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DCF - Child Growth and Development
(CGDR) Exam Questions and Answers
Specific body changes and increases in the child's size such as a child's height, weight,
head circumference and BMI - ✔️✔️Correct-Growth
An increase in complexity, a change from relatively simple to more complicated and
involves progression where child gains refined knowledge, behaviors and skills. -
✔️✔️Correct-Development
The following are _________ between children in growth:
1. growth proceeds from head down
2. control of head and neck first, then arms, then legs
3. brain, heart and spinal cord are fully functional at birth
4. arm and leg muscles first then fingers and toes - ✔️✔️Correct-Similarities between
children in growth
The following are _____________:
1. Developmental sequence is similar for all
2. Development proceeds from general to specific
3. Development is continuous
4. Development proceeds at different rates
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5. All areas of development are interrelated - ✔️✔️Correct-5 basic principles of child
growth and development
Principle ____: children develop in relatively the same ways, there is a typical sequence
of development that occurs as the child grows, behaviors and skills emerge in the same
order - ✔️✔️Correct-Principle 1
Principle _____: body changes in a sequence and gives new abilities; as brain
develops, cognitive skills improve - ✔️✔️Correct-Principle 2
Principle _____: there is continuity from one phase of development to the next, children
continue to add behaviors as they perfect others (ex: language; cooing --> words) -
✔️✔️Correct-Principle 3
Principle _____: sequence of development is the same but the rate is different,
development is constant but not uniform - ✔️✔️Correct-Principle 4
Principle _____: the developmental domains influence development in other areas. -
✔️✔️Correct-Principle 5
A set of ideas of facts principles analyzed in relation to one another and used to explain
a phenomena. - ✔️✔️Correct-Theory
Who came up with the following and what is it called?
1. Physical (food)
2. Security (stability)
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