After teaching a group of students about therapeutic play, the instructor determines that additional teaching is needed when the students identify what as a characteristic of therapeutic play?
A) Focus on coping
B) Use of a highly structured format
C) Dramatization of emotions
D) Expression of feelings
Ans: B
Therapeutic play is nondirected play, focused on helping the child cope with feelings and fears. Real-life stressors and emotions can be acted out or dramatized, allowing the child to express his or her feelings.
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