Chapter 4 Flashcards
Proximodistal
“Inside to out rule” motor skills emerge in a sequence of center moving
Cephalocuadal
“Top to bottom” motor skills emerge
Shaken baby syndrome
Form of maltreatment in which shaking an infant or toddler can cause brain damaged, hemorrhage, paralysis or death
Lobes of the brain
Frontal lobe: ilu tart movement, personality, abstract thinking, intention
Occipital lobe: vision
Temporal lobe: hearing, language processing and memory
Parietal lobe: spatial location, attention and motor control
Brain lateralization
Specialization of function in each hemisphere
Pruning
When applied to brain development, the process by which unused connections in the brain atrophy and die
Steps to reduce SIDS
Sleep on back, fan in room
More common in smokers, soft bedding, lower class, and low birth weight
Marasmus
Marasmus: a disease of severe protein calorie malnutrition during early infancy in which growth stops, body tissues waste away and the infant eventually dies
Kwashiorkor
A disease of chronic malnutrition during childhood in which child is more exposed to other diseases such as measles, diarrhea and influenza
Rooting reflex
A baby’s tendency when touch on the check to turn toward the touch, open the mouth and search for the nipple
Fine vs gross motor skills
Fine: finely tuned movements such as finger dexterity
Gross: involve large muscle activities such as walking
Babies show a preference for drawings of
Faces
