Analyzing Discipline Problems

Question 1 (5 points)

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The first step to reaching long-term discipline goals is to:

Question 1 options:

	a) set specific consequences for specific behaviors.
	b) set up a reward program.
	c) determine the cause of the behavior.
	d) determine the desired results of the discipline plan.

Question 2 (5 points)

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If a child is perfectly content with a situation and the teacher is the unhappy one, it is likely the teacher owns the problem. When this is the case, the teacher can take are to express “I messages,” change expectations, change the environment, remove himself or herself, or:

Question 2 options:

	a) get outside help.
	b) use related consequences.
	c) change the curriculum.
	d) model the desired behavior.

Question 3 (5 points)

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If a child is having outbursts because of a serious emotional problem, what would be the appropriate solution?

Question 3 options:

	a) Change adult expectations
	b) Help the child get his needs met
	c) Get outside help
	d) Use related consequences

Question 4 (5 points)

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ALL Children need a nurturing teacher, a flexible classroom environment, a challenging curriculum, and:

Question 4 options:

	a) competition.
	b) toys.
	c) friends.
	d) books.

Question 5 (5 points)

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As Miss Margaret firmly pries twenty-one-month-old Gary’s clenched fingers one-by-one out of another child’s hair, she says with a concerned tone, “Ouch! Pulling hurts. No pulling. Touch gently, please!” Miss Margaret did not punish Gary because she realizes that Gary behaved this way due to:

Question 5 options:

	a) lack of understanding.
	b) lack of communication skills.
	c) mislearning from role models.
	d) unmet emotional needs.

Question 6 (5 points)

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If you are bothered by children’s messiness, exuberance, or lack of logic, you:

Question 6 options:

	a) own the problem.
	b) need to raise your expectations.
	c) must take away children’s choice.
	d) increase formal talking.

Question 7 (5 points)

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Mrs. Brown is feeling a bit irritated by the noise level in her first-grade classroom. She put all the students into cooperative groups to work on a social studies project. The room is slightly noisier than she likes, but when she looks around she sees that all the children are engaged in active learning and all the groups are being productive. What might be the BEST solution to Mrs. Brown’s problem?

Question 7 options:

	a) Change adult expectations
	b) Model desired behavior
	c) Change adult attitude
	d) Use related consequences

Question 8 (5 points)

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Lilly just started day care today. When her teacher turned on the “clean up song” all of the other three-year-olds began to sing and put their toys away, but Lilly just continued playing. Lilly is displaying:

Question 8 options:

	a) a lack of social skills.
	b) inappropriate adult expectations.
	c) unmet emotional needs.
	d) a lack of understanding.

Question 9 (5 points)

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Many violence-prevention guides focus on ___________, which tends to be a focus on symptoms rather than the causes of inappropriate behavior.

Question 9 options:

	a) curriculum
	b) managing behavior
	c) teachable moments
	d) consequences

Question 10 (5 points)

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If a child is unable to emotionally connect to others because her parents do not show her love and acceptance, what would be the appropriate solution?

Question 10 options:

	a) Change adult expectations
	b) Help the child get her needs met
	c) Get outside help
	d) Use related consequences

Question 11 (5 points)

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Teaching children social skills, perspective-taking, __________, and __________ are important discipline strategies that promote lifelong, harmonious social interaction.

Question 11 options:

	a) forgiveness; restitution
	b) effective communication; emotion regulation
	c) forgiveness; emotion regulation
	d) effective communication; restitution

Question 12 (5 points)

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Children who have severe emotional deficits or “unmet emotional needs” will often act out in extremely disruptive ways, or they will:

Question 12 options:

	a) surround themselves with close friends.
	b) express a tremendous amount of fear.
	c) form extreme co-dependencies.
	d) retreat into their shells.

Question 13 (5 points)

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Kyle, age two-and-a-half, is stacking blocks in the block center. Karen is playing beside him with some large cars. As their teacher Janet watches, Karen rolls her car into Kyle’s tower causing it to fall. Kyle hits Karen causing her to cry. Kyle’s behavior is MOST likely due to which of the following causes?

Question 13 options:

	a) Satisfied emotional needs
	b) Age-typical behavior
	c) Inappropriate adult expectations
	d) Above average social skills

Question 14 (5 points)

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_____________ comes only when the child’s needs are met and self-esteem is secure.

Question 14 options:

	a) Guidance
	b) Superficial change
	c) Necessary change
	d) Genuine change

Question 15 (5 points)

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_____________ is the result of a focus on symptoms that may submerge the actual problems and allow them to grow more serious over time.

Question 15 options:

	a) Superficial change
	b) Necessary change
	c) Guidance
	d) Genuine change

Question 16 (5 points)

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Carl is getting tired of two children in his three-year-old room having wetting accidents on the playground. While this is age-typical behavior, the class always uses the restroom before they go outside. These two boys are wetting themselves at least once a week, making Carl have to send them inside for clean clothes. He has tried talking to their parents and giving them stickers for days when they are dry at the end of playtime, but nothing seems to work. In thinking about the cause of this problem, which of the following would be the BEST solution?

Question 16 options:

	a) Use related consequences
	b) Give attention only for desirable behavior
	c) Get outside help
	d) Change adult attitude

Question 17 (5 points)

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Mr. White hears Brian yelling loudly across the room for his friend James. Mr. White quietly walks over to Brian and whispers to him the rule about quiet voices inside. Mr. White knows that the noise level in the classroom has been elevated lately, mainly due to him becoming rather relaxed about talking loudly himself. To help Brian and the other children correct these behaviors, which one of the related solutions below would be BEST?

Question 17 options:

	a) Changing adult expectations
	b) Modeling desired behavior
	c) Changing adult attitude
	d) Using related consequences

Question 18 (5 points)

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Mislearning causes much undesirable behavior. Sometimes mislearning is caused by accidental reinforcement of inappropriate behavior and sometimes mislearning is caused by:

Question 18 options:

	a) lack of understanding.
	b) lack of social skills.
	c) inappropriate role models.
	d) inappropriate age-typical behavior.

Question 19 (5 points)

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Teachers have dozens of minor incidents daily that are caused by all of the following EXCEPT lack of:

Question 19 options:

	a) communication skills.
	b) perspective-taking skills.
	c) opportunities.
	d) ability to enter play.

Question 20 (5 points)

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Ms. Wiggs is trying to read a story about elephants before her first grade class leaves that morning for a trip to the local zoo. The children have already sat through calendar and weather time, as well as a sharing time on what they would see at the zoo that day. The children are starting to get restless and some are poking at each other. Mrs. Wiggs is beginning to lose her patience. What is the possible cause of the children’s behavior?

Question 20 options:

	a) Lack of social skills
	b) Inappropriate adult expectations
	c) Unmet emotional needs
	d) Lack of understanding