PSYCH-UA 30 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Iron-Deficiency Anemia, Synaptic Pruning, Sleep Disorder
2 Oct 2017
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3-year-old- most active age in human life span. Daily exercise needed for muscle growth (exercise develops muscle and keeps. Activity level influenced by family, opportunities (child care centers, preschool programs) Failure to develop can have long-term negative consequences (laziness, lack of visual perceptual skills, lack of coordination) Age 3- still emerging from infant ability to place and handle things. Age 4- coordination improved and more precise. Age 5- hand, arm, and body move together under better eye command. One basic form covers a range of objects. Provides opportunities to problem solve in creative ways. Disruptive patterns in 4- to 5-year-olds linked to adjustment in preschool. Estimated- 40% have sleep problem at some times in development. Lack of sleep linked to peer problems, depression, anxiety, and accidental injury. Night terrors (feeling of anxiety): sudden arousal, intense. Needs vary by age, sex, and size. Diets worsen as children age, go out of home. Allow child to develop tastes in food.
