Lifespan Development Exam 2 100%
Accurate!!
Preschool Years - ANSWERS3-6 years old
Middle Childhood - ANSWERS6-adolescents
Adolescence - ANSWERS10-13 years
Physical Growth in Early Childhood - ANSWERSloss of baby fat, more slender, body proportions become
more adult like
Physical Growth in Middle Childhood - ANSWERSslow and steady but growing never stops
Malnutrition is a leading cause of mortality in - ANSWERSDEVELOPING world
Childhood Obesity - ANSWERSbody weight that is 20% or MORE of the average weight for a given age
and height
Today's Obesity Rates - ANSWERS17% (1 in 3 children in poverty are obese)
Action items from CDC - ANSWERSincrease physical activity
increase fruit and veggie intake
reduce energy-dense food and sugar consumption
increase breastfeeding initiation and duration
, Illness among preschoolers - ANSWERSgenerally a time of good health for US preschoolers...develop
empathy
Injuries - ANSWERSchildren are twice as likely to die from injuries than illness in the preschool years
Injury Prone - ANSWERShigh levels of physical activity, curiosity, lack of cognitive development=lack of
judgment, boys more than girls, optimistic bias, less supervised
Largest Risk - ANSWERSunintentional injuries
7.3/100,000 - ANSWERSdeaths from unintentional injuries
Synaptic Blooming and Pruning - ANSWERSincreased lateralization
gender and culture differences emerge
corpus collusum becomes thicker
Myelination - ANSWERSincreased attention and concentration (executive)
hippocampus myelination: increased memory abilities
cerebellum: increased control over movement
key for FINE motor development
Prefrontal Cortex - ANSWERSfrontal lobes -- key and related to sophisticated information processing, key
in forming the ability to increase attention and concentration (executive control)
Brain becomes more _______ and less _______ - ANSWERSorganized ; plastic
Conservation - ANSWERSchildren are unable to understand that quantity is unrelated to physical
arrangement
Accurate!!
Preschool Years - ANSWERS3-6 years old
Middle Childhood - ANSWERS6-adolescents
Adolescence - ANSWERS10-13 years
Physical Growth in Early Childhood - ANSWERSloss of baby fat, more slender, body proportions become
more adult like
Physical Growth in Middle Childhood - ANSWERSslow and steady but growing never stops
Malnutrition is a leading cause of mortality in - ANSWERSDEVELOPING world
Childhood Obesity - ANSWERSbody weight that is 20% or MORE of the average weight for a given age
and height
Today's Obesity Rates - ANSWERS17% (1 in 3 children in poverty are obese)
Action items from CDC - ANSWERSincrease physical activity
increase fruit and veggie intake
reduce energy-dense food and sugar consumption
increase breastfeeding initiation and duration
, Illness among preschoolers - ANSWERSgenerally a time of good health for US preschoolers...develop
empathy
Injuries - ANSWERSchildren are twice as likely to die from injuries than illness in the preschool years
Injury Prone - ANSWERShigh levels of physical activity, curiosity, lack of cognitive development=lack of
judgment, boys more than girls, optimistic bias, less supervised
Largest Risk - ANSWERSunintentional injuries
7.3/100,000 - ANSWERSdeaths from unintentional injuries
Synaptic Blooming and Pruning - ANSWERSincreased lateralization
gender and culture differences emerge
corpus collusum becomes thicker
Myelination - ANSWERSincreased attention and concentration (executive)
hippocampus myelination: increased memory abilities
cerebellum: increased control over movement
key for FINE motor development
Prefrontal Cortex - ANSWERSfrontal lobes -- key and related to sophisticated information processing, key
in forming the ability to increase attention and concentration (executive control)
Brain becomes more _______ and less _______ - ANSWERSorganized ; plastic
Conservation - ANSWERSchildren are unable to understand that quantity is unrelated to physical
arrangement
