health and growth Flashcards

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How does sleep affect growth, cognitive functioning, and behavioral adjustment

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  • better attention and focus
  • memory consolidation
  • memory generalization
  • extraction of implicit knowledge
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Why changes in start time in high school has proved important?

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  • increases attendance, grades
  • less tardiness, falling asleep in class, caffeine consumption
  • fewer motor vehicle crashes, depression symptoms
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how does nutrition affect healthy growth?

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  • fuel for growth
  • nutrients critical for optimal development
  • less distracted, more attentive
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puberty

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  • 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
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