Review for Childhood Test 4 Flashcards
Most common pediatric orthopedic injury
Broken Collarbone
heigh gained in preschool?
2.5 to 3.5 inches
Weight gained in preschool?
4 to 5 pounds in weight every year
Who is taller than average from the siblings?
The oldest
Heigh in Smoking mothers vs. non smoking mothers
If they did not smoke, then they will be taller than those who do smoke.
Ethnicity and Height
Those of african or European ancestors are likely to be taller than those of Aisan descent
Sleeping patterns at age of 2
reported to be sleeping about 11.5 hours per day
parasomnias
Minor sleep disturbances such as walking and talking while still asleep; usually disappear without special intervention as children grow older.
nightmares
frightening dreams that usually happen in the latter half of the night and that may awaken the child from sleep; often recalled by the child in the morning
night terrors
Physical trashing and voca distress, which do not awaken the child from sleep; almost never recalled by the child; usually occur in the hour or two after falling asleep.
Enuresis
Bed-Wetting, which is linked to genetic factors and which usually disappears without special treatment as children grow older.
% of children 4-6 wet their beds
25
what gender is most likely to wet bed?
more common among boys than among girls
is it genetic?
identical twings more likely to concord in bed-wetting than fraternal twins
nature vs. nurture in synapses
Genetic influences direct the development of the cells themselves. Expereince becomes influential because synapses that are active remain in place.
myelination
the process through which neural axons become coated with a fatty sheath of myelin, providing insulation and enabling rapid transmission of neural impulses
hemispheres
In the human brain, the term for the two halves of the cerebral cortex, because they look like “half-spheres”
handedness
The preference that most people show for completing skilled actions with one hand rather than the other
Ambidextrous
Lack of preference for right or left hand’ ability to use either hand equally well.
gross moter skills
Motor skills that use the large mmuscles; examples are running and jumping
Fine motor skills
Motor skills that involve use of small muscles; examples are fastening buttons and eating with a spoon
Activity level
The amount of sheer physcial movement that achild engages in per unit of time. Child is most active in this stage than they will be ever before
who is better at fine motor skills?
Girls are generally better at fine moto skills
What are fine motor skills?
Putting together puzzles, cutting paper with scissors, and stringing beads.
What has the girls become quicker at fine motor skils?
They have to dress themsleves and cook for themselves making them more independent and more likely to learn the fine motor skills
what helps improve motor skills?
Practice
What happens when parents see preschoolers eat less?
Adults often worry that children are not getting adequate nutrition
how do children eat better?
They eat better when an adult is nearby, particularly when the adult shares the meal or snack with them
obesity
an overweight condition defined as people who weigh at least 30% more than the ideal weight for their height and age; in early childhood, those weighing more than 95% of children of the same age and gender
percent increase of obse children
went from 6% to 10%
percent of obse children ages 2 to 5 by 2004
13.90%
percentage of children who are undernutritioned
15% of children from low income families and about 2% of childre nfrom middle-income families were not getting enough
what ethnicity is more common to be overweight?
It is more common among Mexican Americans preschool children
what causes obesity
among preschool children is as much a matter of too little physical activity as it is one of overeating
what proves that _____ is the key to keep overweight away?
at this age, boys are more likley than girls to be physically active at this age, and boys are less likley to be overweight
How many children died of Measles?
Measles alone killed 3k american children every eyar
What has happened to smallpox
small pox has been largely eradicated thanks to vaccines
What has happened to polio?
Polio has been all but eliminated
Incidence of measles after vaccine
It has been greatly reduced
percentage of children who have received vaccine
5 to 6 year olds 95% of the population has full complement of vaccines for preventable diseases in the U.S.
minor infections
sore throats, body aches, runny noses
average infection of minority category
between 7 and 10 of these minor infections per calendar year, almost one every month for the average young child
what have most children had by age of 3
most children have had to battle otitis media, an ear infection to the middle ear, and some children have even had several
what is the most common form of serious injury for young children?
motor vehicle crashes
booster seat
a type of safety seat used in a motor vehicle to restrain children who weigh 40 to 80 pounds
percentage of children killed who were killed in motor vehicle accidents?
40%
what is another cuase of unintentional death
drowning, burns and bicycle accidents
what are some environmental threats to children’s health
air pollution, contaminated water, and exposure to dangerous chemicals
why are children more vulnerabl than adults?
they are more vulnerable because their organs and tissues are still developing and their immune systems are not fully developed
what impact does air quality have on children?
developent of their lungs and their general health is impacted from this
environmental tabacco smoke
Smoke from cigarettes and other tobacco products that exists in the enviornments of somokers; often called secondhand smoke
neurtoxins
Chemical substances that are harmful to children’s developing nervous systems, such as lead on mercury
asthma
a condition that impairs breathing due to narrowing and inflamation of the air passageways triggered by allergens or other environmental substances
allergens
specific substances, such as pllens and environmental tobacco smoke, that may trigger allergic reactions among individuals who are allergic to them
astham is more commen in what gender
boys
what ethnicity is affected more by asthma?
more black than white children
what income class is more subsceptiable to asthma?
children from low-income homes than among those from middle-income homes
Emotional and Sexual abuse are more common in
among children than among infants and toddlers
abuse and neglect may cuase
serious provlems in children’s behavior, peer relations, and self-esteem
how do you outweigh malnutrition
supportive influences can help
egocentrism
children’s inability to take perspectives different from their own
representational skill
the ability to recognize that one object stands for another, as, for example, pretending a banana is a telephone
dual representation
the ability to mentally represent both a symbol and its referent
pretend play results from what
children’s increased representational skills
at around what time do children begin to understand models/representational skills increase
by the time they turn 3 years old
what does the children need to do in order for symbolic object representation to exist?
the child must represent both the symbol itself and its relationshion to its referent
sociodramatic play
a type of play that involves enactment of roles and stories, such as “You be the dad and I’ll be the mom, and we’ll go to the grocery store, okay?”
what are some characteristics that occuer under sociodramatic play?
they incude others in their elaborate pretend scenarios, and are more likely to use a wider array of object as props
imagnary companions
invisible characters that children play wth and talk about butt that have no apparent basis in reality
does everyone have an imaginary companion
46% of those who had no imaginary companion at 3 or 4 had invented one by the time they were 6 or 7 years old
who is more likely to have imaginary companions
those who have no siblings or firstborn children, and children who spend less time watching television