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Chapter Three: Infancy Flashcards

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Fetal Monitor

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A device that measures the baby’s heartbeat during labor

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Episiotomy

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An incision sometimes made to increase the size of the opening of the vagina to allow the baby to pass

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Dilate

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Make or become wiser, larger, or more open

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Oxytocin

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A hormone released by the pituitary gland that causes increased contraction of the uterus during labor and stimulates the ejection of milk into the ducts of the breasts

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Prostaglandins

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Any of a group of cyclic fatty acid compounds with varying hormone like effects, notable the promotion of uterine contractions

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Cervix

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The narrow neck-like passage forming the lower end of the uterus

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Braxton-Hicks Contractions

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Intermittent weak contractions of the uterus occurring during pregnancy

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Term Baby

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Born anytime from 37 weeks to 42 weeks, a few weeks before or after the calculated due date

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Bayley Scales of Infant Development: 1 Month

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Mental Scale: the infant quiets when picked up

Motor Scale: the infant makes a postural adjustment when put to examiner’s shoulders

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Bayley Scales of Infant Development: 2 Months

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Mental Scale: when examiner presents two objects (bell and rattle) above the Infant in a crib, the Infant glances back and forth from one to another
Motor Scale: the Infant holds holds his or her head steady when being carried about in a vertical position

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Bayley Scales of Infant Development: 5 Months

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Mental Scale: the infant is observed to transfer an object from one hand to the other during play
Motor Scale: when seated at a feeding-type table and presented with a sugar pill that is out of reach, the Infant attempts to pick it up

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Bayley Scales of Infant Development: 8 Months

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Mental Scale: when an object in plain view of the Infant is covered by a cup, the Infant removes the cup to retrieve the object
Motor Scale: the Infant raises herself or himself into a sitting position

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Bayley Scales of Infant Development: 12 Months

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Mental Scale: the Infant imitates words that are spoken by the examiner
Motor Scale: when requested by the examiner, the Infant stands up from a position in which she or her had been lying on her or his back on the floor

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Bayley Scales of Infant Development: 14-16 Months

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Mental Scale: the Infant builds a tower with two cubes after the examiner demonstrates the behavior
Motor Scale: the Infant walks alone with good coordination

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Baby Blues

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Maternal depression
About 4 in 5 mothers
Symptoms:
Feeling let down; crying for no apparent reason; impatience, irritability, restlessness, anxiety
Occurs in first weeks and disappears on its own

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Postpartum Depression (PPD)

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Maternal Depression
About 1 in 5 mothers
Symptoms: frequent sadness, crying helplessness, thoughts of suicide, anxiety, panic, feelings of inadequacy, quilt, shame; changes in appetite; insomnia or hypersomnia, fatigue; lack of feeling for baby or excessive concern for baby; irritability; difficulty concentrating; frightening feelings, thoughts, images, loss of interest in sex
Occurs within days of delivery or gradually during the first year

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Postpartum Psychosis

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Maternal depression
About 1 in 1,000 mothers
Symptoms: hallucinations; severe insomnia; agitation; bizarre feelings or behavior
Occurs within a few weeks after delivery; an emergency that requires help

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Neonates

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The term used for newborn

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Cesarean Section

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A birth in which the baby is surgically removed from the uterus, rather than traveling through the birth canal

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Anoxia

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A restriction of oxygen to the baby, lasting a few minutes during the birth process, which can produce cognitive defects

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Preterm Infants

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Infants who are born prior to 38 weeks after conception (also known as premature infants)

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Bonding

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Close physical and emotional contact between parent and child during the period immediately following birth

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Apgar Scale

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A standard measurement system that looks for a variety of indications of good health in newborns (see chart)

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Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS)

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Used to measure neonates’ reflexes and other behavior patterns
Motor behavior
Response to stress
Adaptive behavior
Control over physiological state
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Reflexes

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Simple, automatic, stereotypical responses elicited by certain types of stimulation

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Visual Impairment

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A difficulty in seeing that may include blindness or partial sightedness

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Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep

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The period of sleep that is found in older children and adults and is associated with dreaming

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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

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The unexplained death of a seemingly heathy baby

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Midwife

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A person trained to assist women in childbirth

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Anesthetic

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A substance that induces insensitivity to pain

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General Anesthesia

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Anesthesia that affects the whole body and usually induced a loss of consciousness

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Local Anesthesia

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Anesthesia that affects a restricted area of the body

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Natural Childbirth

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Childbirth with minimal medical or technological intervention, usually involving special breathing and relaxation techniques

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Lamaze Method

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A method of childbirth involving exercises and breathing control to give pain relief without drugs

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Hypoxia

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Deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues

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Breech Birth

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A delivery of a baby so positioned in the uterus that the buttocks or feet are delivered first

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Vernix

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A greasy deposit covering the skin of a baby at birth

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Respiratory Disease Syndrome

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A condition in newborn babies in which the lungs are deficient in surfactant, preventing their proper expansion and causing the formation of hyaline material in the lung spaces

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Incubator

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An enclosed apparatus providing a controlled environment for the care and protection of premature or unusually small babies

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Postpartum

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Following childbirth or the birth of young

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Neonate Reflexes

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Demonstrate the neural functioning of neonate
Absence or weakness of a Reflex may indicate immaturity, slowed responsiveness, brain injury, or retardation
Rooting reflex, Moro reflex, grasping reflex, babinski reflex, tonic-neck reflex

