school age (WEEK 5) Flashcards
what are some biology and genetics for school age?
school age is 5-12yrs old
- physical growth is much slower compared to infancy
- motor skills are perfected
-mental abilities grow - personal responsibility in hygiene and nutrition grows
what about respiration?
changes in muscles of breathing. before the age of 6 years diaphragm primary breathing muscle. after 6 years of age thoracic muscles develop. respiration slows to 14-24bpm
what about cardiac?
heart slowly grows in size and heart rate slows to 60-160bpm
what other biology functions to note?
- increase GI system maturity
- bladder capacity increases
- immune system better able to antigen-antibody response
what about oral development
transition from deciduous to permanent teeth
loses and gain 4 teeth a year between 6-13yrs old
what are the 3 components for nutritional metabolic pattern?
1) nutritional guidelines
2) factors influencing food intake
3) nutritional education
define enuresis and 2 types
involuntary urination at an age when control should be present
primary: children with primary enuresis have never achieved bladder control
secondary: secondary enuresis has periods of dryness and recurrent enuresis
what is nocturnal vs diurnal enuresis
nocturnal: involuntary enuresis that occurs at least once a month
diurnal enuresis: wetting during anytime
define encopresis
persistent voluntary or involuntary passing of stool into Childs underpants after the age of 4 years
what about sleep?
no difficulty sleeping
no need for naps in between
most common problems is night terrors or sleep walking
Piaget vs school age
they live on classifying and ordering
so they live by rules. they cant abstract think. if you say this is the way its going to be then thats the way it has to be
