Human Development during infancy Flashcards

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Brain Growth in the first two years

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1)physical brain growth increases. 2)neural development. 3)prefrontal cortex

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Reflexes: survival + development

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survival: rooting reflex, breathing, sucking reflex
development: moro reflex, stepping reflex, palmar grasp

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Motor development

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follows cephalocaudal(head-down)
proximodistal( center-out)

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Gross Motor

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Large Muscles

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Fine Motor

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small, coordinated muscle movements
- pinching, grasping

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Sensory Development(4)

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1)sight.2)hearing.3)touch/pain.4)taste/smell

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Sight

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least developed at birth
reference for faces, unusual/interesting/exciting images

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Hearing

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Most developed at birth
in the womb the baby knows the sound of the mother’s voice

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Touch/Pain

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physiological reactions indicate sensation of pain
touch: necessary and comforting

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Taste/Smell

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ability to distinguish flavors
identify mother’s smell easily

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Colostrum

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“liquid gold”
nutrient dense, for the babies first days of life

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12
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Breast milk contains…

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iron, protein, fats for proper development

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Why might formula be used as an alternative to breasteeding?(4)

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not enough milk production
adoption
two father home
mother has a communicable disease

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Malnutrition(3)

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1)Kwashiorkor.2)Marasmus.3)Milk anemia

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Kwashiorkor

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“displaced child’s disease”
lack of sufficient nutrition

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Marasmus

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starvation for lack of calories and or protein

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SIDS or SUIDS meaning

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Sudden (Unexected) Infant Death Syndrome

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Some ways to prevent SIDS

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Back Sleeping + nothing in the bed with the baby(blankets, pillows, stuffed animals)

Co-Sleeping;skin2skin contact benefit, risk of suffocation especially with adult being under the influence

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Herd Immunity

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90%+ of the population is vaccinated

20
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Schemas
- assimilation
-accommodation

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mental representation used to understand the world

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Assimilation

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modification of new information to fit into our existing schemas

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Accommadation

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reorganizing what we know to fit new information

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Six stages of sensorimotor intelligence

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1)reflexes{birth-6w}
2)primary circular reactions[6w-4m]
3)secondary circular reactions[4m-8m]
4)coordination of secondary circular reactions[8m-12m]
5)tertiary circular reactions[12-18m]
6)mental representation[18-24m]

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Object Permanence

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12-24m
Knowing something exists when out of sight

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Infantile Amnesia

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lack of memory years later

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Phonemes + Morphemes

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Phonemes- basic units of speech
Morphemes- smallest meaningful units of speech

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Seven Stages of Language Development

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1)reflective communication
2)reflective communication + interest in others
3)intentional communication
4) first words
5)simple sentences[2 words]
6)sentences [3+ words]
7)complex sentences[conversations]

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intentional vocalizations

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gurgling, cooing, learn conversational cadences

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holophrasic speech

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partial words conveying thoughts

30
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underextension + overextension

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under-
a word may only be used for one specific thing[ “Mommy”]

over-
generalizing

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Nativism

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Noam Chomsky
language acquisition device
children learn language through exposure

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Language acquisition Device

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the innate ability to learn language, understand conventions and syntax

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Behaviorism

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B.F Skinner
language is taught through reinforcement

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Social Pragmatics

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Tomasello & Hermann
communication develops from need to communicate
join social world

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Kohllberg Theory

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At Birth, all humans are void of morals,ethics, and honesty

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Hamlin & Wynn Experiments

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Children prefer prosocial behavior and others like themselves

37
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Attraction & Withdrawl(6)

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1)social smiling[2m]
2)laughter[3-4m]
3)displeasure: frustration, sadness
4)stranger wariness[6-15m]
5)separation anxiety[8-10m]
6)emotional regulation

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Self Awarness

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15-24m
understanding of self as an object

39
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Rough/Mirror Test

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does the baby touch their own nose or the mirror?

40
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Five Rochat’s stages

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1)differentiation: self vs non-self awareness[from birth]
2)situation: imitation,reaching for objects away from self[by 2m]
3)identification: se;f-referential language, pass rogue test[by 2y]
4)permanence: one’s sense of self persists through time & space
5)self-awareness/meta-self-awarness: third person perspective