Question 1

_____ is (are)the leading cause of death in middle childhood.

Accepted Answer

A) Medical errors 
B) Illnesses 
C) Accidents 
D) Poisoning

Question 2

Boys spend twice as much time participating in team sports as girls do,and the disparity widens as children grow.Overall,9-13 year olds' participation in organized sports is about _______ percentage.

Accepted Answer

A) 26 
B) 38 
C) 17 
D) 78

Question 3

Children are first introduced to the magic of the Tooth Fairy when their primary teeth begin to fall out at about age _____.

Accepted Answer

A) 4 
B) 6 
C) 8 
D) 10

Question 4

An evolutionary advantage to rough-and-tumble play is that it provides a way to establish dominance in the peer group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Judy is able to walk a 2-inch-wide balance beam,hop and jump accurately into small squares,and perform jumping-jacks.Judy is at least ___ years old.

Accepted Answer

A) 7 
B) 9 
C) 11 
D) 13

Question 6

Colton has a history of getting into fights,being expelled from school,and recently broke into a house in his neighborhood.He has also been brought home by the police on several occasions for damaging public property.Based on what you have read in the text,it sounds like Colton may have _____.

Accepted Answer

A) conduct disorder 
B) generalized anxiety disorder 
C) oppositional defiant disorder 
D) autism

Question 7

Define the meaning of both acute and chronic childhood medical conditions.Give several examples of each.In your answer,demonstrate how each condition affects the healthy development of school-age children.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Define the meaning of both acute and...

Question 8

Sally's primary teeth have been falling out at a rate of about four each year.This process will probably continue until she is approximately ___ years old.

Accepted Answer

A) 15 
B) 13 
C) 11 
D) 8

Question 9

Wyatt has been diagnosed with conduct disorder (CD).What is NOT a typical behavior of children with this disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Setting fires 
B) Excessive shyness 
C) Truancy 
D) Fighting,snatching things,and hostility toward authority

Question 10

Felicia has repeated intrusive thoughts and shows repetitive behaviors tied to those thoughts.Based on what you have read in the text,it sounds like Felicia may have _____.

Accepted Answer

A) conduct disorder 
B) generalized anxiety disorder 
C) obsessive compulsive disorder 
D) depression

Question 11

Approximately 1 in 50 children under 18 snores.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Between 1971 and 1994,the number of children ages 6 to 18 with untreated cavities has

Accepted Answer

A) increased by 20 percent. 
B) decreased by 20 percent. 
C) increased by 80 percent. 
D) decreased by 80 percent.

Question 13

By age 11,the average child,both males and females,weigh about _____ pounds.

Accepted Answer

A) 65 
B) 80 
C) 100 
D) 115

Question 14

Nadine is receiving treatment for an emotional disturbance.Her therapist has her talk about her feelings and her personality.Based on what you have read in the text,it sounds like he is receiving _____.

Accepted Answer

A) individual psychotherapy 
B) family therapy 
C) art therapy 
D) behavior therapy

Question 15

Brain development in middle childhood includes

Accepted Answer

A) a loss in the density of gray matter. 
B) an increase in white matter. 
C) thickening of the cortex. 
D) all of the above.

Question 16

Jason has a cold.His pediatrician tells his mother that the cold will probably last for two days.Given the short-term nature of Jason's illness,we would say that he suffers from a(n)_____ medical condition.

Accepted Answer

A) chronic 
B) acute 
C) transitional 
D) age-related

Question 17

Mr.and Mrs.McCarthy are concerned about their son's short stature as he approaches middle childhood.Up until now,their doctors have taken a "wait and see" attitude.What can be done to treat stunted growth in middle childhood? Describe some of the controversies associated with this type of treatment.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mr.and Mrs.McCarthy are concerned about their son's...

Question 18

Rough-and-tumble play seems to be universal.Evolutionary psychologists suggest that rough-and-tumble play evolved to

Accepted Answer

A) provide physical exercise. 
B) help children jockey for dominance in their peer group. 
C) assess an opponent's strength. 
D) provide practice in skills used in fighting and hunting.

Question 19

In middle childhood,some of the cognitive advances that can be traced back to changes in the brain's structure and functioning are undoubtedly due to the connections between neurons thickening and myelinating.This process

Accepted Answer

A) begins in the frontal lobes and moves toward the back of the brain. 
B) begins in the occipital lobe and moves towards the front of the brain. 
C) begins in several sporadic places around the brain at once. 
D) cannot be tracked with current technology.

Question 20

Honor has an fMRI and her doctor says that he notices that the gray matter has peaked in the lobe of her brain partially involved in dealing with language.He is referring to what part of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) Occipital lobe 
B) Parietal lobes 
C) Frontal lobe 
D) Temporal lobe

Exam 12: Physical Development and Health in Middle Childhood

_____ is (are) the leading cause of death in middle childhood.