Foundations and Stages of Growth and Development
Trends and Alterations in Major Body Systems
Development from Infancy through Adolescence
Role of Play in Growth and Development
Misc
100

What is the most accurate measure of general development in children?

  • A) Chronologic age
  • B) Height
  • C) Skeletal or bone age
  • D) Weight

C) Skeletal or bone age

100

How much weight gain is typical for children during puberty?

  • A) 20-30 pounds
  • B) 30-40 pounds
  • C) 40-50 pounds
  • D) 55-66 pounds

D) 55-66 pounds

100

Which classification of play involves rules, roles, and an organized structure?

  • A) Dramatic play
  • B) Cooperative play
  • C) Functional play
  • D) Constructive play

B) Cooperative play

100

DAILY DOUBLE


Which sensitive period is crucial for language development in children?

  • A) Birth to 2 years
  • B) 2 to 5 years
  • C) 5 to 8 years
  • D) 8 to 12 years

B) 2 to 5 years

200

Which of the following best describes the term "maturation" in the context of growth and development?

  • A) An increase in number and size of cells as they divide and synthesize new proteins
  • B) A gradual change and expansion; advancement from lower to more advanced stages of complexity
  • C) An increase in competence and adaptability; a change in the complexity of a structure
  • D) Processes by which early cells and structures are systematically modified and altered

C) An increase in competence and adaptability; a change in the complexity of a structure

200

What is a characteristic of the proximodistal pattern of growth and development?

  • A) Control of the head before control of the trunk and limbs
  • B) Development from the central axis of the body outward
  • C) Development of limbs before the central nervous system
  • D) Symmetrical growth on both sides of the body

B) Development from the central axis of the body outward

200

At what age does Freud's latency stage of psychosexual development typically occur?

  • A) Birth to 1 year
  • B) 1 to 3 years
  • C) 3 to 6 years
  • D) 6 to 12 years

D) 6 to 12 years

200

Which type of play is characterized by children playing independently but alongside others, with no group involvement?

  • A) Cooperative play
  • B) Associative play
  • C) Parallel play
  • D) Solitary play

C) Parallel play

200

What is a critical aspect of thermoregulation in neonates to prevent hypothermia?

  • A) Keeping the infant in an incubator
  • B) Using skin-to-skin care or kangaroo care
  • C) Swaddling the infant in multiple layers
  • D) Keeping the room temperature very high

B) Using skin-to-skin care or kangaroo care

300

Differentiation in the context of growth and development refers to:

  • A) The quantitative increase in body size
  • B) The improvement in functional abilities and adaptability
  • C) The process by which cells become specialized
  • D) The linear progression from simple to complex activities

C) The process by which cells become specialized

300

Which directional trend describes the pattern where growth and development proceed from head to tail?

  • A) Proximodistal
  • B) Cephalocaudal
  • C) Bilateral
  • D) Sequential

B) Cephalocaudal

300

Which stage of Piaget’s cognitive development is characterized by the development of logical thinking and understanding of conservation?

  • A) Sensorimotor
  • B) Preoperational
  • C) Concrete Operational
  • D) Formal Operational

C) Concrete Operational

300

Which play activity is crucial for developing motor skills during infancy?

  • A) Playing with building blocks
  • B) Running and jumping
  • C) Scribbling with crayons
  • D) Grasping and reaching for objects


  • D) Grasping and reaching for objects
400

DAILY DOUBLE

During which periods of fetal life does rapid brain cell growth occur?

  • A) 10 to 15 weeks and 20 to 25 weeks
  • B) 15 to 20 weeks and 30 weeks to 1 year
  • C) 20 to 25 weeks and 30 to 35 weeks
  • D) 25 to 30 weeks and 35 weeks to 1 year

B) 15 to 20 weeks and 30 weeks to 1 year

400

Which statement about body temperature regulation in infants and young children is correct?

  • A) Infants are less susceptible to temperature fluctuations.
  • B) Infants produce less heat per unit body weight than adolescents.
  • C) Infants are highly susceptible to temperature fluctuations.
  • D) Infants have stable temperature regulation after the neonatal period.

C) Infants are highly susceptible to temperature fluctuations

400

At what age does weight typically triple for an infant?

  • A) By 4 months
  • B) By 7 months
  • C) By 1 year
  • D) By 2.5 years

C) By 1 year

500

What is the estimated height milestone for children by the age of 4 years?

  • A) They have tripled their birth height.
  • B) They have doubled their birth height.
  • C) They have reached 50% of their adult height.
  • D) They have quadrupled their birth height.

B) They have doubled their birth height.

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