PSY 3010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: 6 Years, Lead Poisoning, Corpus Callosum
Document Summary
Physical and cognitive development in the preschool years. Internal physical changes occur: nutrition: eating the right foods. Slower growth = less caloric requirements: children can maintain appropriate intake of food, if provided with nutritious meals. Inappropriate encouragement to increase food intake beyond an appropriate level may cause obesity: avoiding a butter battle. Increasing number of children being treated with drugs for emotional disorders such as depression. Injury during the preschool years: use of drugs such as antidepressants and stimulants has grown significantly, accidents are greatest risk, danger of injuries. Socioeconomic: range of preschool dangers, u. s. dhhs calls lead poisoning most hazardous health threat to children under the age of 6. Some 14 million children are at risk for lead poisoning (centers for disease control) Children in poverty are more susceptible lead poisoning. Effects of lead poisoning: high levels of lead are linked to higher levels of antisocial behavior in school age children.
