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Child Development Chapter 8
Child Development Chapter 8
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
11/05/2013

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growth hormone deficiency
Definition
absence of deficiency or growth hormone produced by pituitary gland to stimulate body to grow
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95% of adult size by age
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six
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some brain increase is due to
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increase in myelination, in which nerve cells are insulated with fat cells, which increase speed of transmission of info
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nightmares
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indicate high stress
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night terrors
Definition
sudden arousal from sleep with intense fear, screams, sweat(not serious problem)
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somnabulism
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sleep walking; grow out of it
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average preschooler eats up to
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1800 calories a day
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malnutrition
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can result in chronic fatigue; linked to cognitive deficits
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environmental tobacco smoke causes...
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could develop wheezing and asthma
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exposure to lead cause and causes
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can get into bloodstream thru contaminated food and water
associated with lower intelligence, adhd, poor memory
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leading cause of childhood death in impoverished countries is
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diarrhea produced by dehydration
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