test 1 Flashcards
Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory
studied how culture is transferred from one generation to the next. Children develop cognitively by the activities that they are taught by adults in their particular culture. These activities influence how they think.
affluence
affluent youth’s are more likely to have high levels of anxiety and depression than their low ses counterparts
low birth weight
stroke, heart disease, diabetes
high birth weight
breast, prostate, and other cancers
preterms
higher risk of parental abuse, brain abnormalities
anoxia
brain injury, poor language and cognitive skills
birth trauma
if trauma is severe, long term difficulties increase in likelihood, but if trauma is mild, effects of trauma is minimal if child is reared in a sensitive and caring family
most widely used teratogen
isotretinoin, prescribed to treat acne, causes eye, ear, skull, brain, heart, and immune system abnormalities if used during first trimester
from 1/3 to 1/2 of nonsmoking women are
passive smokers
maternal depression
attachment difficulties, delayed motor development,
paternal depression
aggression, over reactivity, pessimistic world view
caffein
low birth weight
smoking
low birth weight, miscarriage, cleft lip
