Rogers Chapter 8

Question 1

The age range of five or six to approximately 11 years old, is a time when growth and development continue at a steady pace, consistent, particularly in the area of physical, cognitive, and motor skills.

Answer 1

Middle child hood

Question 2

Increases in height, weight, muscle mass, and coordination skills. Skeletal structure is taking it’s adult shape as permanent teeth are established and bones become harder. Continue development andRefinement of motor skills such as hitting, running, jumping, climbing, and other activities that require fine motor skills with the fingers and hands.

Answer 2

Developmental milestones in middle childhood: Physical

Question 3

Continued development of critical thinking skills and the ability to think with more flexibility and complexity than before. Gains in memory, attention, and the ability to think about details of tasks. Long-term memory tends to increase during this time as does children’s ability to link new information with existing knowledge.

Answer 3

Developmental milestones in middle child hood: cognitive

Question 4

Increased ability to define self through internal and social characteristics. Increased ability to understand complex emotions. Improvements in the ability to control and redirect emotions.

Answer 4

Developmental milestones in middle childhood: personality and emotion

Question 5

Theory that Emphasizes what people encounter in their environment as well as how they adapt to their environment. Focuses on how people think and solve problems
What are some limitations?

Answer 5

Sternburgs triarchic theory of intelligence
Limitations: it describes only one of many factors that can impact human behavior. The underlying concept can be difficult to define, measure, and evaluate. How do you social workers define StreetSmarts for example

Question 6

This is akin to the usual way we think about intelligence. It describes intelligence that is based in the way people process and analyze information. This component focuses on the way people formulate ideas, argue points, and evaluate results. People who are high in this term perform well on standardized IQ tests

Answer 6

Sternburgs theory of intelligence: componential intelligence

Question 7

This component Stress is the practical side of a person’s intelligence. It emphasizes a persons ability to adapt to new situations and to successfully navigate in different environments. Another way to describe this component as StreetSmarts. People who are high in this term or good at working the system or jumping through the hoops.

Answer 7

Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence: Contextual intelligence

Question 8

States that individuals can possess Competencies in many areas, including linguistic, spatial, interpersonal, and natural.

Answer 8

Howard Garner’s theory of Multiple intelligences

Question 9

1First developed by French psychologist Alfred B’nai in 19 05 two identify children with learning problems. He developed the concept of mental age which compares a persons mental development with that of others
2 this score is calculated by dividing a persons mental age by her or his chronological age and then multiplying the quotient by 100
3 developed by David W to test three different age groups of 4 to 6 1/2 years of age, 6 to 16 years of age, and adults 17 years and older. The skills provide an overall score as well as two separate scores on verbal and performance IQ

Answer 9

Standardized intelligence tests: 1 Stanford Benet intelligence test
2 intelligence quotient
3 Wechler scales

Question 10

1 Are generally defined as problems among children who demonstrate normal or above normal intelligence and who show no signs of development disability but struggle in some area of their academic performance.
2 which results in severe reading and spelling impairments

Answer 10

Learning disabilities

2 Dyslexia

Question 11

Is characterized by consistent displays of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Children with the same easily bored, have trouble focusing on tasks and activities, then Mr. high levels of activity, show and unwillingness or inability to think before acting, and exhibit low levels of impulse control.

Answer 11

Attention deficit hyper activity disorder

Question 12

1 fear of meeting new people or of embarrassing oneself in social situations
2 unreasonable fear of separating from home or primary caregivers
3 unpredictable and repeated panic attacks, marked by hyperventilating and increased heart rate
4 generalized panic or anxiety due to witnessing experiencing a dramatic event
5 unreasonable fear of specific triggers such as dogs, spiders, air travel, or large crowds

Answer 12

1 social anxiety disorder
2 separation anxiety disorder
3 Panic disorder
4 post dramatic stress disorder
5. Phobia

