Test Bank for Dulcan’s Textbook Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry/ Assessing the Preschool-Age Child
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2.1 The significant developmental differences between preschool- and school-age children require a tailored
approach to obtaining a history and mental status exam. Which of the following principles should be kept
in mind when evaluating a preschool-age child?
A. The most meaningful evaluation occurs when the child is evaluated without the primary caregiver.
B. The mental status examination should be conducted in the context of play.
C. The preschooler should be evaluated in one session to avoid conflicting results.
D. It is desirable to include only the primary caregiver when evaluating the child.
E. All of the above.
2.2 The Washington University School of Medicine Infant/Preschool Mental Health (WUSM IPMH) clinic uses
a standardized format for evaluating preschool-age children. Which of the following statements correctly
describes this evaluation?
A. The assessment is conducted in one 3-hour session.
B. Free play is observed with the primary caregiver.
C. A semistructured observation with secondary caregivers is included.
D. Emotional, psychological, family, and developmental history is obtained only from the mother.
E. None of the above.
2.3 Which of the following actions should be taken by parents to prepare their preschooler for the play evaluation?
A. Parents should provide honest information to the child about the purpose of the evaluation.
B. Parents should not disclose to their child that they have already met with the examiner.
C. Parents should avoid discussing with the child that the examination will involve play.
D. It is best to inform the child about the examination over several days to a week so he/she may ask
questions.
E. Parents should not prepare their child for the examination.
2.4 Which of the following statements regarding conduct of the free-play assessment with the preschooler is
true?
A. A brief separation between the parent and child midway through the free-play session is useful.
B. The clinician should avoid disclosing to the child what was learned about his or her problems from
the meeting with the parents.
C. When the parent asks questions of the therapist during the play session, the therapist should freely
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