Lifespan Development Exam 2 (early,
middle childhood & adolescence)
correctly answered to pass
What are the "Play Years" of early Childhood? - correct answer ✔✔2-6 years old
In this stage of life what happens to the child's body? - correct answer
✔✔Slimmer bodies where the lower body lengthens
How much do children grow between the ages of 2 and 6? - correct answer
✔✔Height: 3inches (per/year)
Weight: 4.5lbs (per/year)
What obesity facts are involved in this stage of life? - correct answer ✔✔Children
need far fewer calories per pound of body weight than infants do. (Parents are
worried that children are not eating enough so the push food)
What are children often insufficient in when it comes to nutrients? - correct
answer ✔✔Iron, zinc, calcium (Can be avoided with proper diet)
What are some ritualistic behaviors
regarding food that appear in children at this age? (Just Right Concerns) - correct
answer ✔✔May eat only certain foods, prepared and presented in a particular
way
(Normal in children under 6, peak at 3 years old)
,What are the patterns of brain development in this stage - correct answer ✔✔The
brain develops faster than
any other body part at this stage.
Weight= 75% by 2 and 90% by 6
What is myelination and when does it happen? - correct answer ✔✔This fatty
tissue quickens thought and reaction time.
What is the corpus callosum? - correct answer ✔✔1. Nerve fibers that connects
two hemispheres brain.
2. It improves coordination of both sides of the body.
What happen if the corpus callosum does not develop? - correct answer ✔✔A
serious disorder such as autism could occur
What is contralateral control? - correct answer ✔✔The right hemisphere controls
the left side and the left hemisphere controls the right side.
The Left side of the brain notices ______.
The Right side grasps ________. - correct answer ✔✔Left= Details
Right= Big Picture
What are the Brain Development Effects? - correct answer ✔✔Rapidly expanding
cognitive, social, and motor abilities
,What could be the result of changing handedness? - correct answer ✔✔1. Parent-
Child Conflict
2. Interference with natural process of lateralization
What does the prefrontal cortex do? - correct answer ✔✔Enables higher-order
cognition (Planning and complex forms of
goal-directed behavior)
What did Zelazo's Children Planning and Analyzing study show? - correct answer
✔✔3-year-olds are told to sort pictures by color and then sort the pictures by
animal. (The children can sort the first group, but will then regroup the picture the
same way the second time)
What happens as the prefrontal cortex matures? - correct answer ✔✔1.
Regularized sleep, Nuanced emotional response, Reduced tantrums
Allows for greater ATTENTION
What happens with attention increases?? - correct answer ✔✔Impulsivity and
perseveration will decrease
What is perseveration? - correct answer ✔✔A child does something OVER and
OVER and OVER again
What does the limbic system do? - correct answer ✔✔Controls the expression &
regulation of emotions and processes memory (amygdala, hippocampus,
hypothalamus)
, What does the amygdala do? - correct answer ✔✔Registers emotions...Fear &
Anxiety
What is the hippocampus responsible for? - correct answer ✔✔Memory...
Especially in relations to the locations of where the emotion occurred
What does the hypothalamus do? - correct answer ✔✔Responds to the amygdala
and the
hippocampus to produce hormones
What is the HPA Axis? - correct answer ✔✔Hypothalamus, pituitary, adreanal axis
Limbic system's way of releasing hormones in response to an emotion or stressor
What is the response of stress in children? - correct answer ✔✔1. Can foster
growth if moderated
2. Can be debilitating if prolonged
What are the physiological responses to stress? - correct answer ✔✔Physical &
mental disorders, poor emotional regulation, Cognitive impairments
What can a parent do to reduce prolonged cortisol levels in their child? - correct
answer ✔✔Undertand the temperament of the child
middle childhood & adolescence)
correctly answered to pass
What are the "Play Years" of early Childhood? - correct answer ✔✔2-6 years old
In this stage of life what happens to the child's body? - correct answer
✔✔Slimmer bodies where the lower body lengthens
How much do children grow between the ages of 2 and 6? - correct answer
✔✔Height: 3inches (per/year)
Weight: 4.5lbs (per/year)
What obesity facts are involved in this stage of life? - correct answer ✔✔Children
need far fewer calories per pound of body weight than infants do. (Parents are
worried that children are not eating enough so the push food)
What are children often insufficient in when it comes to nutrients? - correct
answer ✔✔Iron, zinc, calcium (Can be avoided with proper diet)
What are some ritualistic behaviors
regarding food that appear in children at this age? (Just Right Concerns) - correct
answer ✔✔May eat only certain foods, prepared and presented in a particular
way
(Normal in children under 6, peak at 3 years old)
,What are the patterns of brain development in this stage - correct answer ✔✔The
brain develops faster than
any other body part at this stage.
Weight= 75% by 2 and 90% by 6
What is myelination and when does it happen? - correct answer ✔✔This fatty
tissue quickens thought and reaction time.
What is the corpus callosum? - correct answer ✔✔1. Nerve fibers that connects
two hemispheres brain.
2. It improves coordination of both sides of the body.
What happen if the corpus callosum does not develop? - correct answer ✔✔A
serious disorder such as autism could occur
What is contralateral control? - correct answer ✔✔The right hemisphere controls
the left side and the left hemisphere controls the right side.
The Left side of the brain notices ______.
The Right side grasps ________. - correct answer ✔✔Left= Details
Right= Big Picture
What are the Brain Development Effects? - correct answer ✔✔Rapidly expanding
cognitive, social, and motor abilities
,What could be the result of changing handedness? - correct answer ✔✔1. Parent-
Child Conflict
2. Interference with natural process of lateralization
What does the prefrontal cortex do? - correct answer ✔✔Enables higher-order
cognition (Planning and complex forms of
goal-directed behavior)
What did Zelazo's Children Planning and Analyzing study show? - correct answer
✔✔3-year-olds are told to sort pictures by color and then sort the pictures by
animal. (The children can sort the first group, but will then regroup the picture the
same way the second time)
What happens as the prefrontal cortex matures? - correct answer ✔✔1.
Regularized sleep, Nuanced emotional response, Reduced tantrums
Allows for greater ATTENTION
What happens with attention increases?? - correct answer ✔✔Impulsivity and
perseveration will decrease
What is perseveration? - correct answer ✔✔A child does something OVER and
OVER and OVER again
What does the limbic system do? - correct answer ✔✔Controls the expression &
regulation of emotions and processes memory (amygdala, hippocampus,
hypothalamus)
, What does the amygdala do? - correct answer ✔✔Registers emotions...Fear &
Anxiety
What is the hippocampus responsible for? - correct answer ✔✔Memory...
Especially in relations to the locations of where the emotion occurred
What does the hypothalamus do? - correct answer ✔✔Responds to the amygdala
and the
hippocampus to produce hormones
What is the HPA Axis? - correct answer ✔✔Hypothalamus, pituitary, adreanal axis
Limbic system's way of releasing hormones in response to an emotion or stressor
What is the response of stress in children? - correct answer ✔✔1. Can foster
growth if moderated
2. Can be debilitating if prolonged
What are the physiological responses to stress? - correct answer ✔✔Physical &
mental disorders, poor emotional regulation, Cognitive impairments
What can a parent do to reduce prolonged cortisol levels in their child? - correct
answer ✔✔Undertand the temperament of the child
