09 Child Development Flashcards
(35 cards)
The prenatal period consists of
Conception to birth
Infancy lasts from
Birth to 2 years
Childhood lasts from
2-10 (Girls)
2-12 Boys
Adolescence
10-18 Girls
12-20 Boys
What is growth?
A proportionate change in size
What is development
Increasing complexity and development
What is physical development
Changes in height
weight
sensory capacity
motor skills
What is asynchronous growth
body parts grow at their own rate and reach maturity indepenently but in a coordinated fashion
Head increases
2x
Trunk increases
3x
Arms increase
4x
Legs Increase
5x
Factors in growth
Genetics Sex Race Maternal Size SES Nutristion Endocrine
Girls ____ and ____ spurt before boys
height, weight
Multiple Births:
Smaller infant _____ and increased _______ delivery
weight
premature
Lack of thyroid:
Can replace thyroid and get normal _____ but you cannot improve ____
growth
IQ
Children who fall outside of _____ % of population should receive special attention
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Evaluate any ______ changes in growth
unexpected
Scammon Curve:
Shows growth of _____ systems
It is ___ shaped with ____ growth in infancy and _____ growth during middle childhood. ______ growth during adolescence
tissue S rapid steady rapid
Neural tissue is completed by this age
6-7
Craniofacial lymphoid tissue is ______ % at age 5 and then _____
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decreases
This is the measure by which an individual accumulates knowledge and then uses it to solve problems
Cognition
What are some indication of cognitive development
Curiosity
Language development
problem solving
Relatively permanent change in behavior that results from experience
learning