Chapter 4: physical growth and health

Question 1

The Neuroconstructivist View

Answer 1

Biological processes+Environmental influences = Brain development

Neural plasticity

Brain development=cognitive development

Question 2

Brain Growth

Answer 2

Birth to three years
- Myelination
- Dendritic spreading

Adolescence
- Corpus callosum
- Amygdala

Late adolescence to Early Adulthood
- Prefrontal cortex

Question 3

Neural Plasticity

Answer 3

Before synaptogenesis is complete, there is some flexibility in synapse development and function; brain can compensate for deficits or problems in brain development by reorganizing synapses (high before 2 yrs, then lowers)

Special cases: extreme deprivation (privation)

Question 4

Most common childhood illness

Answer 4

Cancer
Cardiovascular Disease
Asthma
Obesity
Poverty

Question 5

Issues in Childhood

Answer 5

Nutrition, feeding during infancy, overweight/obesity, malnutrition