PSY 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Childhood Obesity, Myelin, Perseveration
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By age 6, the (cid:272)hild"s (cid:271)ody is proportionately not very different from that of an adult. Although the right and left hemispheres of the brain have specialized functions, cognitive skill requires both sides of the brain. Accidents are the leading cause of childhood death. Child maltreatment involves not only physical abuse, but failure to (cid:373)eet the (cid:272)hild"s (cid:271)asi(cid:272) (cid:374)eeds. How does the body change by age 6: weight: 40-50 pounds ( 18-22 kilograms , height: 3. 5 feet ( 100+ centimeters , adult proportions: legs = half of total height. We encourage our kids to overeat: drop-off in caloric needs after age 2. Corpus callosum connects the right and left hemispheres. Left-handedness has been stigmatized and punished across cultures for centuries. Prefrontal cortex decision making impulsivity perseveration.
