Ch. 38-40 Quiz Flashcards
What type of play reproduces adult behavior and when does it occur?
Imitative play occurs toward the end of the preschool years
How do children change physically during the preschool years?
More vertical growth, increase in muscle strength, agility, and fine motor skills
What cognitive stage are preschoolers in?
Still preoperational phase, with increased verbal skills
What is the average weight gain for preschoolers?
5 pounds per year
What is the average height gain for a preschooler?
2.5-3 inches per year
According to Erikson, what develops during the preschool years?
Superego/conscience. Sense of right and wrong
What is the chief psychosocial task of preschoolers?
Developing a sense of initiative
Preschoolers are ready for school at about what age?
5-6 years old
What stage of moral development does Kohlberg say preschoolers are in?
Preconventional or premoral
What type of thinking is often used?
Magical thinking
What changes in body image occur during the preschool years?
Racial identity, biases, differences in appearance, poorly defined body boundaries (skin broken = blood leaking out)
What are some sexuality changes going on in the preschooler?
Form strong attachment to parent of opposite sex, modesty, dress-up, sexual exploration, questions
What social process is completed in the preschooler?
Separation/individuation
Do preschoolers engage in associative play? What is it?
Yes. Playing together with no organization or rules
What is the difference between night terrors and nightmares?
In terrors the child is only partially awakened from non-dream sleep. Nightmares involve full waking
If you are trying to destroy or impair a child’s self-esteem it is considered _____ abuse.
Emotional
Fabricating an illness to harm a child is called what?
Munchausen by proxy syndrome
Ascribing lifelike qualities to inanimate objects is called _____.
Animism
Failure to meet a child’s need for affection, attention, and emotional nurturance is called _____.
Emotional neglect
What kinds of play do preschoolers engage in?
Associative, imitative, imaginative, dramatic
What fears do preschoolers often have?
Dark, alone, animals, ghosts, sexual matters, anything associated with pain
How much sleep does a preschooler need?
11 hours (book says 12 hours)
What do you call behavior that attempts to hurt others or destroy property?
Aggression
What tool is used for speech screening?
Denver articulation screening
What speech problems are common in preschoolers?
Stuttering/stammering and dysfluency
What is dyslalia?
An articulation problem caused by pressuring them to produce sounds ahead of their level
How do preschoolers understand, adjust to work out life’s experiences?
Through play
The deprivation of necessities is called _____.
Physical neglect
What psychosocial development in a preschoolers life brings/provides a feeling of accomplishment in his activities?
A sense of initiative. (initiative vs. guilt)
How would you describe the average preschoolers frame?
Slender but sturdy
What moral/spiritual sense do preschoolers develop?
A concrete sense of justice
Can most preschoolers independently brush and floss their teeth?
No
What age group primarily gets varicella?
Under 15
Erythema infectiosum. Also called _____ _____, is characterized by _____.
Fifth disease. Rash in three stages
What pathogen causes Fifth disease?
Human parvovirus
What causes roseola? How does it present?
Human herpes virus type 6. High fever, then rash
What is rubeola? Where does it often present?
Measles. Buccal mucosa
What agent causes mumps?
Paramyxovirus
What is a major complication of whooping cough?
Pneomonia
What is rubella and what is its major complication?
German measles. Teratogenic effect on fetus
What causes scarlet fever and what are its complications?
Group A strep. Carditis, peritonsillar abscess, glomerulonephritis
What child demographics are predisposed to abuse?
Disabled, preterm, under 3 years old
Physiologically, what does the school age period begin and end with?
Begins with shedding of deciduous teeth and ends with puberty
Is it a time of fast or gradual growth in school age children?
Gradual
How much does height and weight increase by per year during the school years?
Height by 2 inches a year and weight by 2-3 kg per year
Do males and females differ much in size in the school age years?
No
What happens to the heart and bladder in the school age years?
Bladder increases in size, heart still small in relation to rest of the body
What is prepubescence defined as?
The 2 years preceding puberty