PRIMITIVE REFLEX

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reflex when the baby is touched near the corner of the mouth, the baby will turn his head towards the stimulus

Answer 1

Rooting reflex

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purpose of root reflex:

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helps baby find food

Question 3

When the roof of the baby’s mouth is touched with the breast or bottle nipple, the baby will begin to suck

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Suck reflex

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purpose of Suck reflex:

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helps baby eat

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reflex when the big toe bends backward to the top of the foot and the other toes fan out when the sole of the foot is firmly stroked

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Babinski reflex

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reflex characterized by closing the fingers when stroking the palm of a baby’s hand

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Palmar reflex / Grasp reflex

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purpose of palmar reflex:

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automatic flexing of fingers to grab

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area of child development that involves the ability of an infant to cope with the stresses of everyday life

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Self-regulatory skills

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reflex at birth wherein there is fixation of an object in spite of the movement of the head and neck

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Postural reflex

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this type of reflex ensures that an object which excites interest is fixated by the fovea

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Corrective fusion reflex

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also called startle reflex

In response to the sound, the baby throws back his/her head, throws out his/her arms and legs, cries, then pulls his/her arms and legs back in

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Moro Reflex

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purpose of Moro reflex:

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primitive fight or flight reaction

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When a baby’s head is turned to one side, the arm on that side stretches out and the opposite arm bends up at the elbow

Often called the “fencing” position

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Tonic Neck reflex

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purpose of STN:

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Preparation for crawling

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purpose of ATNR:

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to assist baby through birth canal

to develop cross pattern movements

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This reflex is also called the walking or dance reflex because a baby appears to dance when held upright with his/her feet touching a solid surface.

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Step Reflex

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purpose of Tonic Labyrinth Reflex:

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basis for Head management

Postural stability using major muscle groups

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purpose of Landau Reflex:

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assist with posture development

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Affects vestibular, ocular motor and visual perceptual problems

• Hyper sensitivity/reactivity
• sensory overload
• social & emotional immaturity

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Moro reflex

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Affects fixation, focusing from near to far, and crossing midline

• slump while sitting
• inability to sit still and concentrate
• poor muscle tone

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STNR

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Affects ocular motor, muscle tone, balance, and auditory discrimination

• Tendency to walk on toes
• poor balance
• motion sickness
• spatial orientation issues

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Tonic labyrinth reflex

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Affects the ability to sit still; concentration problems, poor short-term memory, and bedwetting

fidgeting

postural issues

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Spinal Galant reflex

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Affects midline issues, balance, eye tracking, handwriting, and laterality.

Poor visual tracking for reading and writing

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ATNR

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Poor motor development:

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Landau reflex

Question 25

difficulty with fine motor skills,

poor manual dexterity

messy handwriting

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Palmar reflex

Question 26

fussing eating

thumb sucking

dribbling

speech and articulation problems

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Rooting reflex