INFANCY AND NEONATAL Flashcards
is the first form of milk produced by the mammary glands of humans & other mammals immediately following delivery of the newborn
COLOSTRUM
contain immune cells, lymphocytes & antibodies
COLOSTRUM
An intervention involving extended skin-to-skin contact
KANGAROO CARE
This soothing contact seems to reduce stress on the central nervous system & help with self-regulation of sleep and activity
KANGAROO CARE
can occur from as little as 5 seconds of shaking
SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME
the brain bounces back & forth against the skull causing bruising of the brain (cerebral contusion)
SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME
increased pressure causing permanent brain damage or death
SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME
is the sudden death of a healthy infant under age 1
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME(SIDS) or CRIB DEATH
Grows follows a pattern that begins with the head and upper body parts then proceeds to the rest of the body, “head to tail” (Greek and Latin)
CEPHALOCAUDAL PRINCIPLE
Development proceeds from the center of the body outward, “near and far” (Latin)
PROXIMODISTAL PRINCPLE
skills develop separately and independently but are later integrated into more complex skills
PRINCIPLE OF HIERARCHICAL INTEGRATION
different body systems grows at different rates
PRINCIPLE OF INDEPENDENT SYSTEMS
Physical skills involving large body movement like waving the arms, walking & jumping; as infant gain muscle strength they start to wiggle, attempting to move forward by pushing their arms shoulder & upper body against the surface they are on.
GROSS MOTOR SKILLS
small body movements w/ the hands & fingers like picking up a coin to drawing
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
Piaget’s term for capacity to store mental images or symbols of objects & events
REPRESENTATIONAL ABILITY
the ability to mentally represent objects & actions in memory, largely through symbols such as words, numbers & mental pictures different from schemes- an organized patterns of thought and behavior used in particular situations.
REPRESENTATIONAL ABILITY
processes by w/c an infant learns to reproduce desired occurrences originally discovered by chance ex. An action gets a response from another person or object, leading to baby’s repeating original action or baby squeezes rubber duct so that duck squeaks
CIRCULAR REACTIONS
referring to a more complex ability requiring long-term memory; it is the reproduction of an observed behavior after the passage of time.
DEFERRED IMITATION
is a type of learning in which familiarity with a stimulus reduces, slows, or stops a response
HABITUATION
increase in responsiveness after presentation of a new stimulus
DISHABITUATION
Is of fundamental importance to social interaction, language acquisition, and the understanding of others’ intentions and mental states
JOINT ATTENTION
develops between 10 and 12 months, when babies follow an adults’ gaze by looking or pointing in the same direction
JOINT ATTENTION
refers to mutual interactions with adults that help structure children’s activities and bridge the gap between a child’s understanding and an adult’s.
GUIDED PARTICIPATION
tendency of infants to spend more time looking at one sight than another
VISUAL PREFERENCE
