Child development Flashcards

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What is grey matter association cortices?

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  1. function less predictable
  2. not organised topographically
  3. left-right symmetry weak or absent
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What areas of the brain are involved in sensory information from skin, muscoskeletal system, viscera and taste buds?

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  1. Primary somatic sensory cortex
  2. Parietal lobe
  3. Sensory association area
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What are of the brain is involved in vision?

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  1. Visual association area
  2. Occipital lobe
  3. Visual cortex
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What part of the brain is involved in hearing?

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  1. Auditory association area

2. Auditory cortex

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What brain cortex is involved in taste?

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gustatory cortex

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What brain cortex is involved in smell?

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olfactory

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What does the pre-frontal association area involved in the brain?

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coordinate information from other association areas, controls some behaviours

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What are the pyramidal tracts?

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  1. Lateral corticospinal tracts

2. Anterior corticospinal tracrs

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What are extrapyramidal tracts?

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  1. Rubrospinal tract
  2. Reticulospinal tract
  3. Vestibulospinal tract
  4. Olivospinal tract
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What is the function of vestibulospinal tract and olivospinal tract?

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  • Regulates posture to maintain balance
  • Facilitate mainly a motoneurons of the postural
  • Anti-gravity (extensor) muscles
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What is the function of reticulospinal tract?

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coordinate automated movements of locomotion and posture (e.g. to painful stimuli)

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What is the function of the rubrospinal tract?

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automatic movements of arm in response to posture/balance changes

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What are the pyramidal tracts?

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control voluntary movements

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What are the components of a reflex arc?

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  1. Sensory receptor: responds to a stimulus by producing a generator or receptor potential
  2. Sensory neuron: axon conducts impulses from receptor to integrating center
  3. Integrating center: one or more regions within the CNS that relay impusles from sensory to motor neurons
  4. Motor neuron: axon conducts impulses from integrating center to effector
  5. Effector: muscle or gland that responds to motor nerve impulses
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What is development?

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global impression of a child encompassing; growth, increase in understanding, acquisition of new skills and more sophisticated response and behaviour

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Why is development important?

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Endows child with increasingly complex skills in order to function in society

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17
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Who affects development?

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  • Parents
  • All doctors
  • Nursery nurses
  • Teachers
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When is development?

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  • Opportunistically

- Planned as part of programme of reviews

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What are the four things in a developmental assessment?

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  1. Speech and language skills
  2. Social skills
  3. Gross motor skills
  4. Fine motor skills
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What is involved gross motor skills?

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  1. Position
  2. Head lag
  3. Sitting
  4. Walking
  5. Running
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What is involved in fine motor skills?

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  1. Use of hands
  2. Grasp and fine pincer
  3. Bricks
  4. Crayon
  5. Puzzles
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What is involved in social skills?

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  1. Social interaction
  2. Stranger reaction
  3. Eating skills
  4. Dressing
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What is involved speech and language skills?

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  1. Vocalization
  2. Words
  3. Understanding
  4. Imaginative play
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What is the gross motor development of newborn?

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  1. Limited flexed symmetrical posture

2. Marked head lag on pulling up

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What is the gross motor development of 6-8 weeks?

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Raises head to 45 degree in prone

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What is the gross motor development of 6-8 months?

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  • Sits without support
    1. At 6 months: with round back
    2. At 8 months: with straight back
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What is the gross motor development of 8-9 months?

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Crawling

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What is the gross motor development of 10 months?

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Cruises around furniture

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What is the gross motor development of 12 months?

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walks unsteadily, broad gait, hands apart

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What is the gross motor development of 15 months?

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walks steadily

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What are the variations of normal?

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  1. Immobile infant
  2. ‘Commando crawl’
  3. Crawling on all fours
  4. Bottom-shuffling
  5. Walking toddler
32
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What are vision and fine motor (median ages) 6 weeks?

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Follows moving object or face by turning the head

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What are vision and fine motor (median ages) 4 months?

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reaches out for toys

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What are vision and fine motor (median ages) 4-6 months?

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palmar grasp

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What are vision and fine motor (median ages) 7 months?

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transfers toys from one hand to another

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What are vision and fine motor (median ages) 10 months?

