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What 3 developmental stages demonstrate the most profound and dramatic changes in growth
and development? (CD) -Pre-natal
-Infancy
-Adolescents
What are the caloric requirements according to age? -Birth to 6 months: 120 kcal/kg/day -7
months to 1 year: 100 kcal/kg/day -2 to 10 yrs: 70-100 kcal/kg/day -Adolescents: 45 kcal/kg/day
Why do younger children require more calories? (CD) Increased metabolic rate
Breast feeding recommended up to what age? For the first 6 months if not for the 1st year
of life.
How is adequate nutrition confirmed in first 6 months of life? By weight gain of **30 g/day
(1 oz/day) for the 1st 3 months and **a gain of 15-20 g/day for the next 3 months.
At what age do you start supplementing a child with Vitamin D? 2 months of age
When is Vitamin B12 supplemented in children? In exclusively breast fed infants with
mothers who are strict vegetarians.
At what age do you start supplementing a child with Iron? Exclusively breast fed infants:
approximately 1 mg/kg/day after 6 months of age. Bottle feeding should contain iron
supplementation.
At what age do you start supplementing a child with Fluoride? After 6 months of age AND
when local water supply is deficient (less than 0.6 ppm). (See pg 6 for dosing)
,Weight Gain Progression -Initial 10% loss -Regained within 7-14 days -Doubles by 5 months -
Triples by 1 year -Quadruples by 2 years -3 yo-school-age gain 2.5 lbs/yr -School-age gain 5-7
lbs/yr
Tooth Eruption Central Incisor 6-7 mos / 6-8 yrs Lateral Incisor 7-9 mos / 7-9 yrs Cuspid
(Canine) 16-18 mos / 9-12 yrs none/1st Bicuspid --- / 10-12 yrs none/2nd Bicuspid --- / 10-12 yrs
1st Molar 12-14 mos / 6-7 yrs 2nd Molar 20-24 mos / 11-13 yrs
Who is the theorist for the cognitive theory? Jean Piaget
What are the sections of Jean Piaget's cognitive theory? Sensorimotor Stage: Birth to 2 years
Preoperationl/Preconeptual: 2-4 years Intuitive/Preoperational thinking: 4-7 yrs
Sensorimotor Stage: Birth to 2 years Jean Piaget; Reflexes: inborn; object permanence at 8-9
months; sensory abilities improve; becomes increasingly aware of environment; trial error
learning; simple problem solving.
Preoperationl/Preconeptual: 2-4 years Jean Piaget; can focus on single aspect of situation;
no cause-effect reasoning; egocentric development of intuitive thought; difficulty distinguishing
fact from fantasy.
Intuitive/Preoperational thinking: 4-7 years Jean Piaget; beginning of causation.
Concrete thinking: 7-11 years Jean Piaget; capable of logical thought; logical operations
Formal Operational thought: 11-15 years Jean Piaget; ability to abstract; capable of complex
problem solving; reality-based; logical conclusions
Who are the psychosocial theorists? Erikson and Freud
, What are the stages of Erikson's theory? Infancy: birth to 1 yr; Trust vs Mistrust Toddler: 1-3
yrs; Autonomy vs shame & doubt Preschool: 3-6 yrs; Initiative vs guilt School age: 6-12 yrs;
Industry vs inferiority Adolescense; 12-18 yrs; Identity vs role confusion
What are Freud's 3 personality components? Id (principle of pleasure); Ego (principle of
reality/self-interest); Superego (prinsciple of morality or conscience)
What are Freud's stages of psychosexual devleopment? Infancy (oral stage); Toddler-1.5 to 3
yrs (anal stage); Preschool-3 to 6 yrs (Phallic stage); School age-6 to 12 yrs (Latency stage);
Adolescence-12 to 18 yrs (Genital stage)
What is corrected gestationla ge (CGA)? adjustment of developmental expectations for
premature infants through the age of 2 years.
What is formula for BMI? (weight in kg)/(height in meters)2
How is bone age determined? X-ray of tarsals and carpals determines extent of ossification
(developmental process of bone formation).
What is the Denver II? A generalized assessment tool used from birth to 6 years of age. It
measures gross motor development, fine motor development, language, and personal-social
development. Not an intelligence test.
What are the childhood vaccinations? (13 Vaccines): Hep B, Rotavirus, DTaP, Tdap, Hib,
Pneumococcal, Polio, Influenza, MMR, Varicella, Hep A, Meningococcal, and HPV.
Hep B series Series of 3 (0-2-6 months)
What do you do for infants born to hepatitis B antigen (HBsAg) positive mothers?
