BVP - Introductory Developmental Paediatrics - Week 7

Question 1

Is development hard-wired and is it linear? Can skills be temporarily lost?

Answer 1

Development is hard-wired
It is not linear
Skills can be temporarily lost

Question 2

When do babies develop primitive reflexes?

Answer 2

4-6 months

Question 3

When do babies develop secondary reflexes?

Answer 3

Emerge from 4 months

Question 4

Describe the head position of a baby when prone - at birth and at 6 weeks.

Answer 4

Birth - head up briefly when prone, head lag
6 weeks - head up at 45 degrees

Question 5

When do babies crawl? What about walking? What about climbing stairs? What about skips?

Answer 5

Crawl - 9+ months
Stairs - 2+ years
Skips - 5-6 years

Question 6

List four red flags of gross motor function in babies.

Answer 6

Stiff-legged gait
Floppy/limp posture
-trouble sitting in a chair
Uses one side of body more
Clumsy, trips or bumps into things

Question 7

When do babies develop finger-thumb grasp?

Answer 7

9 months

Question 8

List two red flags associated with speech and hearing in babies.

Answer 8

No words by 2, not understandable by strangers by 3-3.5
Doesnt startle, no response to noise
-unable to follow directions after 3 years

Question 9

When does separation anxiety typically occur?

Answer 9

18 months

Question 10

List four red flags associated with social and emotional development in children.

Answer 10

Doesnt seek love/attention
Avoids eye contact
Happy to play on own rather than with friends
Aggressive/unusual behaviour/limited focus