FRHD 1010 MIDTERM 2 STUDY GUIDE | FAMILY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW
Healthy weight of a 6 year-old in a develop nation: - correct answer ✔✔40-50 pounds
How much weight does a child gain each year between 2-6? - correct answer ✔✔4.5 pounds
per year
Healthy height of a 6-year-old in a developed nation: - correct answer ✔✔3.5 feet (100+
centimeters)
How much height does a child gain each year between 2-6? - correct answer ✔✔2-3 inches per
year
What allows children between 2-6 years of age to complete more gross motor movements? -
correct answer ✔✔movement of centre of gravity from toddler's belly to chest of a child
Is it normal for children to want to eat the same thing all the time? - correct answer ✔✔yes
"Just right" principle - correct answer ✔✔Although a sign of pathological obsessive-compulsive
disorder in adults, a normal and widespread phenomenon among young children
what is an example of the "just-right" principle? - correct answer ✔✔children ordering foods in
a certain way on their plates or not wanting their foods to touch
True or false: by age of 2, most of the neurons are connected to other neurons and substantial
pruning has occurred - correct answer ✔✔true
What is the percent of adult weight of brain for a 2 year old? - correct answer ✔✔75%
,what is the percent of adult weight of brain for a 6 year old? - correct answer ✔✔90%
True or false: pollutants in the air, food and water can affect the brain and balance of a child -
correct answer ✔✔true
true or false: children in urban areas are at a higher risk for exposure to pollutants than children
in rural areas - correct answer ✔✔true
What fine motor skills do young children develop? - correct answer ✔✔See a lot of refinement
in the 2-6 year range
primary prevention - correct answer ✔✔community actions that reduce everyone's chances of
injury
what is an example of primary prevention? - correct answer ✔✔building a crosswalk at busy
intersection
secondary prevention - correct answer ✔✔preventative actions that reduce harm in a harmful
situation
what is an example of secondary prevention? - correct answer ✔✔crossing guard to prevent
vulnerable people in a situation
tertiary prevention - correct answer ✔✔actions aimed to minimize adverse effect of something
that has already occurred
what is an example of tertiary prevention? - correct answer ✔✔calling an ambulance when
there is an accident
, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
child maltreatment - correct answer ✔✔intentional harm to or avoidable endangerment of
anyone under 18 years of age
substantiated maltreatment - correct answer ✔✔harm or endangerment that has been
reported, investigated, and verified
reported maltreatment - correct answer ✔✔harm or endangerment about which someone has
notified the authorities
true or false: most victims of abuse besides physical abuse and neglect tend to be under 6 years
of age - correct answer ✔✔true
Prefrontal cortex - correct answer ✔✔part of frontal lobe responsible for thinking, planning,
and language
Auditory cortex (temporal lobe) - correct answer ✔✔conscious processing of sounds
Visual cortex (occipital lobe) - correct answer ✔✔conscious processing of sights
cerebral cortex (outer layers) - correct answer ✔✔ultimate control and information processing
center
Amygdala - correct answer ✔✔two lima bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system; linked
to emotion.
Hippocampus - correct answer ✔✔A neural center located in the limbic system that helps
process explicit memories for storage.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW
Healthy weight of a 6 year-old in a develop nation: - correct answer ✔✔40-50 pounds
How much weight does a child gain each year between 2-6? - correct answer ✔✔4.5 pounds
per year
Healthy height of a 6-year-old in a developed nation: - correct answer ✔✔3.5 feet (100+
centimeters)
How much height does a child gain each year between 2-6? - correct answer ✔✔2-3 inches per
year
What allows children between 2-6 years of age to complete more gross motor movements? -
correct answer ✔✔movement of centre of gravity from toddler's belly to chest of a child
Is it normal for children to want to eat the same thing all the time? - correct answer ✔✔yes
"Just right" principle - correct answer ✔✔Although a sign of pathological obsessive-compulsive
disorder in adults, a normal and widespread phenomenon among young children
what is an example of the "just-right" principle? - correct answer ✔✔children ordering foods in
a certain way on their plates or not wanting their foods to touch
True or false: by age of 2, most of the neurons are connected to other neurons and substantial
pruning has occurred - correct answer ✔✔true
What is the percent of adult weight of brain for a 2 year old? - correct answer ✔✔75%
,what is the percent of adult weight of brain for a 6 year old? - correct answer ✔✔90%
True or false: pollutants in the air, food and water can affect the brain and balance of a child -
correct answer ✔✔true
true or false: children in urban areas are at a higher risk for exposure to pollutants than children
in rural areas - correct answer ✔✔true
What fine motor skills do young children develop? - correct answer ✔✔See a lot of refinement
in the 2-6 year range
primary prevention - correct answer ✔✔community actions that reduce everyone's chances of
injury
what is an example of primary prevention? - correct answer ✔✔building a crosswalk at busy
intersection
secondary prevention - correct answer ✔✔preventative actions that reduce harm in a harmful
situation
what is an example of secondary prevention? - correct answer ✔✔crossing guard to prevent
vulnerable people in a situation
tertiary prevention - correct answer ✔✔actions aimed to minimize adverse effect of something
that has already occurred
what is an example of tertiary prevention? - correct answer ✔✔calling an ambulance when
there is an accident
, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
child maltreatment - correct answer ✔✔intentional harm to or avoidable endangerment of
anyone under 18 years of age
substantiated maltreatment - correct answer ✔✔harm or endangerment that has been
reported, investigated, and verified
reported maltreatment - correct answer ✔✔harm or endangerment about which someone has
notified the authorities
true or false: most victims of abuse besides physical abuse and neglect tend to be under 6 years
of age - correct answer ✔✔true
Prefrontal cortex - correct answer ✔✔part of frontal lobe responsible for thinking, planning,
and language
Auditory cortex (temporal lobe) - correct answer ✔✔conscious processing of sounds
Visual cortex (occipital lobe) - correct answer ✔✔conscious processing of sights
cerebral cortex (outer layers) - correct answer ✔✔ultimate control and information processing
center
Amygdala - correct answer ✔✔two lima bean-sized neural clusters in the limbic system; linked
to emotion.
Hippocampus - correct answer ✔✔A neural center located in the limbic system that helps
process explicit memories for storage.
