Week 2

Question 1

Eccles’ 3 basic psychological needs of middle childhood and early adolescence

Answer 1

• competence: related to their self confidence and school engagement
• autonomy: desired to be independent, influences self-confidence and self-esteem
• relatedness: interactions with non-related adults leads to desire for peer acceptance

Question 2

health problems in middle childhood

Answer 2

• asthma
• obesity
• sleep
• exercise

Question 3

asthma

Answer 3

-highest rates ages 5 to 17

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Question 4

obesity

Answer 4

• BMI above 95%
• correlates with asthma, high blood pressure, high cholesterol
• decrease school achievement, self-esteem falls, loneliness rises

Question 5

exercise

Answer 5

• school exercise is least likely for children who most need it
• classes too crowded to allow extensive play
• fearful parents don’t let their children out especially those from minority groups

Question 6

ADHD (causes and community prevalence)

Answer 6

• misdiagnosis
• drug abuse
• normal (age-appropriate) behavior considered abnormal
• 3 boys to 1 girl in community
• 9 boys to 1 girl in clinic

Question 7

specific learning disorders

Answer 7

• dyscalculia
• dyslexia
• dysgraphia

Question 8

dyscalculia

Answer 8

-unsual difficulty with math

Question 9

dyslexia

Answer 9

-unusual difficulty with reading; thought to be the result of some neurological underdevelopment

Question 10

childhood poverty (effects and rates)

Answer 10

-1/5 (50%) young children living in poverty

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Question 11

child maltreatment (sexual, physical abuse, and neglect)

Answer 11

• greater risk 8 to 12
• < 10% boys ; 10-20% girls

-risk factors: single parent household, not living with a biological parent, domestic violence, physical or cognitive disability

Question 12

child maltreatment associated outcomes

Answer 12

• health problems (PTSD, obesity)
• traumatic sexualization
• increased risk of later sexual assault

Question 13

dysgraphia

Answer 13

-unusual difficulty with writing