GROWTH AND DEV ELOPMENT PEDIATRICS
FINAL EXAM 2024 WITH QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ ||GROWTH
AND PEDIATRICS 2024-2025 ||GUARANTEED
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Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development: what is sensorimotor? - ANSWER-
Curiosity, experimentation, and object permanence
Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development: what is the Pre-operational thought,
preconceptual phase? - ANSWER-egocentric, concrete and tangible thinking, inability to reason beyond the observable
Patterns of Growth and Development: what is meant by individual differences? -
ANSWER-Not every child will fit into the suggested ranges for their age group.Each child has their own developmental differences.
Biological Growth and Physical Development: what is meant by external
proportions? - ANSWER-That the variations in the growth rate of different tissues and organ systems produce big changes in body proportions during childhood.
Biological Growth and Physical Development: what is meant by biological
determinants? - ANSWER-As the body develops, the body undergoes changes in size, composition, and structure.
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Biological Growth and Physical Development: how are biological determinants
measured? - ANSWER-Standardized norms (growth charts)
What is the most prominent developmental feature of childhood and adolescence? - ANSWER-Physical growth
Biological Growth and Physical Development: what is the most accurate measure
of general development? - ANSWER-Skeletal age
How is skeletal age determined? - ANSWER-Skeletal age is determined by comparing the mineralization of ossification centers and advancing bony form to age-related standards.
What system grows proportionately more rapidly before birth? - ANSWER-The nervous system
What are the two periods of rapid brain cell growth (dramatic increase in the number of neurons) that occur during fetal life? - ANSWER-15-20 weeks gestation and 30 weeks-1 year
Which type of changes provide the foundation for language, learning, and behaviours development? - ANSWER-Neurophysiological changes
What size are lymphoid tissues in relation to total body size? - ANSWER-Small in relation to total body size
Are lymphoid tissues well developed at birth? - ANSWER-Yes
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