PSYCH-190 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Cerebral Palsy, Depth Perception, Visual Perception
8 Oct 2020
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Undernutrition: less energy, less interest in learning, negatively influences cognitive development and academic performance, affect physical growth and maturation, affecting growth rate, body weight, and height. Timing of nutritional deficiencies affect growth and development. Important to have variety of macro and micronutrients. Physical development includes acquisition of gross and fine motor skills. Good nutrition and proper amount of sleep are crucial. Caregivers can foster development in specific ways. Physically challenging conditions can affect acquisition of gross and fine motor skills. Inclusive environment for children with special needs. Modifications to physical classroom, materials, and activities. Body fat shows slow, but steady decline. Girls have more fatty tissue than boys. Percentage of increase in height and weight decreases each year. Girls and boys similar in physical ability. Brain continues to develop but not as rapidly as infants. Age 3 adult brain size. Age 5 9/10 adult brain size. Brain and head grow more rapidly than any other part.
