Question 1

Christopher has been having sudden attacks of coughing,wheezing,and breathing difficulties for the past seven months.A likely diagnosis for Christopher's condition is

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A)  respiratory failure.
B)  panic attacks.
C)  asthma.
D)  pneumonia.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Obesity tends to run in families.How can parents who have not been able to control their own weight help their children?

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Parents who have struggled with their ow...

Question 3

Claudette has an fMRI and her doctor says that he notices that the gray matter has peaked in the part of her brain beneath the cortex and part of the basal ganglia involved in control of movement,muscle tone,attention,and emotional states.Claudette's doctor is referring to what part of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Occipital lobe
B)  Parietal lobes
C)  Frontal lobe
D)  Temporal lobeE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Research suggests that behavioral therapies are more effective than non-behavioral methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Many children lack enough sleep for healthy growth and development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Ty is experiencing increased thirst and urination,hunger,weight loss,blurred vision,and fatigue.Ty's doctor will most likely test him for _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  hypertension
B)  diabetes
C)  asthma
D)  cancerE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Which of the following statements regarding population differences in growth among school-age children is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  By age 6,white girls have more muscle and bone mass than African American girls.
B)  Hispanic girls have a higher percentage of body fat than white girls who are of the same size.
C)  African American boys and girls tend to grow faster than white children do.
D)  African American girls have more muscle and bone mass than Hispanic girls do.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Almost half of American children have a TV in their bedroom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to a nationwide survey of 200,000 households,_____ percent of children under the age of 18 have chronic medical conditions.

Accepted Answer

A)  6
B)  12.8
C)  18
D)  25E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Physical development slows down considerably in middle childhood.Describe some gender differences in school-age children's physical development.List some of the ethnic variations that a teacher might see in a diverse classroom setting.

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Physical development slows down consider...

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the cognitive advances seen in middle childhood that can be traced back to changes in the brain's structure and functioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Loss of density of gray matter
B)  Increase in white matter
C)  Changes in the thickness of the cortex
D)  The thickening of the prefrontal cortex after age 10E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Ziaul has an fMRI and his doctor says that he notices that the gray matter has peaked in the lobe of his brain partially involved in dealing with spatial understanding.The doctor is referring to what part of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Occipital lobe
B)  Parietal lobe
C)  Frontal lobe
D)  Temporal lobeE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Research supports which of the following statements about childhood obesity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adoption studies suggest that heredity is not an important factor in obesity.
B)  Children with overweight parents tend to be overweight.
C)  A positive correlation exists between activity level and weight gain.
D)  Television viewing is weakly associated with weight gain.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 14

Variations in school-age children's health are the result of

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A)  differences in families' knowledge of health habits and preventive care.
B)  differences in families' income and the diets they eat.
C)  differing beliefs and attitudes about health and healing among various cultural and ethnic groups.
D)  all of the above.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 15

There are developmental differences in the amount of gray matter in children.For example,around the ages of _____,the volume of gray matter in the parietal lobes,an area of the brain involved in spatial understanding peaks.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 in girls and age 7 in boys
B)  7 in girls and age 10 in boys
C)  9 in girls and age 12 in boys
D)  11 in girls and age 12 in boysE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Tabitha worries about everything: school,grades,earthquakes and many other things.She is excessively concerned about how she is regarded by others.Based on what you have read in the text,it sounds like Tabitha may have _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  conduct disorder
B)  generalized anxiety disorder
C)  obsessive compulsive disorder
D)  depressionE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 17

An average school-age child experiences _____ bouts a year with colds,the flu,or viruses.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 to 2
B)  4 to 5
C)  6 to 7
D)  9 to 10E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Proper nutrition is essential for normal growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

One of the reasons school-age children are faster thinkers and able to filter out distracting information better than younger children is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  myelination
B)  decrease in white matter
C)  increase in density of gray matter
D)  fewer axonsE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

Pierre is able to judge and intercept pathways of small balls thrown from a distance.This is greatly helping his baseball game.Pierre is at least ___ years old.

Accepted Answer

A)  6
B)  8
C)  9
D)  10E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 12: Physical Development and Health in Middle Childhood

Many children lack enough sleep for healthy growth and development.

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An average school-age child experiences _____ bouts a year with colds,the flu,or viruses.

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Physical development slows down considerably in middle childhood.Describe some gender differences in school-age children's physical development.List some of the ethnic variations that a teacher might see in a diverse classroom setting.

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Variations in school-age children's health are the result of

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Proper nutrition is essential for normal growth.

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Pierre is able to judge and intercept pathways of small balls thrown from a distance.This is greatly helping his baseball game.Pierre is at least ___ years old.

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Claudette has an fMRI and her doctor says that he notices that the gray matter has peaked in the part of her brain beneath the cortex and part of the basal ganglia involved in control of movement,muscle tone,attention,and emotional states.Claudette's doctor is referring to what part of the brain?

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Obesity tends to run in families.How can parents who have not been able to control their own weight help their children?

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Tabitha worries about everything: school,grades,earthquakes and many other things.She is excessively concerned about how she is regarded by others.Based on what you have read in the text,it sounds like Tabitha may have _____.

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According to a nationwide survey of 200,000 households,_____ percent of children under the age of 18 have chronic medical conditions.

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There are developmental differences in the amount of gray matter in children.For example,around the ages of _____,the volume of gray matter in the parietal lobes,an area of the brain involved in spatial understanding peaks.

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Christopher has been having sudden attacks of coughing,wheezing,and breathing difficulties for the past seven months.A likely diagnosis for Christopher's condition is

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Research supports which of the following statements about childhood obesity?

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Which of the following statements regarding population differences in growth among school-age children is FALSE?

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Ziaul has an fMRI and his doctor says that he notices that the gray matter has peaked in the lobe of his brain partially involved in dealing with spatial understanding.The doctor is referring to what part of the brain?

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Ty is experiencing increased thirst and urination,hunger,weight loss,blurred vision,and fatigue.Ty's doctor will most likely test him for _____.

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One of the reasons school-age children are faster thinkers and able to filter out distracting information better than younger children is _____.

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Which of the following is NOT a reason for the cognitive advances seen in middle childhood that can be traced back to changes in the brain's structure and functioning?

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Almost half of American children have a TV in their bedroom.

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Research suggests that behavioral therapies are more effective than non-behavioral methods.

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