FAD 3220 Chapter 5 Test Questions and Correct Answers
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Course
FAD 3220
Institution
FAD 3220
The Growing Body • Slow and steady growth • Grow 2-3 inches per year • Only period in life where girls tend to be taller than boys ( 4ft 10in vs 4ft 9.5in) • Gain 5-7 pounds each year • Bodies become more muscular → baby fat disappers
Nutrition and Obesity Nutrition is related to size ...
FAD 3220 Chapter 5 Test Questions and
Correct Answers
The Growing Body ✅• Slow and steady growth • Grow 2-3 inches per year • Only
period in life where girls tend
to be taller than boys ( 4ft 10in vs
4ft 9.5in) • Gain 5-7 pounds each year • Bodies become more muscular →
baby fat disappers
Nutrition and Obesity ✅Nutrition is related to size and social emotional functioning
More nutrients leads to more involved with peers, show positive emotions, and less
anxious
Nutrition linked to cognitive performance
Perform better on tests of verbal and cognitive abilities
Malnutrition affects curiosity, responsiveness, and motivation to learn
Weight concerns can become an obsession
Obesity ✅a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for children of the same
age and sex.
Nutrition and Obesity Con'd ✅Obesity found more often in low income families
Obese children are more likely to be overweight as adults
Higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other diseases
Decrease in lifespan
Caused by genetic and social factors and diet
Also a lack of exercise
Gross Motor skills ✅Muscle coordination is an important improvement
Used to variation by gender —> Now more similar
Expectations placed on genders played a role
Fine Motor Skills ✅Able to type, write in cursive, tie shoes, etc
By 11/12, they can manipulate objects with almost as much capability as they will show
in adulthood
Increase in myelin speeds messages from brain to muscles
Health and Safety ✅Common cold is the most frequent illness
Middle childhood is a period of health, most ailments are mild/brief (immunization)
Accidents remain the greatest threat to children's safety
Asthma ✅A chronic condition characterized by periodic attacks of wheezing, coughing,
and shortness of breath
Occurs when the airways leading to the lungs constrict, making breathing more difficult
, Accident and Cyber Safety ✅Rate of injury increases between 5-14 years old
Increased mobility- walking to school, cycling
Most frequent injuries come from car accidents
The internet poses a safety risk —> access to infinite materials
Most reliable safety guard is parental supervision
Warn children to never give out personal information
No in-person meetings with people you meet on the internet
Psychological Disorders ✅Symptoms of psychological orders in children have
historically been neglected/overlooked
1 in 5 children have a psychological disorder
Advocates for drug treatment show they are effective where therapy is not
Critics say long term effectiveness is not known
Warning that it can increase risks of mental health problems
Blindness ✅Visual acuity below 20/200 after correction
Partial sightedness ✅Visual acuity of less than 20/70 after correction
May affect schoolwork
Legal criterion pertains solely to distance vision, while most school tasks require close-
up vision
Auditory Impairments ✅Can cause social as well as academic problems because
much peer interaction involves informal conversation
Affects 1-2 percent of school age kids
Effects are more severe in children with little to no exposure to the sound of language
Can impair abstract thinking
Abstract concepts depend on language for meaning
Speech Impairments ✅Most public type of impairment: it is obvious when the child
speaks
Interferes with communication and may produce maladjustment
Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder (stuttering) ✅Involves a disruption in the rhythm
and fluency of speech; most common speech impairment
Not unusual in young children but chronic stuttering can be a problem
Can produce embarrassment and stress in children • Parents/teachers can help by not
drawing attention and give them
sufficient time to finish what they are saying.
Learning Disabilities ✅Interfere with children's ability to listen, speak, read, write,
reason, or do math
Diagnosed when children's academic performance differs from their potential to learn
Includes a wide range of difficulties
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