Module 23: Expected Developmental Tasks in Infancy and Toddlerhood Flashcards
Reflex Behavior
automatic, innate response to stimulation which are controlled by the lower brain centers that govern involuntary processes
Primitive reflexes
includes sucking, rooting, and the Moro reflex are related to instinctive needs for survival and protection or may support the early connection to the caregiver
Postural Reflexes
reactions to changes in position or balance
Locomotor Reflex
resemble voluntary movements
that do not appear until months after the reflexes have disappeared
When do early reflexes disappear?
Early Reflexes Disappear during the first 6-12 months
What are the different early human reflexes?
- Moro
- Darwinian (Grasping)
- Tonic Neck
- Babkin
- Babinski
- Rooting
- Walking
- Swimming
Moro
Extend legs, arms, and fingers, arches back, draws back head (Swaddling is done
to avoid Moro reflex)
Darwinian (Grasping)
- Plantar
- Palmar
Make strong first
Babinski
Toes fan out; foot twist in
Tonic Neck
Fencer Position (Hand-Eye Coordination)
Babkin
Mouth opens, eyes close, neck flexes, head tilts forward
Rooting
Head turns, mouth opens, sucking begins
Walking
Steplike motions
Swimming
Swimming movements
What does the infant’s brain respond to preferentially?
At 4 months, infant’s brain responds preferentially to speech
What is the first sense to develop completely in infants?
Touch is the first sense to develop, the most mature sensory system for the first several months
What is the order of the senses that develop in infants?
Touch, Taste, Smell, Hearing, and Sight
When does sense of smell and taste begin to develop?
Sense of smell and taste begin to develop in the womb
Motor and Talking Development of the First Month
- Infants can turn their head from side to side
- Grasping Reflex
- Starts to coo and play with speech sounds
Motor and Talking Development of the Second-Third Month
- Babies can lift their heads
- Can grasp moderate sized things until they will be able to grasp one thing using right hand and transfer it to their left hand
- Babies can now hold their head still to find out whether the object is moving
- They can already match the voice to faces
- Distinguish female and male
- Discriminate between faces of their own ethnic group and those of other groups
- Size constancy
- Infants develop the ability to perceive that occluded objects are whole
Motor and Talking Development of the Fourth Month
- Babies can keep their heads erect while being held or supported in a sitting position
- Can now roll-over, accidentally
- Begin to reach objects
Motor and Talking Development of the Sixth Month
- Babies cannot sit without support
- Can start creeping or crawling
- Could successfully reach for objects in the dark faster than they could in the light
- They can now localize or detect sounds from their origins, recognizes sound patterns and phonemes
Motor and Talking Development of the Seventh Month
- Pincer Grasps could already manifest
- Can start standing
- Can now sit independently
- Start babbling
Motor and Talking Development of the Eighth Month
- Babies can assume sitting position without help
- Infants can now learn to pull themselves up and hold on to a chair
Motor and Talking Development of the Tenth Month
- They can now stand alone
- First word
Motor and Talking Development of the Eleventh Month
- Babies can let go and stand alone well
- Single words
Motor and Talking Development of the Thirteenth Month
- Toddlers can now pull a toy attached to a string and use their hands and legs to climb stairs
- Use a lot of social gestures
Motor and Talking Development of the Eighteenth to Twenty-Fourth Month
- Toddlers can now walk quickly, run, and balance on their feet in a squatting position
- Can now talk in two words continuously learning new words everyday
Perceptual Constancy
+ sensory stimulation is changing but perception of the physical world remains constant
+ Allows infants to perceive that their world as stable
Size Constancy
recognition that an object remains the same even though the retinal image of the object changes as you move toward or away from the object
Shape Constancy
an object remains the same shape even though its orientation changes
APGAR Scale
provide quick assessment of the newborns: Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration
When should the APGAR Scale be conducted?
1 minute after being born, then after 5 minutes again
What are scores of 0-3 in the APGAR Scale associated with?
Scores of 0-3 at 10, 15, and 20 minutes after birth are increasingly associated with cerebral palsy or other neurological problems
4 or below (APGAR Scale score)
Needs immediate lifesaving treatment
5-7 (APGAR Scale score)
Needs to establish breathing