Cognitive social and physical development of the child

Question 1

What does cognitive refer to

Answer 1

Refers to thinking and processing information

Question 2

Why might a child not grow at etc rate they are meant to

Answer 2

1, Malnutrition
2. Child may not be utilising nutrition correctly eg has an Endocrine abnormally

Question 3

How can growth be measured

Answer 3

1. Height
2. Weight
3. Length in new borns
4. BMI

Question 4

How is a Childs growth checked

Answer 4

Using growth charts

Question 5

How is BMI calculated

Answer 5

Weight(kg)/ height^2(cm)

Question 6

Till what age does the mandible grow till

Answer 6

Grows till age of 15

Question 7

What helps form the shape of the mandible

Answer 7

The eruption and foramen of teeth

Question 8

Name the 4 stages of piagets theory with the ages he believes they occur at

Answer 8

1. Sensorimotor (0-18/24mths)
2. Pre operational (18 months -7 yrs)
3. Concrete operational (7-11yrs)
4. Formal operational (11yrs-adulthood)

Question 9

Other than physical growth what else do paediatricians look at?

Answer 9

A childs functional development

Question 10

Name the 4 parts of function developmetn a paediatrician may look at

Answer 10

1. Gross motor
2. Vision and Fine motor
3. Social emotional and behavioural
4. Hearing, speech and language