Question 1

________ is the result of an insulin deficiency that occurs when insulin-producing cells in the pancreas are destroyed.

Accepted Answer

A)  Type 1 diabetes 
B)  Asthma 
C)  Hypertension 
D)  Obstructive sleep apnea 
A)  Type 1 diabetes 
B)  Asthma 
C)  Hypertension 
D)  Obstructive sleep apnea A

Question 2

The caudate is a part of the basal ganglia involved in

Accepted Answer

A)  regulating metabolic processes and other activities of the autonomic nervous system. 
B)  mediating higher cognitive functions, attention, and emotional states. 
C)  regulating respiration and spatial understanding. 
D)  processing visual information. 
A)  regulating metabolic processes and other activities of the autonomic nervous system. 
B)  mediating higher cognitive functions, attention, and emotional states. 
C)  regulating respiration and spatial understanding. 
D)  processing visual information. B

Question 3

Which of the following is true of the eating habits of children in their middle childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most children get almost a third of their daily calories from fruits and raw vegetables. 
B)  Approximately 20 percent of children skip breakfast, a habit associated with a greater risk of obesity. 
C)  African American and white children are less likely than Hispanic and Asian children to eat fast food. 
D)  Approximately two-thirds of children eat at fast-food restaurants on any given day. 
A)  Most children get almost a third of their daily calories from fruits and raw vegetables. 
B)  Approximately 20 percent of children skip breakfast, a habit associated with a greater risk of obesity. 
C)  African American and white children are less likely than Hispanic and Asian children to eat fast food. 
D)  Approximately two-thirds of children eat at fast-food restaurants on any given day. B

Question 4

Which of the following is true of separation anxiety disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  One of the symptoms of this disorder in children is externalizing behaviors. 
B)  It is a disorder that occurs primarily in infants. 
C)  It involves excessive anxiety in children for at least 9 weeks concerning separation from home. 
D)  Children may develop this disorder spontaneously or after a stressful event. 
A)  One of the symptoms of this disorder in children is externalizing behaviors. 
B)  It is a disorder that occurs primarily in infants. 
C)  It involves excessive anxiety in children for at least 9 weeks concerning separation from home. 
D)  Children may develop this disorder spontaneously or after a stressful event.

Question 5

The adverse health effects of being overweight for children are similar to those faced by adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is true of social phobia?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is most likely to affect children who come from close-knit, caring families. 
B)  It runs in families, suggesting a genetic component. 
C)  Children with social phobia tend to have neurological deficits that affect their ability to show empathy. 
D)  Children with social phobia are spiteful and deliberately annoy others. 
A)  It is most likely to affect children who come from close-knit, caring families. 
B)  It runs in families, suggesting a genetic component. 
C)  Children with social phobia tend to have neurological deficits that affect their ability to show empathy. 
D)  Children with social phobia are spiteful and deliberately annoy others.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of childhood depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is an anxiety disorder. 
B)  It involves normal, temporary sadness. 
C)  It involves feelings of worthlessness and a prolonged sense of friendlessness. 
D)  It involves compulsive behaviors, such as constant hand-washing. 
A)  It is an anxiety disorder. 
B)  It involves normal, temporary sadness. 
C)  It involves feelings of worthlessness and a prolonged sense of friendlessness. 
D)  It involves compulsive behaviors, such as constant hand-washing.

Question 8

Brain development in middle childhood indicates that there is a loss in the density of gray matter. This process reflects the

Accepted Answer

A)  myelination of neural connections. 
B)  decrease in axons in the nerve cell body. 
C)  thinning of the temporal and frontal lobes. 
D)  pruning of unused dendrites. 
A)  myelination of neural connections. 
B)  decrease in axons in the nerve cell body. 
C)  thinning of the temporal and frontal lobes. 
D)  pruning of unused dendrites.

Question 9

Which of the following is true of children's activities during recess?

Accepted Answer

A)  During recess, boys favor games that include verbal expression. 
B)  Most of the recess activities involve socializing with peers. 
C)  Children opt to play in cement or concrete surfaces rather than in natural or green areas. 
D)  Children tend to increase their activity levels as the temperature rises. 
A)  During recess, boys favor games that include verbal expression. 
B)  Most of the recess activities involve socializing with peers. 
C)  Children opt to play in cement or concrete surfaces rather than in natural or green areas. 
D)  Children tend to increase their activity levels as the temperature rises.

Question 10

In the frontal lobes of the human brain, gray matter volume peaks at age 11.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Children typically outgrow temper tantrums and disobedient, disregardful, argumentative, hostile, or deliberately annoying behaviors by middle childhood. When such a pattern of behavior persists after age 8, children may be diagnosed with

Accepted Answer

A)  school phobia. 
B)  oppositional defiant disorder. 
C)  separation anxiety. 
D)  antisocial personality disorder. 
A)  school phobia. 
B)  oppositional defiant disorder. 
C)  separation anxiety. 
D)  antisocial personality disorder.

Question 12

Which of the following is a symptom of social phobia?

Accepted Answer

A)  extreme fear of speaking in class 
B)  vandalism 
C)  snatching things from other children 
D)  constant hand-washing 
A)  extreme fear of speaking in class 
B)  vandalism 
C)  snatching things from other children 
D)  constant hand-washing

Question 13

Claire asks her friends to ring her doorbell only three times. She refuses to open the door unless the doorbell is rung exactly three times. She also taps the floor five times before leaving her house. Claire believes that if she does not follow these routines, she will become contaminated. Claire is most likely to be diagnosed with

Accepted Answer

A)  generalized anxiety disorder. 
B)  childhood depression. 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
D)  separation anxiety. 
A)  generalized anxiety disorder. 
B)  childhood depression. 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
D)  separation anxiety.