Administer Hep B vaccine (HepB) and 0.5 mL hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) within 12
What 3 developmental stages demonstrate the most profound and dramatic changes in growth
and development? (CD) -Pre-natal
-Infancy
-Adolescents
What are the caloric requirements according to age? -Birth to 6 months: 120 kcal/kg/day -7
months to 1 year: 100 kcal/kg/day -2 to 10 yrs: 70-100 kcal/kg/day -Adolescents: 45 kcal/kg/day
Why do younger children require more calories? (CD) Increased metabolic rate
Breast feeding recommended up to what age? For the first 6 months if not for the 1st year
of life.
How is adequate nutrition confirmed in first 6 months of life? By weight gain of **30 g/day
(1 oz/day) for the 1st 3 months and **a gain of 15-20 g/day for the next 3 months.
At what age do you start supplementing a child with Vitamin D? 2 months of age
When is Vitamin B12 supplemented in children? In exclusively breast fed infants with
mothers who are strict vegetarians.
At what age do you start supplementing a child with Iron? Exclusively breast fed infants:
approximately 1 mg/kg/day after 6 months of age. Bottle feeding should contain iron
supplementation.
At what age do you start supplementing a child with Fluoride? After 6 months of age AND
when local water supply is deficient (less than 0.6 ppm). (See pg 6 for dosing)
,Weight Gain Progression -Initial 10% loss -Regained within 7-14 days -Doubles by 5 months -
Triples by 1 year -Quadruples by 2 years -3 yo-school-age gain 2.5 lbs/yr -School-age gain 5-7
lbs/yr
Tooth Eruption Central Incisor 6-7 mos / 6-8 yrs Lateral Incisor 7-9 mos / 7-9 yrs Cuspid
(Canine) 16-18 mos / 9-12 yrs none/1st Bicuspid --- / 10-12 yrs none/2nd Bicuspid --- / 10-12 yrs
1st Molar 12-14 mos / 6-7 yrs 2nd Molar 20-24 mos / 11-13 yrs
Who is the theorist for the cognitive theory? Jean Piaget
What are the sections of Jean Piaget's cognitive theory? Sensorimotor Stage: Birth to 2 years
Preoperationl/Preconeptual: 2-4 years Intuitive/Preoperational thinking: 4-7 yrs
Sensorimotor Stage: Birth to 2 years Jean Piaget; Reflexes: inborn; object permanence at 8-9
months; sensory abilities improve; becomes increasingly aware of environment; trial error
learning; simple problem solving.
Preoperationl/Preconeptual: 2-4 years Jean Piaget; can focus on single aspect of situation;
no cause-effect reasoning; egocentric development of intuitive thought; difficulty distinguishing
fact from fantasy.
Intuitive/Preoperational thinking: 4-7 years Jean Piaget; beginning of causation.
Concrete thinking: 7-11 years Jean Piaget; capable of logical thought; logical operations
Formal Operational thought: 11-15 years Jean Piaget; ability to abstract; capable of complex
problem solving; reality-based; logical conclusions
Who are the psychosocial theorists? Erikson and Freud
, What are the stages of Erikson's theory? Infancy: birth to 1 yr; Trust vs Mistrust Toddler: 1-3
yrs; Autonomy vs shame & doubt Preschool: 3-6 yrs; Initiative vs guilt School age: 6-12 yrs;
Industry vs inferiority Adolescense; 12-18 yrs; Identity vs role confusion
What are Freud's 3 personality components? Id (principle of pleasure); Ego (principle of
reality/self-interest); Superego (prinsciple of morality or conscience)
What are Freud's stages of psychosexual devleopment? Infancy (oral stage); Toddler-1.5 to 3
yrs (anal stage); Preschool-3 to 6 yrs (Phallic stage); School age-6 to 12 yrs (Latency stage);
Adolescence-12 to 18 yrs (Genital stage)
What is corrected gestationla ge (CGA)? adjustment of developmental expectations for
premature infants through the age of 2 years.
What is formula for BMI? (weight in kg)/(height in meters)2
How is bone age determined? X-ray of tarsals and carpals determines extent of ossification
(developmental process of bone formation).
What is the Denver II? A generalized assessment tool used from birth to 6 years of age. It
measures gross motor development, fine motor development, language, and personal-social
development. Not an intelligence test.
What are the childhood vaccinations? (13 Vaccines): Hep B, Rotavirus, DTaP, Tdap, Hib,
Pneumococcal, Polio, Influenza, MMR, Varicella, Hep A, Meningococcal, and HPV.
Hep B series Series of 3 (0-2-6 months)
What do you do for infants born to hepatitis B antigen (HBsAg) positive mothers?
Administer Hep B vaccine (HepB) and 0.5 mL hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) within 12
