Chapter 8

Question 1

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Answer 1

A condition characterised by a pattern of impulsiveness, inattention and overactivity

Question 2

Autoimmune disease

Answer 2

A disease characterised by the immune system attacking and destroying healthy body cells

Question 3

Celhalocaudal development

Answer 3

Development that occurs from the head downwards

Question 4

Child mortality

Answer 4

Deaths that occur between the first birthday and 14 years of age

Question 5

Colostrum

Answer 5

A concentrated form of breastmilk that is also rich in antibodies. Colostrum is produced for the first few days after birth

Question 6

Empathy

Answer 6

The ability to see events from another person’s point of view and to understand the emotions of others

Question 7

Infant mortality

Answer 7

Deaths that occur between birth and the first birthday

Question 8

Meconium

Answer 8

A dark, sticky, tar-like substance that is excreted through the bowels shortly after birth. It includes things ingested while in the uterus, such as mucous, bile and water

Question 9

Neonate

Answer 9

Describes an infant in the first 28 days after birth

Question 10

Object permanence

Answer 10

An awareness that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight

Question 11

Perinatal conditions

Answer 11

Conditions causing death in the first 28 days of life (e.g. Due to complications of the placenta or umbilical cord, infections, birth injury, asphyxia and problems relating to premature births)

Question 12

Proximodistal development

Answer 12

Development that occurs from the core or centre of the body outwards (towards the extremities)