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38 Cards in this Set
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Prenatal Period |
Conception to birth |
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Infancy |
First 2 years of life |
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Childhood for Boys |
2-12 |
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Childhood for Girls |
2-12 |
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Adolescence for boys |
12-20 |
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Adolescence for girls |
10-18 |
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Growth |
Proportionate change in size |
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Development |
Increasing complexity and development |
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Asynchronous (Split) Growth |
Body parts grow at their own rate. Reach maturity independently but in a coordinated fashion |
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Factors in growth |
Genetics Sex Race Maternal Size Socioeconomic status Nutrition Endocrine |
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Height and stature are strongly influenced by this |
Heredity |
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If a child falls behind this percent of population, they should receive help |
97% |
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This is a way to evaluate a child and tell whether their growth is normal or abnormal |
Growth chart |
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Scammon curve |
Shows how different tissue systems grow at different rates |
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Neural tissue completes growth at this age |
6-7 |
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Craniofacial lymphoid |
This tissue is 125% of adult size at 5 years of age |
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Multiple births |
This results is smaller infant weight and increased premature delivery |
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Pituitary disease |
Isolated idiopathic pituitary growth hormone deficiency |
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Cognition |
Accumulation of organized knowledge and the use of the knowledge to solve problems and modify behavior |
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Idicators of cognitive development |
Curiosity and exploration Language development Problem solving Recognition of the viewpoint of others |
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Learning |
Permanent change in behavior that results from experience |
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Maturation |
Unfolding of patterns of behavior in a biologically dtermined, age related sequenc |
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Social speech |
Speech intended to be understood by a listener |
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Language |
By first grade, most children have learned one of these but still don't understand many words |
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Language milestones from birth to 3 months |
Recognizes your voice. Cries differently for different needs |
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Language milestones for 4-6 months |
Moves eyes in direction of sounds Babbling sounds |
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Language milestones for 7 months to 1 year |
Enjoys peek a boo 1 or 2 words around 1st birthday |
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Language milestones for 1-2 years |
Follows simple commands Puts two words together |
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Language milestones for 2-3 years |
Follows 2 requests Uses f,gt,d,n sounds |
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Language milestones for a 3-4 year old |
Answers simple questions Uses lots of sentences with 4 or more words |
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Language milestones for 4-5 year olds |
Pays attention to a short story and answers simple questions. Communicates easily with other children and adults |
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Patterns of temperment |
Easy child Difficult child Slow to warm up child |
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Easy child |
Happy temperament Regular bio-rhythms Ready to accept new experiences |
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Difficult child |
Irritable temperament Irregular bio-rhythms Intense responses to situations |
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Slow to warm up child |
Temperament is usually mild Hesitant about accepting new experiences |
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10-12 year olds |
Age when children often fear bodily harm/danger |
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Systemic desensitization |
Gradual exposure to a fearful object |
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Modeling |
Observing fearlessness in others |
