PSYB20H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Art Therapy, Fluoxetine, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
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Lecture 8 - physical development and health in middle childhood (chapter 11) Health and weight: growth during middle childhood slows considerably between ages 6 and 11: Children grow about 5 to 7 cm each year, weight doubles during this period. Brain development neuron: changes in brai(cid:374)"s stru(cid:272)ture a(cid:374)d fu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374)i(cid:374)g: support cognitive advances of middle childhood, maturation and learning depend on fine-tuning the brain"s connections and more efficient selection of the regions appropriate for particular tasks. Loss in density of gray matter in certain regions of cerebral cortex, this is normal. This reflects pruning of unused dendrites: between ages 6 and 13: Grey matter peaks in caudate (part of the basal ganglia) increases in parietal lobes = special understanding and frontal lobes = dftghbjnkm. Nutritional needs: schoolchildren need 2,400 calories every day, nutritionists recommend a varied diet including plenty of grains, fruits, and vegetables and high levels of complex carbohydrates which is found in potatoes, pasta, bread, and cereals.
