Question

During his second year of life, Titus suffered a long and severe illness that left him well below his expected weight

and height. After recovering from the illness, Titus suddenly experienced rapid gains in both height and weight. This
event is best explained by:__________
a. plasticity.
b. the proximodistal principle.
c. catch_up growth.
d. the secular trend.

Answer 1

The event of Titus is best explained by ‘Catch up growth.

Answer: Option C

Step-by-step explanation:

Catch up growth can also be called as Compensatory growth. So what happens when one is going though the catch up growth? It often happens that younger children with nutrition deficiency beings to experience the changes in their growth.

This growth can be regarding height or weight. The person begins to lose his weight, but after some period of time his body comes back into the normal weight.

However, there are certain cases where it takes a long time to recover from catch up growth phase when the deprivation is drastic. In the case of ‘Titus’ didn’t experience any severe deprivation.