Transcript Chapter 11

The Developing Person
Through the Life Span
Eighth Edition
Kathleen Stassen Berger
Part IV
Chapter Eleven
Middle Childhood: Biosocial Development
A Healthy Time
Health Problems in Middle
Childhood
Brain Development
Children with Special Needs
A Healthy Time
• Slower Growth, Greater Strength
• Improved Medical Care
– Oral Care
– Children’s Health Habits
A Healthy Time
• Physical Activity
– Neighborhood Games
– Exercise in School
– Athletic Clubs and Leagues
Health Problems in Middle
Childhood
• Childhood Obesity
– An International Problem
– Why Childhood Obesity?
– Nature and Nurture
Health Problems in Middle
Childhood
• Asthma
– Causes of Asthma
– Prevention of Asthma
• A CASE TO STUDY: Asthma in Two
Active 8-Year-Olds
Brain Development
• Coordinating Connections
– Think Quick; Too Slow
– Pay Attention
– Automatization
Brain Development
• Measuring the Mind
– Aptitude, Achievement, and IQ
– Criticisms of Testing
– Brain Scans
Children with Special Needs
• Attention-Deficit and Bipolar
Disorders
– Attention-Deficit Disorder
– Bipolar Disorder
– Distinguishing Between Disorders
• A VIEW FROM SCIENCE: Drugs for
Children
Children with Special Needs
• Learning Disabilities
• Autistic Spectrum Disorders
– Symptoms
– Treatment
• Special Education
– Changing Laws and Practices
– Cohort and Culture