LEIFER MATERNITY & PEDIATRICS CH
19,20 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
6-12y; Stage of Industry/Inferiority; Child's development is heavily influenced by others; leadership
abilities depends on successful control of environment; learning to be productive, self-directing and
accepted in school and in society. exploring, collecting - ANSWER What is Erikson theory on School-age
child?
6-12y; Sexual latency; focusing on peer relationships, learning to leave in groups and achieve knowledge;
the child assumes a role of a leader or a follower; heavily depend on parents and teachers to boost their
self-image - ANSWER What is Freud theory on school-aged child?
Concrete operations (7-11y); reasoning is logical but limited to own experience; understands cause and
effect; child can concentrate on more then one aspect of a situation - ANSWER What is Piaget theory on
school-age child?
first permanent tooth - ANSWER What is Molar?
type of lifestyle with no or irregular physical activity - ANSWER What is sedentary life style?
Growth is slow until directly before puberty; weight gain 5-7lbs a year; height increase 2inches; muscular
coordination improved, lymphatic tissue highly developed; growth mainly occur in the trunk; skeletal
bones continue ossify; looses deciduous teeth, first molar erupt; gastro is more mature; more progressed
and coordinated in gross and fine-motor skills - ANSWER What is physical-growth in school-age child?
combination of masculine and feminine characteristics - ANSWER What is Androgynous?
wet dreams in boys - ANSWER What is nocturnal emissions?
sex education program present topic from 6 aspects: biological, social, health, personal adjustment and
attitudes, interpersonal associations, establishment of values - ANSWER What is Sexuality Information
and Education Council of the US, SIECUS?
, community-established "safe homes" for children in case of emergency; such houses designated by a
blue star or other symbol - ANSWER What are "blue star" homes?
Increase physical and intellectual skills and some fantasy; belonging to a group is very important; rituals
like collecting items and playing board games; tv, computer video s/b limited; participation in organized
sports. - ANSWER What are Play activities in school-age child?
children who are left unsupervised after school because parents away from home or at work. - ANSWER
What is Latchkey Children?
Lot of energy, start but do not always finish tasks, bossy, sometimes rude, experiment with language,
very sensitive to criticism; conscience is active, difficult to make a decision; lose of temp. toot, molar
erupt; jump rope, throw and catch a ball; tie shoelaces; vocabulary is 2.500 words; need 11-13 hours of
sleep; boys and girls play together; collecting objects like shells, leaves, stones. - ANSWER What is Six-
year-old development?
Quieter child, easiest children to teach; high standards for themselves, good sense of humor, a tease,
more modest, enjoy being active and appreciate periods of rest; may have a "crush" on a friend of
opposite sex; interest in God and heaven; riding, table games, realistic toys ( feed a doll), video games,
radio controlled cars; graphic novels, more independent - ANSWER What is Seven-year-old
development?
wants to do everything, can play alone for a long period of time; creative work; group activities, prefer
the same sex companions; the arms and hand growing faster, large and small mucsles are better
developed; can write rather than print, know number of days and holidays; enjoys competitive sports
but in general a poor looser; wrestling, dramatic play is common; like to be hero or heroine of their
favorite programs - ANSWER What is Eight-year-old development?
More dependable,responsibility, more involvement in family activities; more likely to complete task,
resist authority, more able to accept criticism of their actions; worries and mild compulsions are
common; nervous habits-tics; hand and eye coordination, manual activities are well developed, needs
10h of sleep; competitive sports, reading, listening to music, watching TV, playing online computer
games, music, better care of their body needs, table manners improved - ANSWER What is Nine-year-old
development?