UNIT 7: Schooler, Adolescent and the Family Flashcards
- this age group is under ages 6 to 12 years old
- they are more engrossed in fact than fantasy
- develop first close peer relationships outside the family group
- Often judged by their performance
- Sense of industry and development of positive self-esteem directly influenced by peer group
School Age
In Erikson’s Psychosocial Theory of Development, School Age is under what stage?
Stage 4: Industry vs Inferiority
In Freud’s Psychosexual Theory of Development, School Age is at what stage?
Stage 4: Latent Stage
In Piaget’s Cognitive theory
Concrete Operation
______ gain is more rapid than increase in ______
Weight. Height
During the school-age brain has approximately reached adult size. True or False
True
During the school age, height increases by ______ inches per year
1 - 2
During the school age, weight increases by ______ kg per year or _____ kg per year
1.3 to 2.2; 2 to 3
- During this stage, the person becomes more graceful and steadier on their feet.
- leaner, more athletic in appearance
- Slimmer look
- improved posture
- muscles are still functionally immature and readily injured by overuse
School Age
During school age, there is a decrease in head circumference and waist circumference in relation to standing height. True or False
True
During the school-age caloric needs are lower. True or False
True
It is defined as 2 years preceding puberty.
Typically occurs during preadolescence.
Prepubescence
In girls, prepubescence occurs earlier than boys which is _____ years earlier.
2
It is an abnormal onset of puberty
Precocious Puberty
Prepubertal girls are usually taller than boys by _____ inches
2
This type of motor skill involves the use of large bodily movements
Gross Motor Skills
This type of motor skill involves the use of small bodily movements
Fine Motor Skills
During this age, a child can skip, and jump rope; some can ride 2 wheel bicycle
6 years old
During this age, children plays either “girl games” or “boy games” according to sex.
7 years old
During this age, children can ride bicycles well. Enjoy sports. Movements are more graceful, but rapid growth of arms and legs may cause frequent stumbling and spills in the table.
8 years
During this age, a child may have a high energy, always on the go. Coordination improves and enjoys team sports.
9 years old
Interested in perfecting athletic skills.
10 years old
More awkward because of a growth spurt. May drop out of sports to avoid embarrassment.
11 years old
Participates in sports events for charities.
12 years old
During this age, a child can tie a shoelace, and draw people with details. prints; may reverse letter. Can cut with scissors; pastes; can button and zip clothes; dresses without help.
6 years old
During this age a child can start to write in cursive
8 years old
Writing begins to look mature and less awkward. Eye-hand coordination is well developed; enjoys crafts
9 years old
Fine motor control beings to approximate that of adults
11-12 years old
Early school-age children can make sentences that average about ____ to ____ words.
5;7
This may be due to hearing problems or intelligence deficits.
Language Delays
During this age, a child may begin to tell time and looses tendency to reverse letters.
6 years old
Describes situations by cause and effect; writes fairly lengthy essays
12 years old
It is one of the most significant skills that the child develops
Ability to read
- During this age, a child may start to talk in full sentences using language easily read with meaning.
- They still define object by their use
6 years old
- most can tell time in hours but they may have trouble with concepts such as half past and quarter to.
- they know the months of the year and can name the months in which holidays fall
- they can add, subtract, and make simple change
7 years old
- During this age group, they can think about language and comment on its properties. This enables them to appreciate jokes, riddles, and puns that involve lay-on words, sounds, or double meanings.
9 years old
An ability to think about language and comment on its properties.
Metalinguistic awareness
During this age, a child may carry on adult conversation.
12 years old
During the school age, a child’s personality development appears to be _____ or _____.
non-active or dormant
Failure to develop a sense of accomplishment may result in a sense of ______.
inferiority
Mastering new skills and assuming new responsibilities.
intrinsic motivation
Reinforcement in the form of grades, material rewards, additional privileges, and recognition.
extrinsic motivqtion
It is considered as a strong motivating factor.
Peer Approval
During school-age, ______ is vital to children as this is how they learn more about the world’s rules.
Conformity
This aspect of life is very important during this age group.
Peer Group
During school age, sex roles are strongly influenced by ______.
Peer relationships
During this age, they play in groups but when tired or stress, they prefer one to one contact.
6 years old
Aware of family roles and responsibilities, promises must be kept because they view them as definite, firm commitments. They tattle because they have a deep sense of justice.
7 years old
Seek company of other children, has close friends of same sex
8 years old
Value peer group seriously, dressing is influenced by peer group, friend or club age/gang age
9 years old
Enjoys privacy, have their own bedrooms, one of the best gift is box that locks
10 years old
Girls increasingly interested in boys and vice versa
11 years old
Feel more comfortable in social situations than before
12 years old
Collects items
7 years old
Like table games but hate to loose
8 years old
play hard, begin music lesson and use of social media
9 years old
playing screen games, slumber parties and campouts
10 years old
Enjoy dancing and playing table games
11 - 12 years old
- During this age, children become know-it-all all
- crave attention
- has a good sense of humor
6 years old
- perfectionist, self-critical
- becomes more sensitive, reflective, and quiet
- wants to be liked by peers
- a strong sense of justice
- aware of family roles
- believes promises are important
7 years old
- Happy, cooperative with peers
- Happy has a best friend
- Dislikes being alone
- Enjoys talking to a phone
- enjoys dramatic play
8 years old
- Joins clubs; likes secret codes and rituals
- peer opinions are more important than parents
- hero worship continues
9-10 years old
- loyal to friends and team-
- has a best friend
- Boys tease the opposite sex; girls flirt with boys
- needs privacy
- time alone
11 - 12 years old
What is the most ideal time of sex education
Middle Childhood
The ability to project one’s self into other people’s situations and see the world from their viewpoint rather than focusing only on their own view.
Decentering
The ability to adapt thought processes to fit what is perceived such as understanding that there can be more than one reason for other people’s action.
Accommodation
The ability to appreciate that the change in shape does not necessarily mean a change in size. School-age child is not fooled by perception.
Conservation
The ability that objects can belong to more than one classification. Necessary for learning mathematics and reading.
Class inclusion
During this age, a child starts to develop a concept of time.
7 - 8 years old
During this age, a child is able to order, categorize, classify object as evidenced in increased interest in collection
9 years old
Like to talk, discuss different subjects, and debate and can understand what society deems unacceptable.
12 years old
Refers to children’s ability to consider two or more pieces of information at one time when solving a problem.
Decreasing Concentration
Can think through a sequence of actions in their minds, and then reverse it to arrive back where they started.
Reversibility of Mental Sequence
Understand that the identity of the set remains the same despite the fact that its physical properties are rearranged.
Set identity
Children understand that some properties of an object remain the same even if they have acted on that object to alter its appearance.
Conservation of physical properties
A piece of clay remains the same mass whether it is rolled in a snake or clamped together.
Conservation of mass