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HGD Exam 2: Phy Deve

Childhood--Physical Development

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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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