Pregnancy through preschool Flashcards
What age is considered infancy?
Birth to 18 months
What are the toddler years?
18 months - 3 years
What are the preschool years?
3-6 years
What does it mean that humans are holistic?
Humans are integrated systems, each area of development is in continual interaction with one another
What does it mean that development is hierarchical?
Psychological growth is a process of increasing complexity; new structures emerge out of those that came before.
What does it mean that development is uneven?
Growth and progress are not linear
What are salient issues at each stage?
Tasks at each stage of development that must be mastered to progress to the next stage.
What is the most protective factor to instability?
Social support
What is considered as premature birth?
Less than 37 weeks gestation
What is considered very premature birth?
Less than 32 weeks
What are risk factors for very premature birth?
Health problems
Mental disability
Motor retardation
What are the steps of the APGAR score?
Appearance Pulse Grimace (reflexes/cough) Activity (muscle tone etc) Respiration
What are the basic infant reflexes?
Rooting Sucking Palmar grasp Moro (limbs extend when child startled) Babinski (dorsiflexion of toes when foot is stroked)
Persistence of infant reflexes past ________ might indicate neurologic dysfunction
1 year
What percentage of women experience “baby blues”?
50-75% of women
What is peripartum depression?
Major depression.
Mood disorder characterized by feelings of hoplessness and helplessness/possible suicidal thoughts.
When is the onset of peripartum depression?
Before delivery or within the first 4 weeks after
What percentage of women experience peripartum depression?
10-13%
Do we gain control of central or peripheral features first?
Central (e.g. arm before finger)
And head before legs
How can social stresses (moving, birth) affect development?
Can cause regression
Are difficult children at the highest risk of pathophysiology?
Yes
What are Erik Erikson’s critical periods?
Birth - 1 yr Trust vs Mistrust 1-3 yrs Autonomy vs shame/doubt 3-6 yrs Initiative vs guilt 7-11 yrs Industry vs inferiority 12-18 yrs identity vs role confusion Young adult Intimacy vs. isolation Adulthood Generativity vs. stagnation Maturity Integrity vs. despair