Growth
Of Needs
Of Needs
Occurs when a child grows very rapidly in a short period of time
What is a growth spurt?
Stress that comes from the environment a child lives in or form certain circumstances and changes.
What is situational stress
Middle childhood covers what ages?
What is 7-11
Adolescence covers the ages of?
What is 11-21.
This diagnosis is characterized by poor impulse control, focus, and motor control.
What is ADHD
A set of changes that result in a physically mature body?
What puberty
Fear of being left alone, eating problems, uncontrollable crying are sign of what in a 5 year old.
What is stress?
Girls may be better at _____ motor skills while boys may be better at _____ motor skills at this stage. This is developmental and societal.
What is: Fine Motor: arts, drawing, writing, and eye coordination. etc. What is Gross Motor skills- climbing, running, etc.
Perhaps the greatest challenge of Adolescence is?
What is puberty
A elementary school student switches has difficulty reading. What learning disability could you look for?
What is Dyslexia?
How a person thinks his or her body looks
What is body image?
The temporary movement backward to an earlier stage of development.
What is regression?
Kids in middle childhood have begun to develop defenses as coping strategies. These can be confusing to peers and adults alike. Name some defenses that might be seen.
What are: Isolation- separating self- from group to avoid rejection. Turning against self- if worried about disappointing someone will turn inward to avoid the hurt from another, Simply acting defensive to avoid looking as if they don’t know something.
The major psychological task of Adolescence is the development of what?
What is identity as different from primary caregiver. Kids at this age may be constantly pushing boundaries and trying out new selves.
Difficulty processing numbers?
Discalculia?
A sideways curvature of the spine
What is scoliosis?
Self-regulation is developing but not mastered at this stage of development. What is self-regulation?
Self-regulation is a person’s ability to regulate emotion, impulses, attention, and desires.
Executive Functioning skills are really developing, what are executive functioning skills?
Executive functioning skills are the planning and organizing skills of the brain- think CEO.
Building ________ and _______ among the group is very important during Adolescence.
What is Trust and Cohesion
A serious pattern of overeating or restrictive eating that has a devastating effect on the body.
What is an eating disorder?
Sense of self in relation to others is developing strongly in middle childhood. It can be a rocky time for friendships, and the self. Moral and social norms are very important at this stage and are more gray than black and white. When working with kids at this age, name some ideas to structure your groups that will help facilitate this moral and social development.
Come up with group norms that are agreed upon with the whole. If problems come up, try to work as a group to solve them. Look for kids alienating each other and try to mediate.
Name one challenge and one advantage to working with this population.
Any acceptable answer will do here