Question 14

Which of the following is true of persistent developmental stuttering?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is four times more common in girls than in boys by fifth grade. 
B)  It is unaffected by parental reactions. 
C)  It is especially noticeable at the beginning of a word or phrase. 
D)  It usually begins when a child is between 7 and 10 years of age. 
A)  It is four times more common in girls than in boys by fifth grade. 
B)  It is unaffected by parental reactions. 
C)  It is especially noticeable at the beginning of a word or phrase. 
D)  It usually begins when a child is between 7 and 10 years of age.

Question 15

Which of the following is true of fast-food consumption by children in their middle childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  The socioeconomic status of parents directly impacts children's fast-food consumption. 
B)  Race and ethnicity do not seem to impact fast-food consumption among children. 
C)  Approximately one-third of children eat at fast-food restaurants on any given day. 
D)  Hispanic and Asian children are more likely than white children to eat fast food. 
A)  The socioeconomic status of parents directly impacts children's fast-food consumption. 
B)  Race and ethnicity do not seem to impact fast-food consumption among children. 
C)  Approximately one-third of children eat at fast-food restaurants on any given day. 
D)  Hispanic and Asian children are more likely than white children to eat fast food.

Question 16

Which of the following is a treatment for type 2 diabetes?

Accepted Answer

A)  continuous positive airway pressure therapy 
B)  surgical removal of adenoids and tonsils 
C)  glucose-lowering medication 
D)  anti-inflammatory medication 
A)  continuous positive airway pressure therapy 
B)  surgical removal of adenoids and tonsils 
C)  glucose-lowering medication 
D)  anti-inflammatory medication

Question 17

Adherence to ancient beliefs about illness is common in many parts of the nonindustrialized world, but it is not limited to them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Growth during middle childhood increases considerably.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Identify a true statement about sleep problems in children.

Accepted Answer

A)  Children who snore sleep 2 to 3 hours less than children who do not snore. 
B)  Exposure to media screens and physical inactivity do not seem to impact sleep. 
C)  Children who snore tend to have higher scores on developmental test scores than children who do not snore. 
D)  Increased television viewing is associated with fewer hours of sleep in children. 
A)  Children who snore sleep 2 to 3 hours less than children who do not snore. 
B)  Exposure to media screens and physical inactivity do not seem to impact sleep. 
C)  Children who snore tend to have higher scores on developmental test scores than children who do not snore. 
D)  Increased television viewing is associated with fewer hours of sleep in children.

Question 20

Obesity has become a major health issue for children worldwide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

________ is the result of an insulin deficiency that occurs when insulin-producing cells in the pancreas are destroyed.

The caudate is a part of the basal ganglia involved in

Which of the following is true of the eating habits of children in their middle childhood?

Which of the following is true of separation anxiety disorder?

The adverse health effects of being overweight for children are similar to those faced by adults.

Which of the following is true of social phobia?

Which of the following is true of childhood depression?

Brain development in middle childhood indicates that there is a loss in the density of gray matter. This process reflects the

Which of the following is true of children's activities during recess?

In the frontal lobes of the human brain, gray matter volume peaks at age 11.

Children typically outgrow temper tantrums and disobedient, disregardful, argumentative, hostile, or deliberately annoying behaviors by middle childhood. When such a pattern of behavior persists after age 8, children may be diagnosed with

Which of the following is a symptom of social phobia?

Which of the following is true of persistent developmental stuttering?

Which of the following is true of fast-food consumption by children in their middle childhood?

Which of the following is a treatment for type 2 diabetes?

Adherence to ancient beliefs about illness is common in many parts of the nonindustrialized world, but it is not limited to them.

Growth during middle childhood increases considerably.

Identify a true statement about sleep problems in children.

Obesity has become a major health issue for children worldwide.

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Birth and the Newborn

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Cognitive Development: 0 to 3

Psychosocial Development: 0 to 3

Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

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Exam 11: Physical Development and Health in Middle Childhood

________ is the result of an insulin deficiency that occurs when insulin-producing cells in the pancreas are destroyed.

The caudate is a part of the basal ganglia involved in

Which of the following is true of the eating habits of children in their middle childhood?

Which of the following is true of separation anxiety disorder?

The adverse health effects of being overweight for children are similar to those faced by adults.

Which of the following is true of social phobia?

Which of the following is true of childhood depression?

Brain development in middle childhood indicates that there is a loss in the density of gray matter. This process reflects the

Which of the following is true of children's activities during recess?

In the frontal lobes of the human brain, gray matter volume peaks at age 11.

Children typically outgrow temper tantrums and disobedient, disregardful, argumentative, hostile, or deliberately annoying behaviors by middle childhood. When such a pattern of behavior persists after age 8, children may be diagnosed with

Which of the following is a symptom of social phobia?

Which of the following is true of persistent developmental stuttering?

Which of the following is true of fast-food consumption by children in their middle childhood?

Which of the following is a treatment for type 2 diabetes?

Adherence to ancient beliefs about illness is common in many parts of the nonindustrialized world, but it is not limited to them.

Growth during middle childhood increases considerably.

Identify a true statement about sleep problems in children.

Obesity has become a major health issue for children worldwide.

Introduction to Child Development

Conception, Environment, and Heredity

Pregnancy and Prenatal Development

Birth and the Newborn

Physical Development and Health: 0 to 3

Cognitive Development: 0 to 3

Psychosocial Development: 0 to 3

Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood

Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

Physical Development and Health in Adolescence

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Psychosocial Development in Adolescence

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