Health, Child Development and Crime Flashcards
What causes optimal child development?
Optimal environment
What do children learn in the first 2 years of life?
Narrative knowledge
What do children learn by age 3?
Sense of others
What do children learn by age 4?
Can correlate past, present and future
When does brain development start?
Shortly after conception
When does brain development finish?
In ones 20s
What may neglected infants suffer from? (4)
Failure to thrive, behavioural problems, cognitive delays, psychological impacts
How many maltreatment cases involve neglect?
75%
What can physically abused children suffer from
PTSD
What is a persistent fear state?
When someone is unable to separate safe and unsafe
What percentage of child inmates are aboriginal or Torres Strait islander?
37%
How many children suffer from corporal punishment?
3/4
What is difficult for abused children?
Emotional regulation