Exam III Flashcards
What has happened to the fertility rate in the U.S. over the past decade?
has been at or below zero population growth
What is the first question for a family to ask in order to receive proper family planning?
Do we really want children?
Why does Cox believe that young girls want to have children?
a sense of fatalism, passivity, even pleasure at the prospect of motherhood; (it makes them something)
Teen mothers have twice the normal risk of what?
low-birth-weight baby(also having anemia
Who was Margaret Sanger?
she waged a long, hard battle for birth control that lasted well into the twentieth century
What is the position of the Roman Catholic Church on women taking birth control pills?
its banned
What does the U.S. Supreme Court state about a woman’s decision to have a medical abortion?
they made it on request a possibility for the entire country.
What does ‘pro-life’ mean?
arguing on religious and moral grounds that abortion is murder and therefore should be outlawed
Define egg freezing.
when a woman decides to freeze her eggs
When is a woman more likely to experience morning sickness?
early in the first trimester
Define rubella and what conditions has it been linked to?
German measles; causes blindness, deafness, or heart defects
Some women who have contracted German measles will elect to have this procedure in order to avoid having a deformed child.
abortion
What ethnicities of expectant mothers report the highest rates of smoking?
Caucasian
What causes a woman to produce antibodies that destroy the fetus’ red blood cells?
when the fetus is Rh positive (developed by the father) and the mother is Rh negaitve
Define amniocentesis and what disorders will it detect?
fetal monitoring procedures that detects genetic defects: down syndrome, amino acid disorders, hemophilia, & muscular dystrophy.
What is the least dangerous method of obtaining information about the developing fetus?
ultra sound
How much does the average placenta weigh?
7 to 8lbs
What do doctors advise concerning cesarean births and subsequent cesarean births?
that the healing process is longer
Fetal monitoring has led to an increase in what?
took away the secrecy of the womb
Why has the increase of cesarean births led to controversy?
the operation is more traumatic to the mother’s body than a natural birthit supplies
Most birth pain is attributed to what?
most pain comes from the baby’s head against the cervix
Why is controlled breathing important to the birth process?
controlled breathing supplies the right amount of oxygen to the working muscles, giving them energy they need to function efficiently
New mothers experience postpartum hormonal changes. What may new fathers experience?
they may suffer feelings of , neglect, jealously, and simply “being left out” after childbirth
What does Cox believe that parenthood is about?
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.
Marital satisfaction seems to rise when the children leave home.
True
What does Cox mean when he calls parenthood a paradox?
means that parenthood have its ups and downs
What does Cox believe that prospective parents should do to prepare for parenthood?
Read and take classes
When does traditionalization of the marital relationship occur?
after the child is born
Define erotogenic pleasure.
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.”
Is early stimulation important for brain development?
Yes
List examples of overprotection.
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What event may lead to a father holding and rocking his infant more?
they grow into someone fearless, less hesitant and more curious
Define negative techniques and why do most parents use this technique.
Parents use scolding,spanking, & threatening to control their children
What does Erickson’s psychosocial developmental stages, what must children establish?
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
Why are the mouth and senses so important for psychosocial development?
it is the infants major means of knowing the world
In what stage of psychosocial development do children learn to walk, talk, feed, and dress themselves?
toddler, 2-3 yrs old, the muscular-anal stage
Why is a stimulating environment so important for children in the muscular-anal stage of the psychosocial development?
it enhances learning skills
The adolescent period in western societies tends to be what?
true
The ‘empty nest’ period tends to parallel the puberty-adolescent stage.
true
Define private adoption.
children are placed in nonrelative homes through the services of a nonprofit agency, which may be licensed by the state in which it operates
Define cooperative adoption.
where the biological parents and the adoptive parents mutually work out the adoption
Why is it important for adoptive parents to know about the birth parents?
to better understand health risk, important in shaping the child’s identity,
Single-parent families have even more problems than families with working mothers.
true
Define graying of America.
means that more methods of care for infirm, elderly persons must be made available
Define middlescence.
the second adolescence, experienced in middle age, usually involving reevaluation of one’s life
Many people deal with a midlife crisis by having an affair.
true
Cox believes that fewer middle-aged women have affairs because they don’t have as many eligibles to choose from.
true
The U.S. Census Bureau states that a young adult is a person who is between the ages of eighteen and thirty-four
true
Define sandwich generation.
young adults btw ages 18-34. (when they have children and their parents living under one roof)
Daughters are usually the primary caregivers of their aging parents.
true
The length of retirement has increased due to what reasons?
the increase in life expectancy (& older ppl remaining active in youth activities)
Wives of newly retired husbands list companionship as one of the major positive aspects of retirement.
true
Married women’s higher mortality rate extends into widowhood because they continue their social activity.
true
The home is the most valuable asset for the elderly.
true
Why does the media refer to grandparents as the ‘silent saviors’?
for those children whose parents divorce or are troubled by drugs or other problems that make it impossible for them to parent successfully.
In 2003, the Census Bureau estimated the number of grandchildren living with grandparents was 7%.
true
All fifty states give grandparents legal visitation rights.
true
Older people need to watch how long they stay in the sun because of skin cancer.
true