Question 13

Consist of children of roughly the same age, or a part of children’s immediate environment they can have a lasting effect on their development. Because of their similarity in age and experience, these can offer one another valuable information about their abilities in the relation to the outside world

Answer 13

Peer groups

Question 14

Types of play:
1 type of play that is on characteristic of typical play. Travel often appears to be standing around, not doing anything, or engaging in movements or activities that seem to lack a goal or purpose. Charles often watching events happening around him or her
2 Play that involves —

Answer 14

1 unoccupied
2 solitary
3 onlooker

Question 15

Types of play:
4 Play that occurs simultaneously but separately from play of other children. Tell me play with similar toys or in similar manner as other children. As children age, they are less likely to engage in this type of play
5 type of play that involves a great deal of social interaction with other children, but please still very individualistic. The children play together, there is no real organization of, or attention being paid to, the play that is occurring. For example, children may talk together or share toys, but they are focused on their own activities
6 Play that include social interaction with organized activity and a sense of group identity children share a purpose in play and work toward a common goal

Answer 15

Types of play:
4parallel
5 associative
6 cooperative

Question 16

Formally known as collaborative problem-solving; this is an evidence-based approach informed by Al Derian, medical, and cognitive behavioral concepts

Answer 16

Discipline in middle childhood: collaborative and proactive solutions

Question 17

The use of physical punishment, particularly spanking, on children.

Answer 17

Physical punishment: Corporal punishment

Question 18

1 how children cope with problems, including predivorce stress, is a good predictor of how they will cope with the divorce and its aftermath
2 children who are able to cognitively process the divorce as well as understand the complex nuances behind the reasons for the divorce will probably fare better than their younger counterparts, who are less likely to grasp why the divorce is occurring
3 Earlier research has indicated the boys are just better to divorce and girls. However more current research suggests that these differences may be less significant than or originally thought. The girls may still struggle slightly more than their male counterparts, trends toward increasing participation by fathers after divorce and very in custody arrangements maybe easing the difficulties that female children experience throughout the divorce

Answer 18

Separation and divorce:
1 coping ability
2 Level of development
3 Gender

Question 19

Definitions of families in the ways in which families form are changing. Increasing numbers of blended families, single parent and cohabitating partner household families, and gay and lesbian families are driving questions about how family structures affect travel development

Answer 19

Alternative family forms

Question 20

1Often remarried parents bring together two sets of children which results in?
2 children living with cohabitating mothers are single mother caregivers, even when these mothers are well educated or not as likely to attain a higher education as children households with married caregivers. Girls living in single parent households demonstrate more problematic behavior such as aggression then girls living with two caregivers single parents to perceive fewer social supports in financial resources report higher levels of stress and more behavioral problems with their children

Answer 20

1 Stepfamilies and blended families

2 Single parent and cohabitating households

Question 21

1 this persists in our education system and many factors contributing to Learning outcome disparities experienced by ethnic minority children. These factors include students socioeconomic backgrounds, and equitable funding of schools, discriminatory labeling and handling of students problematic behavior, cultural experiences of ethnic my Nordie children who feel they are expected to act white and school, tracking practices that keep schools internally segregated, resources, supports, mentors, and networks available to students, and latent functions of schools curricula
2 This mandated that all children with disabilities have access to free appropriate education and the name was changed to this in 1990
3 means that the setting in which education for students with disabilities takes place is a similar and equal to that of other students as possible.
4 Mainstreaming

Answer 21

Children in the educational context:
1 achievement gap
2 individuals with disabilities education act IDEA
3 Least restrictive environment LRE
4 The current philosophy on educating children with disabilities is it they should spend time in regular classrooms interacting with children who do not have disabilities, this is known as?

Question 22

Certificates that can be used to pay for schools of parents choosing, have been touted as a solution to poorly performing schools. This allows students to attend a school of their parents choice. Specifically these are given to parents in Lou of tax dollars that would otherwise be spent on public education.

Answer 22

School choice and vouchers: school vouchers