Development and behavior 6-11 and 11-20 ( NEWMAN)

Question 1

is a screening definitive or diagnostic?

Answer 1

NO, just a tool used to identify children that may need further evaluation

Question 2

when does sefl esteem become a central issue?

Answer 2

middle childhood (6-11 years old)

Question 3

what is middle childhood?

Answer 3

ages 6-11

Question 4

what are some growth numbers that happen in middle childhood?

Answer 4

• gain 3 kg/year
• grow 2-2.5 inches/ year
• permanent teeth grow in 4 /year

Question 5

what are some complex movements that kids learn to perform in middle childhood?

Answer 5

dance, basketball, ice skating

Question 6

when does interest in the other gender start appearing?

Answer 6

middle childhood ( for jeff, it was at 48 hours after birth)

Question 7

what is a huge problem/question in middle childhood with sports participation/

Answer 7

when do parents allow the kid to quit ( he says when it becomes a nuisance to get them to practice, but explain to them that they cant just go join another activity)

Question 8

what increases kids chance for injury with contact sports in middle childhod/

Answer 8

skeletal immaturity

Question 9

is holding a child back usually the answer to make a child more ready?

Answer 9

NO

Question 10

what is key when getting a child ready for school?

Answer 10

identify issues with learning early and get them ready for school

Question 11

what has made it easier to identify kids with learning disability and/or ADHD?

Answer 11

the increasing demands on kids in pre school, and in early grades

Question 12

what can be an initiating factor to bring out other problems in middle childhood kids lives?

Answer 12

facing more abstract problems can lead to other problems starting to emerge ( hearing, vision, ADHD, family dysfunction, anxiety)

Question 13

what is the key to success in middle childhood?

Answer 13

early identification, early intervention, BEFORE self esteem suffers

Question 14

what are teh three spheres that chanegs happen in for social/emotional development?

Answer 14

home/family, school, neighborhood

Question 15

what is the most influential “sphere” in middle childhood? home, school, or neighborhood?

Answer 15

family/home

Question 16

what is the central ingredient to self esteem ?

Answer 16

popularity

Question 17

when does true awareness of racial differences develop ?

Answer 17

in middle school

Question 18

when do kids have a conscience?

Answer 18

by 5 or 6

Question 19

when do kids understand the concept of reciprocity?

Answer 19

by 10

Question 20

what are the landmarks for early, middle and late adolescents?

Answer 20

early- tanner stage 1-2
middle- tanner 3-5
later tanner 5
these are NOT based on age

Question 21

what is “puberty?

Answer 21

a biological process in which a child becomes an adult

Question 22

what are some cognitive things that become evident in adolescance?

Answer 22

reasoning, judgement

Question 23

what are the differneces in moral thinking in teh different stages of adolescence?

Answer 23

pre adolescence- perceive right and wrong as absolutes

mid-adolescence- “what ifs”

Question 24

when do adults outside the family become role models?

Answer 24

early adolescence

Question 25

what is “all important” in early adolescence?

Answer 25

belonging

Question 26

what is the pediatricians role in early adolescence?

Answer 26

talks to patient, and parents, take note of abnormal things

Question 27

what is HEADS/SF/FIRST

Answer 27

home, education/school, abuse, drugs, safety, sexuality/identity, family/friends, image, recreation, spirituality, threats and violence

Question 28

when is the growth spurt for boys and girls?

Answer 28

boys= 13.5 years
girls= 11.5 years9 menarche usually about a year after this)
This is middle adolescence

Question 29

what happens in middle adolescence with moral development?

Answer 29

questioning everything, understand how their actions affect others, gain a personal code of ethics

Question 30

what is important in middle adolesence for self concept?

Answer 30

affiliation with a peer group

Question 31

what is the most important relationship in middle adolescence?

Answer 31

peers

Question 32

what happens in teh sexuality of a middle adolescent?

Answer 32

kids acknowledge their attraction and sexual identity, but usually not to others

Question 33

when do kids become future oriented?

Answer 33

late adolescence