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HGD Exam 2: Phy Deve
Childhood--Physical Development
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| overall physical growth | By age 6, children have begun taking adult proportions |
| Myelination during childhood | increased attention span, more complex processing, automatization, and motor skill development |
| Prefrontal cortex development does what | turns on executive function |
| executive function | a set of higher-level cognitive skills that help us plan, organize, and manage our thoughts and actions, enabling us to achieve goals and adapt to situations |
| Lateralization development | Hemispheric specialization • Each half of the brain “specializes” to take on different functions |
| right hemisphere | emotion, controls left side of body, holistic picture |
| left | controls right side of body, language, details |
| corpus calllosum | Connects hemispheres of the brain * increases motor skills coordination * increases processing of complex information fully developed by age 12 |
| Leading cause of death in young children (5-9) | motor vehicle, fires, and drowning accidents |
| What are some worries surrounding children | obesity and lack of exercise, car seats/ seat belts, pools/ hot tubs, emotional harm |
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