09 Child Development

Question 1

The prenatal period consists of

Answer 1

Conception to birth

Question 2

Infancy lasts from

Answer 2

Birth to 2 years

Question 3

Childhood lasts from

Answer 3

2-10 (Girls)

2-12 Boys

Question 4

Adolescence

Answer 4

10-18 Girls

12-20 Boys

Question 5

What is growth?

Answer 5

A proportionate change in size

Question 6

What is development

Answer 6

Increasing complexity and development

Question 7

What is physical development

Answer 7

Changes in height
weight
sensory capacity
motor skills

Question 8

What is asynchronous growth

Answer 8

body parts grow at their own rate and reach maturity indepenently but in a coordinated fashion

Question 9

Head increases

Answer 9

2x

Question 10

Trunk increases

Answer 10

3x

Question 11

Arms increase

Answer 11

4x

Question 12

Legs Increase

Answer 12

5x

Question 13

Factors in growth

Answer 13

Genetics
Sex
Race
Maternal Size
SES
Nutristion
Endocrine

Question 14

Girls ____ and ____ spurt before boys

Answer 14

height, weight

Question 15

Multiple Births:

Smaller infant _____ and increased _______ delivery

Answer 15

weight

premature

Question 16

Lack of thyroid:

Can replace thyroid and get normal _____ but you cannot improve ____

Answer 16

growth

IQ

Question 17

Children who fall outside of _____ % of population should receive special attention

Answer 17

97

Question 18

Evaluate any ______ changes in growth

Answer 18

unexpected

Question 19

Scammon Curve:

Shows growth of _____ systems

It is ___ shaped with ____ growth in infancy and _____ growth during middle childhood. ______ growth during adolescence

Answer 19

tissue
S
rapid
steady
rapid

Question 20

Neural tissue is completed by this age

Answer 20

6-7

Question 21

Craniofacial lymphoid tissue is ______ % at age 5 and then _____

Answer 21

125

decreases

Question 22

This is the measure by which an individual accumulates knowledge and then uses it to solve problems

Answer 22

Cognition

Question 23

What are some indication of cognitive development

Answer 23

Curiosity
Language development
problem solving

Question 24

Relatively permanent change in behavior that results from experience

Answer 24

learning

Question 25

Unfolding patterns of behavior in a biologically determined, age related sequence

Answer 25

maturation

Question 26

This language is intended to be understood by a listener

Answer 26

social speech

Question 27

talking aloud to oneself with no intent to communicate with anyone else

Answer 27

private speech

Question 28

By _____ grade most children have learned a ________ l but don’t understand many ______

Answer 28

first
language
words

Question 29

This is a person’s style of approaching other people and situationss

Answer 29

temperment

Question 30

_____ of children fit into one of three categories: _____, _______, or slow to ______ ______

Answer 30

2/3
easy
difficult
warm up

Question 31

This type of child ha a happy temperment, regular biological rhythms, and a readiness to accept new experiences

Answer 31

easy

Question 32

This child is irritable, has irregular bio rhythms, and intense responses to situations

Answer 32

difficult

Question 33

This child has a mild temperment, is hesitant about accepting new experiences

Answer 33

slow to warm up

Question 34

Fearfulness:

1. Scared when can’t distinguish ______ from ______
2. Fear of Monsters and _______
3. Scared of ugly people at ages ____ to ____
4. Fear bodily harm and danger at ages _____ to ______
5. Underlying anxiety can come from _____, vivid ______, past experiences

Answer 34

1. pretend, reality
2. ghosts
3. 4-6
4. 10-12
5. TV, Imagination

Question 35

Prevent and treat anxiety

Answer 35

practical methods of dealing with fear

systemic desensitization

modeling