DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
ADOLESCENCE PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Brooke, an obese girl
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Malik, an undernourished boy
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Jack, a boy of average weight
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Sasha, an undernourished girl
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lifestyle issues-too little activity and too many calories from food and drinks-are the main contributors to childhood obesity. But genetic and hormonal factors might play a role as well.
Detailed explanation-2: -Obese children are at risk for lifelong health problems: high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, respiratory abnormalities. Insulin resistance begins in early childhood and can predict heart disease, adult onset diabetes, gallbladder disease, sleep and digestive disorders, many forms of cancer and early death.
Detailed explanation-3: -Skills that involve large muscle groups. As children’s bodies become more streamlined and less top-heavy, their balance improves greatly. By age 2, preschoolers’ gait become smooth and rhythmic, enabling them to run, jump and skip. Skills that involve the use of fine-tuned small muscle groups.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following is true about the permissive child-rearing style? Correct Instead of gradually granting autonomy, permissive parents allow children to make many of their own decisions at an age when they are not yet capable of doing so.