Chapter 6: Health Promotion of School-Age Children (6-12 years) Flashcards
How much weight do school age children gain each year?
4.4-6.6 lbs each year
How much taller do school age children grow each year?
2 inches per year
When does prepubescence occur?
Preadolescence
When does onset of psychologic changes begin?
Around the age of 9 years, particularly in girls
Is visible sexual maturation seen in boys during preadolescence?
Minimally
What teeth erupt in this stage?
Permanent
What is Piaget’s phase for school-age children?
Concrete operations
Piaget: Concrete operations
- Transition from perceptual to ____ thinking
- Masters the concept of _____
- Learns to tell ____
- Classifies more _____
- Able to see the _____ of others
- Able to _____
- Conceptual
- Conversation
- Time
- Complex information
- Perspective of others
- Solve problems
What Erikson’s stage is for school aged children?
Industry vs. Inferiority
A sense of industry is achieved through the development of skills and knowledge tat allows the child to provide meaningful ______ to society.
Contribution
Creating systems that reward successful mastery of skills and tasks can create a sense of ____ in children who are unable to complete the tasks or acquire the skills
Inferiority
Are early school aged chilled able to understand the reasoning behind rules and expectations for behavior?
No
T/F: Early school aged children believe what they think is wrong, and what others tell them is right
True
Early school aged children sometimes interpret ____ as punishments
Accidents
Late school aged children are able to judge the intentions of an act rather than just its ____
Consequences