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According to CDC, what % of children have a disability?
17%( %10-%20)
What are the 3 domains of function?
- Biophysical (sensorimotor skills)
- Psychological (motivation, concentration & social well-being)
- Sociocultural (ability to interact with others)
What is “Development”?
The changes that occur in a person’s lifetime from life to death
What statement is false about infants movement?
Most infant reflexesare integrated at 4-6months of age
What is true about flexibility between boys and girls?
They are equal up to the age of 12
A 6-10 year old watched a man parachute out of a plane. According to Piaget, what stage is the child in?
Concrete operational
If you give a baby a toy for doing somehting good, what is this an example of?
Positive reinforcement (Skinner)
What theory does pediatric physical therapy revolve around?
Neural-maturationist
What system is most commonly used in PT today?
Dynamic Systems Theory
A baby cries as his mother leaves and ignores her when she returns - what type of attachment is this?
Insecure
The neural tube closes when and at what level?
It closes at 3 weeks gestation and goes cephalo caudal and vice versa from either C4 or T4
What is the earliest reflex in the womb?
What is the earliest oral?
- Stepping Reflex at 11 weeks gestation
- Gag reflex at 17 weeks gestation
What is the first and most developed sense to form?
Hearing at 3 months
