Exam 6: Physical Development

What does contemporary research indicate that a decline in large-muscle performance among adolescent females is most likely attributable to?

Based on the discussion in the text,which adolescent girl would be most likely to be diagnosed with bulimia?

By what year of age does a child reach approximately one half of his or her eventual adult height?

Elaine is 12 months old and her brother Peter is 4 years old.Their mother,Tara,was recently divorced from their father,and although she continues to take care of her children's basic needs,she has become depressed,unaffectionate,and withdrawn.If Tara's pattern of behaviour continues for an extended period of time,what is the likely outcome for the children?

Brain growth during which phase of development is characterized as the "brain growth spurt"?

Which pattern of physical development of would be most consistent with the cephalocaudal trend?

Which of the following adolescents would be most likely to score low on the Body Esteem Scale?

Which body part grows to 75 percent of its adult weight by the age of 2 years?

Which statement best characterizes physical growth during the elementary school years?

Which statement best summarizes the results of research on the role of practice on locomotor development?

Which illness is the result of a diet that supplies both insufficient calories and insufficient protein?

According to Herkowitz and Dyer,what accounts for the decline in physical performance of many girls during adolescence?

Of the following parts of the body,which would be the last to come under voluntary control?

Ahmad and his parents are living in a refugee camp because a civil war in their country has displaced them from their land.Their diet consists of rice,corn,milk,and whatever wild vegetation that they can procure.Very occasionally they are able obtain meat by capturing small animals that invade the camp.Based on this description,what disorder would you expect Ahmad to develop?

Is early sexual maturation often initially a social advantage for boys and girls?

In which direction does cephalocaudal development proceed?

The greater muscle and bone development that occurs in males in comparison to females has been attributed to the influence of what hormone?

During most of his childhood,George was a bit on the pudgy side,but with the onset of puberty he became categorically fat.Dieting did not seem to help,although George freely admitted that he was not very interested in dieting because eating was one of the things he truly enjoyed.And he did not enjoy sports or other forms of exercise that left him out of breath.Nor did he truly enjoy telling "fat" jokes about himself and making people laugh,although his classmates seemed to like him for that. (a)From the text discussion of obesity,what factors might be involved in George's weight problem? (b)What body type does George have? How might his classmates react on the basis of his body type? (c)What self-fulfilling prophecies might be operating in George's case? What advice could we give him and his parents on helping him lose weight?

Which endocrine gland plays a signalling role to some endocrine glands,thus serving as a "master gland"?

Discuss how the four central developmental themes of the text relate to the issue of physical development.