The New Born

Question 1

What are Critical Periods

Answer 1

This is the time when certain environmental factors can influence the development of an infant (Embryonic Period)

Question 2

What are Birth Defects

Answer 2

This comes from a malfunctioning gene or an environmental stimulus (not hereditary)

Question 3

What is a Teratogen

Answer 3

This is any non genetic agent that produces birth defects. Eg: Drugs, diseases, and, environmental chemicals.

Question 4

What are some Teratogen agents

Answer 4

1. Stress
2. Alcohol
3. Smoking/Nicotine
4. Marijuana
5. Prescription/Illegal Drugs

Question 5

Stress

Answer 5

When stressed you are likely to engage in bad behavior.

Stress will have negative effects on the baby.

Question 6

Alcohol

Answer 6

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy could cause disabilities.

Question 7

What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)

Answer 7

This includes physical, cognitive, and psychological abnormalities resulted from drinking during pregnancy. Also intelligence, a small head, flat face, misshapen eyes, flat nose, and thin upper lips.

Question 8

Smoking/Nicotine

Answer 8

When a mother smokes the baby experiences a reduction in blood oxygen level and nutrients. it increases the chances to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). it could also cause the baby to be premature and low weight.

Question 9

Marijuana

Answer 9

Smoking this substance during pregnancy could cause low weight,
developmental problems, and difficulty with attention.

Question 10

Prescription/Illegal Drugs

Answer 10

Taking these substances during pregnancy could lead to the baby being born addicted, born prematurely, have low birth weight, and experience other physical defects. Even attention and behavioral problems.

Question 11

Who are Neonates

Answer 11

These are infants less than 4 weeks, they turn their heads towards human voices, babies preferer the breast pads of their mothers compared to others.

Question 12

Reflexes in Babies

Answer 12

Babies preform certain innate reflexes that they are born with to help them survive, they are, grasping, rooting, sucking, Moro reflexes, stepping, Babinski reflex

Question 13

What is Maturation

Answer 13

This is the biological growth process that enables orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience. It is the process of maturing.

Question 14

What are Developmental Norms

Answer 14

This is the normal timelines of mental and physical growth and changes that occurs as an entity ages.

Question 15

What are the Six Motor Milestones

Answer 15

This is when the infant’s muscles and nervous system mature, skills emerge

1. Sit without help
2. Crawling on hands and knees
3. Standing with assistance
4. walking with assistance
5. Standing alone
6. Walking alone

Question 16

What is Blooming

Answer 16

This is a period of rapid neural growth

Question 17

Note

Answer 17

At birth, most brain cell are present, after birth the neural networks multiply resulting in increased physical and mental abilities.

Question 18

What is Infantile Amnesia

Answer 18

The difficulty or inability to remember detailed or episodic memories from our early childhood.