Endings Flashcards
1
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Leading causes of death: Infants
A
- genetically abnormality
- low birth weight
- in canada infants mortality has dropped a lot due to medical adivances
infants deaths are mostly in their first year of life
2
Q
Leading causes of death:
children
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accidents: lack of supervision:
- drowning and suffocating
3
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Leading causes of death:
Adolescents
A
- risk taking accidents:
- car accidents
- accidental overdose
- accidental suicide
personal fabel: belif found in teenagers that it will not happen to them, and their experiences are unique
ex:i will not die speeding like others, no one understand me (sucide)
4
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Bereavement(loss) in childhood
A
- Usually experience grief for their parent for a longer period of time than do adults
- Need support,nurturance and community in their lives
- is important to retain rutines because if it changes too much is bad for the child.
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