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Pacifier

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A rubber or plastic nipple for a baby to suck on

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Rooting Reflex

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Baby turns head and mouth toward a stimulus that strokes the cheek, chin, or corner of the moth; important for locating mother’s nibble in preparation for sucking; can be lost if not stimulated

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Moro Reflex

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Back arches, and the legs and arms are flung out and then brought back towards the chest, with the arms in a hugging motion; can be elicited when baby’s position is changed or when support for the head and neck is lost; can be elicited by loud noises bumping the baby’s crib, or jerking the baby’s blanket; lost within 6 to 7 months after birth; absence of Moro Reflex indicates immaturity or brain damage

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Grasping Reflex (Palmar Reflex)

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Refers to the increasing tendency to reflexively grasp fingers or other objects pressed against the palms of hand; babies support their own weight this way

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Stepping Reflex

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Mimics walking; demonstrates 1-2 days after birth and disappears 3-4 months of age

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Babinski Reflex

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Occurs when underside of foot form heel to toes is stroked; toes are fanned or spread

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Tonic-Neck Reflex

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Observed when baby is lying on its back and turns head from one side

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Milestones is Language Development: 24 Months

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Vocabulary more than 50 words, naming everything in the environment.
Spontaneous creation of two-word sentences.
Clear efforts to communicate.

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Milestones is Language Development: 18 Months

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Repertoire of 3-50 words.
Explosive vocabulary growth.
Babbling consists of serval syllables with intricate intonation.
Little effort to communicate information.
Little joining of words into spontaneous two-word utterances.
Understands nearly everything spoken.

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Milestones is Language Development: 12 Months

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Identical sound sequences replicated more often.
Words (e.g. mamma or dada) emerge.
Many words and requests understood (e.g., “Show me your eyes”).

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Milestones is Language Development: 10 Months

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Vocalizations mixed with sound play, such as gurgling, bubble blowing.
Makes effort to imitate sounds made by older people with mixed success.

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Milestones is Language Development: 8 Months

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Continuous repetition (reduplication) enters into babbling.
Patterns of intonation become distinct.
Utterances can signal emphasis and emotion.
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Milestones is Language Development: 6 Months

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Cooing changes to single-syllable babbling.
Neither vowels nor consonants have fixed pattern of recurrence.
Common utterances sound somewhat like ma, mu, da, or di.

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Milestones is Language Development: 20 Weeks

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Cooing becomes interspersed with consonant-like sounds.

Vocalizations differ from the sounds of mature language.

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Milestones is Language Development: 16 Weeks

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Responds to human sounds more definitely.
Turns head, searching for speaker.
Chuckles occasionally.

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Milestones is Language Development: 12 Weeks

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Cries less.
Smiles when talked to and nodded at.
Engages in squealing and gurgling sounds (cooing).
Sustains cooing for 15-20 seconds.

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Milestones is Language Development: Birth

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Cries

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States of Sleep and Wakefulness in Infancy: Quiet Sleep (non-REM)

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Regular breathing, eyes closed, no movement

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States of Sleep and Wakefulness in Infancy: Active Sleep (REM)

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Irregular breathing, eyes closed, rapid eye movement, muscle twitiches

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States of Sleep and Wakefulness in Infancy: Drowsiness

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Regular or irregular breathing, eyes open or closed, little movement

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States of Sleep and Wakefulness in Infancy: Alert Inactivity

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Regular breathing, eyes open, looking around, little body movement

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States of Sleep and Wakefulness in Infancy: Alert Activity

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Irregular breathing, eyes open, active body movement

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States of Sleep and Wakefulness in Infancy: Crying

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Irregular breathing, eyes open or closed, thrashing of arms and legs, crying

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Attachment

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an affectional bond shown by seeking closeness with another and distress upon separation

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Seperation Anxiety

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fear of separation from a target of attachment

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Secure Attachment

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a type of attachment shown by mild distress at leave-takings and being readily soothed at reunion

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Avoidant Attachment

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a type of insecure attachment shown by apparent indifference to leave-takings and reunions with an attachment figure

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Ambivalent/Resistant Attachment

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A type of insecure attachment shown by dazed and contradictory behaviors toward an attachment figure

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Indiscriminate Attachment

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the display of attachment behaviors toward any person

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Initial Preattachment Phase

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the first phase in development of attachment characterized by indiscriminate attachment

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Attachment-In-The-Making Phase

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the second phase in development of attachment characterized by preference for familiar figures

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Clear-Cut Attachment Phase

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the third phase in development of attachment characterized by intensified dependence on the primary caregiver

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Contact Comfort

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the pleasure derived from physical contact with another

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Ethologist

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a scientist who studies the behavior patterns characteristic of various species

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Social Smile

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a smile that occurs in response to a human voice or face

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Critical Period

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a period during which imprinting can occur

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Imprinting

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the process by which waterfowl become attached to the first moving object they follow

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Mutism

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refusal to speak

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Echolalia

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automatic repetition of sounds or words

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Social Referencing

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using another person’s reaction to a situation to form one’s own response

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Emotional Regulation

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techniques for controlling one’s emotional states

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Separation/Individuation

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the process of becoming separate from and independent of the mother

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Temperament

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individual difference in style of reaction that’s present early in life

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Goodness of Fit

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agreement between parents’ expectations of a child and the child’s temperament

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