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level questions: Major factor Influencing growth

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From the moment of conception when a sperm and ovum fuse, the basic genetic makeup of an individual is cast. In addition to physical characteristics such as eye color and height potential, inheritance determines other characteristics such as learning style and temperament.	Genetics
Boys tend to keep this height and weight advantage until prepuberty, at which time girls surge ahead because they begin their puberty growth spurt by 6 months to 1 year earlier than boys. By the end of puberty (14 to 16 years) boys again tend to be taller and heavier than girls	Gender
A child who inherits a genetically transmitted disease may not grow as rapidly or develop as fully as the healthy child depending on the type of illness or the therapy available for the disease.	Health
Children with high intelligence do not generally grow faster physically than other children but they do tend to advance faster in skills.	Intelligence
Although a child has genetically programmed height potential, he may not grow taller because of some environmental factors, e.g. inadequate nutrition because of low socio-economic status; caregiver may lack skills or not give the child enough attention; chronic illness	Environment
- Health care and good nutrition both cost money.	Socioeconomic level
- Children who are loved thrive better than those who are not. It is the quality of time spent with children not the amount of time that is important.	Parent-child relationship
- First-born child, middle, youngest and only child and size of the family has some bearing on the growth and development.	Ordinal position in the family
- Children who are ill like those	Health
- It is the usual reaction pattern of an individual or an individual’s characteristic manner of thinking, behaving or reacting to stimuli in the environment. It is an inborn characteristic	Temperament
. Activity level	differs widely
–child with set patterns/irregular rhythmicity.	Rhythmicity
– child’s response on initial contact with a new stimulus.	Approach
– ability to change one’s reaction to stimuli over time.	Adaptability
refers to the tendency to shift easily to a new situation	Distractibility
refers to the ability to remain interested to a project or activity.	Attention span and persistence
the intensity level of stimulation that is necessary to evoke a reaction.	Threshold of response
- state wherein a person is said to be in negative or positive condition.	Mood quality
-Easy to care for - Predictable rhythmicity, approach and adapt to new situations readily. - Mild to moderate intensity of reaction - Overall positive mood quality. - 40% to 50% of children	THE EASY CHILD
- Irregular in habits - Negative mood quality - Withdraw rather than approach new situations. - 10% of children	THE DIFFICULT CHILD
- a combination of the easy and the difficult child	The Intermediate Child
- Over-all fairly inactive - Responds mildly - Adapts slowly to new situations - Generally negative mood - 15 % of children	SLO W–TO-WARM-UP CHILD
is the arrangement of individual adjustment to his environment. It is an all-inclusive term that covers appearances, abilities, motives, emotional reactivity and experiences that have shaped him to his present person.	Personality
- developed during infancy - "I know what I want and I want it now!” - the only component of personality that is present at birth. - operates on pleasure principle to reduce tension or discomfort. Thus, a newborn is said to be a “bundle of id”, seeking pleasure only to satisfy needs and demands immediate gratification to find release from physiological tension	ID
- developed during toddler period - "I can wait for what I want!" - Reality principle - balances the id and superego - the result of individual’s interaction with the environment. -it promotes satisfactory adjustment in relation to the environment	EGO
- developed during preschool - "I should not want that!” - Conscience- Morality principle - Develops as a person unconsciously incorporates standards and restrictions from both parents and society to guide behaviors, thoughts, and feelings. - Emerges at around age five	SUPEREGO
- certain characteristics that are present at birth: body build, eye color, skin, hair type and certain aptitudes	Heredity
- First born are likely to be achievement oriented and responsible - Later born are more likely to be better in social relationships, affectionate, friendly, or rebels and risk-takers.	Birth Order
It includes the age of the parents, occupation, economic status, religious orientation, level of education and cultural heritage	Parents