Hand washing, physical fitness, and the consistent use of seat belts are examples of ____________________
health care.
What is preventative?
100
A condition or malfunction of a body part that interferes with optimal functioning.
What is impairments?
100
Having an increased chance or susceptibility.
What is predisposition?
100
Children who have an undiagnosed hearing problem are sometimes mislabeled as ____________________
____________________.
What are slow-learners or intellectually challenged?
100
An expression of when a child is likely to demonstrate certain developmental skills.
What is norms?
200
Repeated failure and frustration can lead to a sense of poor _________________________.
What is self-esteem?
200
The locations rashes most commonly appear on children's bodies.
What is upper chest and back?
200
The leading cause of death among young children.
What is unintentional injuries?
200
Conventional treatments include patching of the weaker eye and prescribed eye exercises. Additional treatments may include corrective glasses, the use of special eye
drops, and surgery
What are treatments are commonly used to correct amblyopia?
200
An emotional connection established between infants and their caregivers/parents.
What is attachment?
300
Health checks should be conducted using a ____________________ approach.
What is systematic?
300
These represent an average or range, expressed as weeks, months,
years, when children are able to perform certain skills and behaviors.
What is a developmental norm?
300
This initiative establishes goals and recommendations for promoting health and disease prevention and improving the quality of health in the United States.
What is the Healthy People 2020 initiative?
300
A normal-hearing infant should begin to babble and imitate speech by _______________ _____
_______________ ____________________.
What is 6-8 months?
300
Specialized cells that transmit electical impulses or signals.
What is neurons?
400
The term ____________________ refers to an illness or health condition that is frequent, lengthy, or permanent in
nature.
What is chronic?
400
collections of melanin or pigment that appear as bluish skin
discolorations. These spots are frequently located on the lower back of children who
are of Asian, Native American, and/or Middle Eastern ethnicity
What are Mongolian spots?
400
Higher incidence of early death, including Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and
greater risk of health problems (e.g., vision, hearing, developmental)
What are health risks are associated with premature birth?
400
Damage to, or improper functioning of, the brain or auditory nerves can result in a ____________________
hearing loss.
What is sensorineural?
400
The brain's ability to organize and reorganize neural pathways.
What is plasticity?
500
Some ____________________ reflect developmentally appropriate speech that is often corrected as a child
matures.
What is misarticulations?
500
This is the primary reason teachers should be concerned about each child’s health status.
What is because a direct relationship exists between good health and effective learning?
500
List ways poverty can affect children’s language development.
What are: Researchers have found that poverty often limits children’s exposure to books and newspapers. There also tends to be less verbal interaction between parents and
children, and the quality is typically more negative.
500
A(n) ____________________ is a clinician who has special training to diagnose hearing impairments.
What is an audiologist?
500
A person's belief of who they are, how they are perceived by others, and how they fit into society.