CANS Actual Exam Latest Update Questions and Correct Answers Rated A+
Relationship Permanence: 12-year-old Natasha is living in her third
foster home. Her permanency plan calls for her to live with her mother; her mother participates fully in supervised visitation. -ANSWER-2
Child/Youth Involvement with Care: 9-year-old Ben is not
knowledgeable of his needs. -ANSWER-3
Coping and Survival Skills: Don manages adversity quite well, but
does not seem to have much fun. -ANSWER-1
Resiliency: Jen's caregiver has become interested in yoga and is
starting to meditate when she is anxious or distressed. -ANSWER-1
Family Functioning: The family is managing well. -ANSWER-0
Living Situation: Nancy has the occasional fight at home with her
parents; her parents are concerned about her behavior at home. -
ANSWER-1
School/Day Care: A 13-year-old girl's school behavior has resulted in
her being sent to see the school principal -ANSWER-2
Social Functioning: Terrance is socially withdrawn and isolated; he
has minimal social interactions -ANSWER-3
Recreation/Play in Young Children: 5-year-old Patrick tends to cling to
adults while other children play. When he does play, it is unimaginative. -ANSWER-3
Communication: Donnelle has selective mutism and refuses to speak.
He also refuses to point to aid in communication. -ANSWER-3
Physical Health: Cailin has asthma. She is able to take part in gym
class if she has her puffer. -ANSWER-1
Sleep: Reggie is a 16-year-old who stays out late on school nights and
then sleeps during class. He often does not get a full night of sleep during the week. -ANSWER-2
Elimination: Monica doesn't like going to the bathroom in public
places. She will hold it in if she has to. Her mother reported to the doctor that Monica complains of frequent stomachaches. -ANSWER-2
Personal Hygiene/ Self-Care: Bronwyn forgets to brush her teeth, but
no one notices. -ANSWER-1
Gender Identity: James reports feeling like he should have been born
a girl instead of a boy. When he told his father, his father threatened to throw him out of the house if James brought it up again. James is so stressed about this that he has been losing sleep. -ANSWER-3
Sexual Development: Marquis is a 17-year-old boy. He has had three
sexual partners in his life, ages 20, 22, and 28. -ANSWER-2
Judgment/Decision Making: 16-year-old Tony enjoys getting drunk
and taking his parents' vehicle out for joy rides. -ANSWER-3
Legal: 14-year-old Don has been arrested in the past for theft, but not
in the last year. -ANSWER-1
Independent Living Skills: Darnell is a 16-year-old boy who will not
bathe if his parents do not tell him to. His parents are worried that when he moves out one day that he will never bathe. They believe that some outside supports will be able to address the issue. -
ANSWER-2
Job Functioning: Tommy was recently fired from his fast food job for
missing work and being rude to the manager. -ANSWER-3
Developmental/Intellectual Disability: A child's intellectual functioning
is so poor that it prevents valid testing. -ANSWER-3
Self-Injurious Behaviour: 8-year-old Ryan has been banging his head
repeatedly against the floor. His skull has begun to change shape because of this behavior and he has started to have painful headaches. -ANSWER-3
Suicide Risk: 15-year-old Amanda was released from the hospital
today after a 5 day stay resulting from her attempt to slit her wrists.She currently reports no active suicidal ideation. -ANSWER-2
Reckless Behavior (Other Self Harm): A 16-year-old boy has received
- speeding tickets since getting his license six months ago. -
ANSWER-2
Danger to Others: Bryan has been in several fights recently. In one
fight last week, he broke the nose of another youth. -ANSWER-2
Sexual Aggression: Darrell has never been sexually aggressive. -
ANSWER-0
Runaway: Carmen was arrested for violating her probation by running
away from a court-ordered treatment program 2 days ago. -ANSWER- 3
Delinquent Behavior: Sean has been staying out past his parents'
curfew. He lives in a town with no legal curfew, but his parents are upset. -ANSWER-0
Fire Setting: 17-year-old Doris was caught carrying matches. She said
she likes to listen to music by candle light which was confirmed by her parents. -ANSWER-0
Intentional Misbehavior: 16-year-old Lauren is always threatening to
commit suicide so that she can be hospitalized and see her favorite therapist who works there. The therapist at the hospital knows that Lauren is not serious and Lauren is at risk of being banned from that hospital. -ANSWER-3
Bullying: Darnell is a member of a gang and has been involved in
intimidating other youth using violence. -ANSWER-3
Medication Compliance: Brittany sometimes forgets to take her
seizure medication, but remembers as soon as she sees the reminder she put on the fridge. -ANSWER-1
Psychosis (Thought Disorder): A 18 year-old boy tells you that he is
hearing voices telling him to get a knife and stab his mother. -