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Chapter 11: Physical Development in Middle Childhood
Important terms and concepts from Laura Berk's Infants and Children-7th ed.
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
12/17/2013

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Secular Trends in Physical Growth
Definition
Changes in body size from one generation to the next.
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Malocclusion
Definition
A condition in which the upper and lower teeth do not meet properly.
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Obesity
Definition
A greater-than-20-percent increase over healthy weight, based on body mass index (BMI)—a ratio of weight to height associated with body fat. A BMI above the 85th percentile for a child’s age and sex is considered overweight, a BMI above the 95th percentile obese.
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Nocturnal Enuresis
Definition
Bedwetting during the night.
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Rough-and-Tumble Play
Definition
Friendly chasing and play-fighting.
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Dominance Hierarchy
Definition
A stable ordering of group members that predicts who will win when conflict arises.
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