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Exam III Flashcards

1
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What has happened to the fertility rate in the U.S. over the past decade?

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has been at or below zero population growth

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2
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What is the first question for a family to ask in order to receive proper family planning?

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Do we really want children?

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3
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Why does Cox believe that young girls want to have children?

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a sense of fatalism, passivity, even pleasure at the prospect of motherhood; (it makes them something)

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4
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Teen mothers have twice the normal risk of what?

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low-birth-weight baby(also having anemia

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5
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Who was Margaret Sanger?

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she waged a long, hard battle for birth control that lasted well into the twentieth century

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6
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What is the position of the Roman Catholic Church on women taking birth control pills?

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its banned

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7
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What does the U.S. Supreme Court state about a woman’s decision to have a medical abortion?

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they made it on request a possibility for the entire country.

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8
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What does ‘pro-life’ mean?

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arguing on religious and moral grounds that abortion is murder and therefore should be outlawed

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9
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Define egg freezing.

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when a woman decides to freeze her eggs

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10
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When is a woman more likely to experience morning sickness?

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early in the first trimester

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11
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Define rubella and what conditions has it been linked to?

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German measles; causes blindness, deafness, or heart defects

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12
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Some women who have contracted German measles will elect to have this procedure in order to avoid having a deformed child.

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abortion

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13
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What ethnicities of expectant mothers report the highest rates of smoking?

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Caucasian

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14
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What causes a woman to produce antibodies that destroy the fetus’ red blood cells?

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when the fetus is Rh positive (developed by the father) and the mother is Rh negaitve

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15
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Define amniocentesis and what disorders will it detect?

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fetal monitoring procedures that detects genetic defects: down syndrome, amino acid disorders, hemophilia, & muscular dystrophy.

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16
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What is the least dangerous method of obtaining information about the developing fetus?

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ultra sound

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17
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How much does the average placenta weigh?

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7 to 8lbs

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18
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What do doctors advise concerning cesarean births and subsequent cesarean births?

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that the healing process is longer

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19
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Fetal monitoring has led to an increase in what?

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took away the secrecy of the womb

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20
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Why has the increase of cesarean births led to controversy?

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the operation is more traumatic to the mother’s body than a natural birthit supplies

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21
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Most birth pain is attributed to what?

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most pain comes from the baby’s head against the cervix

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22
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Why is controlled breathing important to the birth process?

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controlled breathing supplies the right amount of oxygen to the working muscles, giving them energy they need to function efficiently

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23
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New mothers experience postpartum hormonal changes. What may new fathers experience?

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they may suffer feelings of , neglect, jealously, and simply “being left out” after childbirth

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24
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What does Cox believe that parenthood is about?

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Parenthood is not about only about the child, it is also about creating mature responsible adults. Parenthood is constant and demanding. Parenthood last for the rest of you life. its a lifetime commitment and obligation. parenthood may enhance some couples relationship.

25
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Marital satisfaction seems to rise when the children leave home.

A

True

26
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What does Cox mean when he calls parenthood a paradox?

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means that parenthood have its ups and downs

27
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What does Cox believe that prospective parents should do to prepare for parenthood?

A

Read and take classes

28
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When does traditionalization of the marital relationship occur?

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after the child is born

29
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Define erotogenic pleasure.

A

according to Rossi, that “there may be biologically based potential for heightened maternal investment in the child, at least through the first months of life, that exceeds the potential for investment bymen in fatherhood.”

30
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Is early stimulation important for brain development?

A

Yes

31
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List examples of overprotection.

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.

32
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What event may lead to a father holding and rocking his infant more?

A

they grow into someone fearless, less hesitant and more curious

33
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Define negative techniques and why do most parents use this technique.

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Parents use scolding,spanking, & threatening to control their children

34
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What does Erickson’s psychosocial developmental stages, what must children establish?

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1) Infancy, Oral-sensory(1st year); 2) Toddler, Muscular-anal(2-3 yrs); 3) Early Child, Locomotor-genital(4-5 yrs); 4) School Age, Latency(6-11 yrs); 5) Puberty and Adolescence(12-18 yrs); 6) Young Adult; 7) Adulthood, Middle Age; 8) Maturity, Old Age

35
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Why are the mouth and senses so important for psychosocial development?

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it is the infants major means of knowing the world

36
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In what stage of psychosocial development do children learn to walk, talk, feed, and dress themselves?

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toddler, 2-3 yrs old, the muscular-anal stage

37
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Why is a stimulating environment so important for children in the muscular-anal stage of the psychosocial development?

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it enhances learning skills

38
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The adolescent period in western societies tends to be what?

A

true

39
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The ‘empty nest’ period tends to parallel the puberty-adolescent stage.

A

true

40
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Define private adoption.

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children are placed in nonrelative homes through the services of a nonprofit agency, which may be licensed by the state in which it operates

41
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Define cooperative adoption.

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where the biological parents and the adoptive parents mutually work out the adoption

42
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Why is it important for adoptive parents to know about the birth parents?

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to better understand health risk, important in shaping the child’s identity,

43
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Single-parent families have even more problems than families with working mothers.

A

true

44
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Define graying of America.

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means that more methods of care for infirm, elderly persons must be made available

45
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Define middlescence.

A

the second adolescence, experienced in middle age, usually involving reevaluation of one’s life

46
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Many people deal with a midlife crisis by having an affair.

A

true

47
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Cox believes that fewer middle-aged women have affairs because they don’t have as many eligibles to choose from.

A

true

48
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The U.S. Census Bureau states that a young adult is a person who is between the ages of eighteen and thirty-four

A

true

49
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Define sandwich generation.

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young adults btw ages 18-34. (when they have children and their parents living under one roof)

50
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Daughters are usually the primary caregivers of their aging parents.

A

true

51
Q

The length of retirement has increased due to what reasons?

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the increase in life expectancy (& older ppl remaining active in youth activities)

52
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Wives of newly retired husbands list companionship as one of the major positive aspects of retirement.

A

true

53
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Married women’s higher mortality rate extends into widowhood because they continue their social activity.

A

true

54
Q

The home is the most valuable asset for the elderly.

A

true

55
Q

Why does the media refer to grandparents as the ‘silent saviors’?

A

for those children whose parents divorce or are troubled by drugs or other problems that make it impossible for them to parent successfully.

56
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In 2003, the Census Bureau estimated the number of grandchildren living with grandparents was 7%.

A

true

57
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All fifty states give grandparents legal visitation rights.

A

true

58
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Older people need to watch how long they stay in the sun because of skin cancer.

A

true

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