Normal Child Development

Question 1

Name 3 early infantile attachment behaviors.

Answer 1

• Crying
• Gaze
• Reaching

Question 2

Do human infants exhibit critical period of “bonding”?

Answer 2

No.

Bonding theory is bullshit in humans, it was true for geese (followed first animal they saw as mother).

Question 3

Erikson: Classic tasks of emotional development in infancy.

Answer 3

Trust vs. mistrust

Question 4

Freud: Classic tasks of emotional development in infancy.

Answer 4

Oral stage

proved wrong

Question 5

Mahler: Classic tasks of emotional development in infancy.

Answer 5

“Autistic” “Symbiotic”

proved wrong

Question 6

Piaget: Classic tasks of emotional development in infancy.

Answer 6

From reflex to sensorimotor – means-ends

Question 7

Physical milestones for ~3 months?

Answer 7

• Social smile
• GI fully develops (no more colic)
• EEG

Question 8

Physical milestones for 4-10 months?

Answer 8

• Independently sit up

- Use of hands

Question 9

When does “empathy” begin to develop?

Answer 9

4-10 months

Question 10

When does sense of humor start?

Answer 10

4-10 months

Question 11

When does stranger anxiety develop?

Answer 11

8-9 months (though not all develop this)

Question 12

When does baby begin to desire to be in the “en face” position?

Answer 12

4-10 months (wanna be in front of your face)

Question 13

Physical milestones for 9-16 months?

Answer 13

Increasing fine motor skills
- Self-feeding

Increasing gross motor skills
- Crawling, creeping, walking

Question 14

When does “object permanence” develop?

Answer 14

9-16 months
- also language develops here
(they start to ask for things that they cannot see)

Question 15

When does childproofing need to begin?

Answer 15

9-16 months

when they start moving around by themselves — teach to go down stairs backwards

Question 16

First type of play you see? When?

Answer 16

Exploration of objects — 1st year of life

Question 17

Second type of play you see? When

Answer 17

Filling & dumping — 1st - 2nd year of life

Question 18

Physical milestones in toddlerhood (18 months - 3 yrs)?

Answer 18

• Increasing gross & fine motor skills

- Bladder & bowel control (toilet training)

Question 19

When does emotional “no, no” stage occur (self-control)?

Answer 19

Usually around 2 yrs

18 months - 3 yrs stage

Question 20

When is start of representative play?

Answer 20

18 months - 3 yrs

Question 21

When does parallel play turn to cooperative play?

Answer 21

By about 3 yrs

language is used to establish shared meanings

Question 22

When does “rapprochement” occur?

Answer 22

~ 2 yrs

Question 23

When does “object constancy” occur?

Answer 23

~ 3 yrs

Question 24

Physical milestones for Preschool (3-5 yrs)?

Answer 24

Coordination to feed, dress oneself

Question 25

When does magical thinking occur?

Answer 25

Preschool (3-5 yrs)

Question 26

What are the Social milestones of Preschool age (3-5 yrs)

Answer 26

• Increasing importance of peers

- Friendships based on interests, temperament

Question 27

Type of play at Preschool age (3-5 yrs)?

Answer 27

Cooperative, symbolic, & imitative

Question 28

What is the level of moral development @ preschool level (3-5 yrs)?

Answer 28

“Preconventional”

• based purely on fear of punishment, NOT on moral ideas
• Black & white, no gray
• Based on results, NOT intent

Question 29

Physical milestones of school age?

Answer 29

Physical, cognitive, reading, math, etc. increasing skill expected

Question 30

@ what age do sibling relationships affect family experience?

Answer 30

School age (elementary school)

Question 31

@ what age to kids start to feel alone/bad if they don’t have a “best friend” or friends they consider close?

Answer 31

School age (elementary school)

Question 32

Cooing vs. Babbling = what sounds are they making in each & which comes first

Answer 32

First = Cooing = Vowels

Second = Babbling = Consonants

Question 33

T or F? Primitive reflexes are never lost

Answer 33

True - they are brought under cortical control but are not lost

Question 34

When do primitive reflexes return in an adult?

Answer 34

When there is loss of cortical function (i.e. Alzheimer’s Disease)

Question 35

Primitive reflexes red flags?

Answer 35

• Too strong (don’t let go on palmar grasp)
• Too weak
• Asymmetry of reflexes

Question 36

What is likely Dx if you still have primitive reflexes after 6 months?

Answer 36

Cerebral Palsy