PSYC 289 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Hypertension, Stereotype, Impulsivity
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Overweight: bmi between the 85th and 95th percentile for children of same age and sex. Obesity: bmi at or above 95th percentile. Caution about bmi: can be used as a screener, but is not diagnostic of health of an individual. In 1980 the number of obese children was 7%, in 2012 it is 18% Lifelong health risks: high blood pressure, cholesterol, respiratory problems, diabetes, live, gallbladder disease, sleep, digestive disorders, cancer, early death. Depression, emotional problems school problems reduced life chances causes/correlates of obesity in middle childhood low ses (socioeconomic status) Pare(cid:374)t"s feedi(cid:374)g pra(cid:272)ti(cid:272)es: bad eating habits, low physical activity, television (screen time) School-based with family involvement: changing eating habits and education children on nutrition and physical activities. Children keep weight off better than adults. Become better at thinking and reasoning in middle childhood. Shift from preoperational to concrete operational thought: child becomes capable of logical systematic reasoning about concrete cases (operations)
