Chapter 10: Middle Childhood- Physical Development

This is responsible for improvement in reaction time, and information processing speed.

the myelination of neural connections.

Zahra is distracted at school, makes careless mistakes in her schoolwork, doesn't follow instructions well, is easily distracted, and forgetful. She has

Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder

Which of the following describes physical growth in middle childhood?

These all describe physical growth during middle childhood

Jose struggles with making eye contact and understanding social cues, is nonverbal, and flaps his hands and rocks back and forth when in stressful situations. Jose has been diagnosed with

Autism Spectrum Disorder

ovo-vegetarian

Eats eggs but not other animal products.

Depression

feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness

lacto-ovo-vegetarian

eats eggs, and dairy but no meat

obssesive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

a disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions)

lacto-vegetarian

dairy but no other animal products

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Arises when person feels intense fear, horror, or helplessness while experiencing, witnessing, or otherwise confronting an extremely traumatic event

Vegans

Eat no food from any animal source (only plant based)

Anxiety

The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen

________________ are an immune responses to a food trigger; _____________ is marked by unpleasant symptoms after consuming a food, but do not involve an immune response.

food allergies ; food intolerance

phobias

irrational fears of specific objects or situations

Just focus on dieting is the best solution to children who are overweight or obese.

false

Which of the following statements about asthma is correct?

It is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways

Tyrell has the most common vision problem in middle-childhood. This means he

is nearsighted or myopic

____ is when the body doesn't make or use insulin well.

Diabetes

The primary teeth begin to fall out at around age _____ and are replaced by permanent teeth.

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