Nutrition
children who received higher levels of nutrients had more energy and felt more self-confidence
What is nutritional benefit?
- gross motor skills become increasingly pronounced during middle childhood
- influence by society expectations
- boys out perform girls
What is difference in motor skills for boys and girls?
the expression of exaggerated fears, clinginess, avoidance of everyday activities
What is childhood depression?
period of cognitive development b/w 7-12 yrs old characterized by the active and appropriate use of logic
What is concrete operational stage?
relationships to social & emotional functioning
- more peer involvement
- more positive emotions
- less anxiety
- more eagerness to explore new environment
What is benefits of adequate nutrition?
- routine immunizations have produced considerably lower incidence of life threatening illness
- most ailments contracted tend to be mild and brief
characterized by experience of intense uncontrollable anxiety about situations that most would not find bothersome
What is anxiety disorder?
anxiety
What is drugs?
taking multiple aspects of a situation into account
- low resistance to infection
- more likely to die from common colds and respiratory infections
- frequent illness impacts growth
What is unnourished children?
- 6-7 year olds can tie shoes and fasten buttons
- 8 year olds use each hand independently
- by 11-12, children can manipulate objects w/almost as much capabilities that show in adulthood
What is fine motor skills?
- prevalence: 3-7% of kids under 18
- inpatient
- fidgeting
- jump into tasks before hearing instructions
What is ADHD?
verbal methods that are simply not effective
What is traditional non-drug therapies?
realizing a stimulus can be reversed; returning to original form
What is reversibility?
- 40% among ages 12-17
-most common factors: genetics, lack of physical activity, unhealthy eating
-rare cases caused by a medical condition
What is obesity?
- accidents
- bikes
-fires and burns
- drown
- gun related death
***reduced by use of seatbelt and helmets
What is other health risks?
- excessive, long term, pervasive
- before age 7, lasts 6 months
- create real handicap in life
What is behaviors for diagnosing ADHD?
the long term effectiveness of _____ w/ children is not known
What is antidepressants?
- vocabulary increases
- mastery of grammar improves
- understanding of syntax grows
- certain phonemes remain troublesome
- difficulty decoding sentences when the meaning depends on intonation
What is mechanics of language in middle childhood?
- every young child is aware of society's fixation on thinness
- many 6 yr olds worry about becoming fat
- lower self-esteem has been associated w/ being overweight in girls as young as 5
What is "fat"?
Middle childhood is a period of _____ health.
What is robust?
- ritalin & dexadrine are stimuli used to reduce hyperactivity levels
- help increase attention span & compliance
What is ADHD treatment?
unit of sound:
tone of voice:
What is phonemes?
What is intonation?