Reflex Assessment Flashcards
6 stages of nervous system arousal
Deep sleep
Light sleep
Drowsy
Quiet alert
Active alert
Crying
Which state is best to observe an infant’s reflexes in?
Quiet alert
What happens to an infant’s reflexes in a higher state of arousal
Augmented reflexes observed
What happens to an infants reflexes in a lower state of arousal
Diminished reflexes
What is a primitive reflex
Automatic movement present for survival
Equilibrium reaction categories
Protective responses
Tilting/Balance responses
Postural fixation reactions
3 groups of reflexes
Survival
Vestigial
Functional
What are the survival reflexes
Rooting
Sucking
What are the vestigial reflexes
Moro
Traction response (PTS)
Plantar grasp
Palmar grasp
What are the groups of functional reflexes
Kicking patterns
Postural responses
Righting reactions
Equilibrium reactions