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Chapter 5 fancy and Toddlerhood - Biosocial Development Flashcards

fancy and Toddlerhood - Biosocial Development

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What are three areas of development in infancy to toddlerhood

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Biological
Cognitive
Psychosocial

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What does biological development include in infancy

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Physical growth and changes in the body

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What influences biological development

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Genetics
Nutrition
Health Factors
Fine and Gross motor skills

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What does cognitive development include

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Changes in mental process like 
language
thinking
memory control 
impulse control and 
problem solving
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5
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What is cognitive development influenced by

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Education

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What does psychosocial development include

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Development of emotions, personality, and social skills

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What is psychosocial development influenced by?

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Family, Friends, Community, Culture, & Society

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How much does the average newborn weigbh and what is the average length

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7.5 lbs 20inches lenght
Males are typically larger
First borns typically smaller than later born siblings

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9
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How much weight do newborns lose in first few days and why?

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5-10% due to loss of fluids

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What is colostrum?

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Mothers milk in first 2-3 days
Yellowish
High in protein
High in antibodies and nutrition
helps shrink uterus
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11
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What are Fontenals

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Soft sports of babies skull that are not yet developed upon birth

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12
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How much does the average newborn sleep? How often do they wake up? WHy do they wake up ?

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2/3 of the day

wakes every 2-3 hours to be fed because baby is rapidly growing

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13
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When can an infant sleep through the night

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At about 3 months

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14
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How often do newborn babies cry?

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On average 5-15 minutes of every hour

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What are the types of newborn reflexes?

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Rooting reflex
Stepping reflex
Moro reflex
Babinski reflex
Palmars grasp
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Describe rooting reflex. When does rooting reflex disappear?

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automatically turn the face toward the stimulus and make sucking (rooting) motions with the mouth when the cheek or lip is touched.
helps to ensure successful breastfeeding.
Disappears at 2-3 months

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17
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Describe Stepping Reflex. When does it disappear?

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When the soles of their feet touch a flat surface they will attempt to walk by placing one foot in front of the other.
Disappears at 3-4 months

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Describe Moro reflex? When does it disappear?

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a reflex reaction of infants upon being startled (as by a loud noise or a bright light) that is characterized by extension of the arms and legs away from the body and to the side and then by drawing them together as if in an embrace
Happens in sleep
Disappears between 6 and 7 months

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Describe the Babinski reflex. When does it disappear

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Occurs when bottom of foot is rubbed from heel to toe.
Toes fan out
Disappears around 12 months

20
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Describe Palmars Grasp

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Reflex when something put in infants hand they close hand around object
Disappears around 3-4 monts

21
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What is the least developed sense at birth?

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Vision

22
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True or False Infants hearing is worse than adults when born

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False

newborns hearing is as good as adults at birth.

23
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True or False

Infants sense of smell is not fully developed at birth

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False

Newborns are born with great sense of smell and can detect their mothers scent from other mothers scent

24
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How long does it take for taste to develop in infants

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Within 2 hours they can distinguis sour vs. bitter and sweet vs salty. Infants prefer sweetness and it can sooth crying babies

25
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True or False infants are sensitive to pain at birth

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True

26
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Describe the direction of growth for infants after birth

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Cephalocaudal and proximodistal

27
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Is motor development coordinated or uncoordinated?

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Uncoordinated

28
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What is brain development in infants characterized by

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New nerve endings continuing to emerge.

Continues through about 2 months

29
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Where does most brain activity in an infant occur?

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Brain stem

30
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What is Operant Conditioning

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Newborns learn to turn their heads a certain way when reinforced with a sweet solution.

31
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What is classical conditioning in infants

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Infants learn immidiately after birth to pair a certain smell with sucking behavior

32
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What is social conditoning theory in infants

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Infants can imitate certain faces

33
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What are benefits of breastfeeding

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Milk is sterile
Milk is always right temperature
Less likely to develop allergies
Provides antibodies
Nutritional needs met in correct portions
34
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When do you typically wean a baby

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Babies should have breast milk up to 6 months then solid foods can be introduced.
Weaning typically happens around age 1 but it is up to mother when to wean

35
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When does potty training happen

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between ages 2-3

Night time potty training around age 4

36
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Define gross motor skills

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large muscles and actions required for moving from place to place
Walking
Crawling
Standing

37
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Define Fine motor skills

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Smaller muscles and movements involving hands, arms, and fingers
Reaching
Grasping
Drawing

38
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Describe Haptic Perception

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To learn about objects by handling them

39
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How can you tell if a baby has Colic

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Cries more than 3 hours a day, 3 times a week, for 3 weeks
High pitch crying
Face grimacing
Excess gas

40
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What is Colic caused by

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Immature digestive tract

41
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What is Sudden Infant Death Syndrom
When does it typically occur
What is the though cause

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Baby dies suddenly in sleep “crib death”
Typically occurs between 2 & 4 months
Thought to be caused by defect in infants brain that controls breathing and arousal from sleep

42
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What are risk factors for SIDS

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Sleeping on stomach
Sleeping on Side
Sleeping on soft surface 0 can cause being smothered

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