Play Therapy

question 48

Multiple Choice

Play therapy

• A)is most likely to be used with children in the upper elementary school grades or older who are able to play the role of another person.
• B)often uses play as a way to adapt more verbal psychotherapeutic approaches to children in order to facilitate communication.
• C)is used primarily with children who experience play difficulties with their peers.
• D)is used to allow treatment to approximate the mother-child relationship.

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Definitions:

Projection

A defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own unwanted feelings, motives, or thoughts to another person.

Threatening Impulses

Internal desires or drives that are perceived as dangerous or unacceptable, leading to anxiety or psychological discomfort.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies used unconsciously by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety and cope with reality or maintain self-image.

Fixation

An obsessive interest or feeling towards a particular object or idea that can result from unresolved conflicts, particularly those stemming from early childhood.