health and growth Flashcards
1
Q
How does sleep affect growth, cognitive functioning, and behavioral adjustment
A
- better attention and focus
- memory consolidation
- memory generalization
- extraction of implicit knowledge
2
Q
Why changes in start time in high school has proved important?
A
- increases attendance, grades
- less tardiness, falling asleep in class, caffeine consumption
- fewer motor vehicle crashes, depression symptoms
3
Q
how does nutrition affect healthy growth?
A
- fuel for growth
- nutrients critical for optimal development
- less distracted, more attentive
4
Q
puberty
A
- Set of biological processes that change the child into a sexually mature person
- Not one single event, but a process
- Many changes:
- Skeletal growth, maturation of sex organs, fat and muscle composition and distribution, respiratory and circulatory systems, nervous and endocrine systems
- Timing: Girls: 10.5-15 Boy: 11.5-17
- Timing of puberty is changing
- Effects of health, nutrition, and stress