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mature pincer grip

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What are vision and fine motor (median ages) 16-18 months?

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makes marks with a crayon

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What are vision and fine motor (median ages) 14 months - 4 years?

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  1. Tower of three (18 months)
  2. Tower of six (2 years)
  3. Tower of eight or a train with four bricks (2.5 years)
  4. Bridge (from a mode) 3 years
  5. Steps (after demonstration) 4 years
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What are vision and fine motor (median ages) 2-5 years?

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  1. Line (2 years)
  2. Circle (3 years)
  3. Cross (3.5 years)
  4. Square (4 years)
  5. Triangle (5 years)
    - Ability to draw without seeing how it is done
    - Can copy (draw after seeing it done) 6 months earlier
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What are the hearing, speech and language (median ages) at newborn?

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startles to loud noises

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What are the hearing, speech and language (median ages) at 3-4 months?

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vocalises alone or when spoken to, coos and laughs

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What are the hearing, speech and language (median ages) at 7 months?

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turns to soft sounds out of sight

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What are the hearing, speech and language (median ages) at 7-10 months?

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  • at 7 months, sounds used indiscreminately

- at 10 months, sounds used discriminately to parents

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What are the hearing, speech and language (median ages) at 12 months?

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two to three words other than dada or mama

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What are the hearing, speech and language (median ages) at 18 months?

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6-10 words, shows two parts of the body

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What are the hearing, speech and language (median ages) at 20-24 months?

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uses two or more words to make simple phrases

47
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What are the hearing, speech and language (median ages) at 2.5 -3 years?

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talks constantly in 3-4 word sentences

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What are the social, emotional and behavioural development (median ages) at 18 months?

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holds spoon and gets food safely to mouth

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What are the social, emotional and behavioural development (median ages) at 18-24 months?

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symbolic play

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What are the social, emotional and behavioural development (median ages) at 6 weeks?

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smiles responsively

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What are the social, emotional and behavioural development (median ages) at 6-8 months?

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puts food in mouth

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What are the social, emotional and behavioural development (median ages) at 10-12 months?

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waves bye-bye, plays peek-a-boo

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What are the social, emotional and behavioural development (median ages) at 12 months?

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drinks from a cup with two hands

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What are the social, emotional and behavioural development (median ages) at 2 years?

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dry by day, pulls off some clothing

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What are the social, emotional and behavioural development (median ages) at 2.5-3 years?

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parallel play, interactive play evolving, takes turns

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What is the gross motor, vision and fine motor, hearing speech and language, and social, emotional and behavioural as a newborn?

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  • Gross motor: flexed posture
  • Vision and fine motor: fixes and follows face
  • Hearing, speech and language: stills to voice and startles to loud noise
  • Social, emotional and behavioural: smiles by 6 weeks
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What is the gross motor, vision and fine motor, hearing speech and language, and social, emotional and behavioural at 7 months?

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  • Gross motor: sits without support
  • Vision and fine motor: transfers objects from hand to hand
  • Hearing, speech and language: turns to voice, polysyllabic babble
  • Social, emotional and behavioural: finger feeds, fears strangers
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What is the gross motor, vision and fine motor, hearing speech and language, and social, emotional and behavioural at 1 year?

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  • Gross motor: stands independently
  • Vision and fine motor: pincer grip (10 months), points
  • Hearing, speech and language: 1-2 words, understands name
  • Social, emotional and behavioural: drinks from cup, waves
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What is the gross motor, vision and fine motor, hearing speech and language, and social, emotional and behavioural at 15-18 months?

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  • Gross motor: walks independently
  • Vision and fine motor: immature grip of pencil, random scribble
  • Hearing, speech and language: 6-10 words, points to four body parts
  • Social, emotional and behavioural: feeds self with spoon, beginning to help with dressing
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What is the gross motor, vision and fine motor, hearing speech and language, and social, emotional and behavioural at 2.5 years?

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  • Gross motor: runs and jumps
  • Vision and fine motor: draws
  • Hearing, speech and language: 3-4 words sentences, understands two joined commands
  • Social, emotional and behavioural: parallel play, clean and dry