FAMS 150 Exam 2 Questions and Answers All Correct
What percentage of kids are mislabeled? - Answer- 80-90%
Are there any scientifically provable tests to check for ADHD? - Answer- no!
What has happened to suicide rates since we began treating depression with isotropic medicines? - Answer- s...
FAMS 150 Exam 2 Questions and
Answers All Correct
What percentage of kids are mislabeled? - Answer- 80-90%
Are there any scientifically provable tests to check for ADHD? - Answer- no!
What has happened to suicide rates since we began treating depression with isotropic
medicines? - Answer- suicide rates have tripled
How is the brain different in kids with ADHD? - Answer- they are 10% smaller (shrink
due to psychostimulant drugs)
How can ADHD be cured? - Answer- with maternal attention and unstructured outdoor
play
What percent of drugs manufactured in the world are given to Americans? - Answer- 75-
80% of drugs
Leon Eisenberg - Answer- "ADHD is a fictitious disease"
When does middle childhood occur? - Answer- ages 5-12
Gender segregation - Answer- boys are with boys, girls are with girls. starts at age 3-4
due to different types of play
Erikson's personality development - Answer- 0-1: trust v. mistrust (determine safety)
6-12: industry v. inferiority (good or useless)
Behaviorism - Answer- personality is learned from environment
Bowlby - Answer- good attachments help us grow
self esteem is: - Answer- not stable through childhood
how much does testosterone increase in boys during puberty? - Answer- 18-fold
increase in testosterone
girls are: - Answer- born with all the eggs they will have
boys are: - Answer- sperm comes during adolescence
, puberty in girls - Answer- breasts, pubic hair, growth spurt, menstruating
occurs earlier than boys.
occurring sooner in the U.S. due to factory-raised cattle changing hormones in our body
due to consumption of dairy.
boys and puberty - Answer- enlargement of testis and penis, facial hair, voice drop, wet
dreams
what percentage of kids ages 10 and older have a TV in their room - Answer- 80%
forest bathing - Answer- time in nature produces phytoncides, putting health levels into
normal range
how much is testosterone declining by in the U.S.? - Answer- 50% decrease.
due to more estrogen in food, decrease in male physicality, decline of chivalry.
how much is sperm declining by in the U.S.? - Answer- 50% decline
when do girls reach their final height? - Answer- by age 14-15
what are the ends of the spectrum when it comes to sex education? - Answer-
biology/physiology and types of sex/positions
How many bouts of illnesses do formula-fed and breast-fed preschoolers have a year? -
Answer- formula fed: 4-6
breast fed: 0.01
How does breastfeeding affect sickness for children? - Answer- Breastfeeding reduces
intensity and duration of sickness significantly
What prevents more pregnancies than all other forms of artificial birth control
combined? - Answer- Breastfeeding (the body doesn't ovulate when consistently
breastfeeding)
What do parents ask pediatricians questions about more than anything else? - Answer-
sleep problems
Why do babies have sleep problems? - Answer- they want to sleep with their mom
How percentage of the world co-sleeps? - Answer- 80-90%
Vygotsky - Answer- cognitive theorist. coined the term "scaffolding"- we can do it with a
little bit of help
zone of proximal development - Answer- where authentic learning occurs
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