Child Life Exam Child Life Family Systems and Assessment 2

Question 1

When conducting a family assessment, which tool visually represents the family structure including relationships, medical history, and patterns across generations?

Accepted Answer

Genogram

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Ecomap

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Care plan

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Progress note

Question 2

According to family systems theory, when one child in the family is hospitalized, the MOST accurate expectation is that:

Accepted Answer

The entire family system is affected, including siblings, parents, and extended family

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Only the hospitalized child is affected by the experience

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Siblings are too young to notice any changes

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The family will naturally return to normal functioning without any support

Question 3

A child life specialist conducting a psychosocial assessment identifies that a family recently experienced a home fire and job loss in addition to the child's hospitalization. This information is important because:

Accepted Answer

Cumulative stressors reduce the family's coping capacity and increase psychosocial risk

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It is irrelevant to the child's hospital care

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It explains why the family is at fault for the child's condition

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It should only be shared with the billing department

Question 4

When a family's cultural practices conflict with the standard care approach, the child life specialist should:

Accepted Answer

Serve as a cultural mediator to help the team understand the family's perspective and find collaborative solutions

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Insist that the family follow hospital protocol without exception

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Ignore the cultural practices as irrelevant to medical care

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Defer entirely to the family's wishes without involving the medical team

Question 5

An ecomap assessment tool is MOST useful for identifying:

Accepted Answer

The family's connections to external support systems and community resources

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The child's developmental level and cognitive abilities

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Specific pain management interventions that have been tried

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The child's academic achievement history

Question 6

When assessing sibling needs during a brother's or sister's hospitalization, the child life specialist should prioritize identifying:

Accepted Answer

The siblings' understanding of the illness, emotional responses, and changes in family dynamics

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Whether the siblings are performing well in school

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How much the siblings are costing the family in babysitting fees

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Whether the siblings would prefer to visit or stay away permanently