6: From the New York Times (March 9) “Among teenagers who pledged not to have sex before marriage, a majority did not live up to their vows, according to a national study reported here on Tuesday. The teenagers also developed sexually transmitted diseases at about the same rate as adolescents who had not made such pledges.” Adolescents tend to become very idealistic and may have unrealistic expectations, especially involving abstract notions like love, faithfulness, and honor. From Piaget’s cognitive stage theory, this is a consequence of the stage of ________________  ___________________.
9 Class 7: According to a recent report announced by the American Psychological Society “The most widely used PTSD intervention, psychological debriefing, seeks to prevent symptoms by having trauma survivors share memories or relive the experience. Unfortunately, a number of scientific studies have raised substantial concerns about the actual impact this and similar methods. A new report examining the current body of research on the efficacy of psychological debriefing found ”no convincing evidence that debriefing reduces the incidence of PTSD, and some controlled studies suggest that it may impede natural recovery from trauma.“ While most people who participate in psychological debriefing say it was helpful, controlled studies showed little or no effect on the onset of PTSD. ”These reports that the method is helpful may reflect little more than polite expressions of gratitude for attention received,“ the authors wrote. ”Most studies show that individuals who receive debriefing fare no better than those who do not receive debriefing.“ According to the authors, the vast majority of trauma survivors recover from initial posttrauma reactions without professional help. Other factors, such as a family history of mental illness, one’s social network of family and friends, and varying ways in which people process stressful stimuli appear to be more directly correlated to the manifestation of PTSD.”

In a sentence or two, does this research contradict Gil’s work on PTSD and play therapy in children?
Contradict?             Yes          No            Maybe
Short Explanation:
10 Class 8: According to Gil, why are adolescents often reluctant to talk to therapists?



TOTAL SCORE: _________  out of 10 points
12 Essay
12.1 Please read the article Attachment disorder draws a closer look. Although we have only touched on attachment disorder (described more in the article), I want you to consider how you might approach such a disorder in therapy with adopted children and their families. You have two child clients with diagnosed attachment disorder who were adopted from an orphanage in Iraq. One was in the orphanage for his first six months and his older sibling was in the orphanage for her first 24 months. Please discuss how you would help these two children and their families. Apply what you have learned about (a) attachment classifications and working models in infancy and toddlerhood (b) egocentric and social-perspective taking in early and middle childhood (c) self-esteem and self-evaluation in middle childhood.  Also, based on what you about adolescence and therapy for adolescence do you agree with Ms. Shield’s letter? As always, your responses will be evaluated largely by your ability to make use of course materials (Robin’s talk, videos).