Behavioral Science Chapter 1: Pregnancy Thru Preschool

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If a 2 year old refuses to stay at home with a babysitter what is the diagnosis? What about if this is seen in a 9 yo?

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separation anxiety, separation anxiety disorder

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After delivering her child a mother experiences extreme emotions and bouts of tearfulness with no cause. What is her diagnosis? Will it resolve without meds?

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Postpartum blues last for a few days and resolve on their own

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You read about a woman that just gave birth and killed her child shortly after. What was the woman most likely suffering from? How long will the condition las?

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postpartum psychosis where she may have had command hallucinations or delusions. It lasts approximately 1 month

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How does motor development occur? will a child gain control of his head or arms first?

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In a cephalad caudad direction and a central peripheral direction. Head

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How does social development proceed?

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From self to others

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How does cognitive/verbal development progress?

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From understanding to expressing

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It was shown that children are not blank slates at birth. What are examples of the innate "things" we are born with?

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activity level, reactivity to stimuli, cyclic behavior sleep patterns, reaction to people, mood, attention span, and distractibility

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What did Erik Erikson propose about child development?

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That development is based on critical periods in which a child needs achieve specific goals. If goals are not met then the child will have difficulty reaching them down the road

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What did Jean Piaget propose about child development?

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He described it in terms of cognitive or learning capabilities of the child at each age. These capabilities were based on neurological maturity and not innate potential to learn

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What did Margaret Mahler propose about child development?

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Development is a sequential process of separation of the child from the mother. The easier the separation the easier it will be for the child to form relationships in the future

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What did Sigmund Freud propose about child development? Give an example

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He described child development in terms of the parts of the body from which the most pleasure is derived at each stage. the first year of life is the oral stage when pleasure is derived from sucking things. If you're aaron it was cocks if you're everyone else it was tits

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Margaret Mahler described the first month of postnatal life as self involved with a general lack of interest in others. What did she call this stage?

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normal autistic phase

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What is a sign that a child has moved on from the normal autistic phase?

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The social smile in which a child smiles at the sight of a human face. This is one of the first markers of responsiveness

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At age 5 a child tolerates being picked up but at age 9 the child will not tolerate this same person picking them up. What is this condition?

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Stranger anxiety, the mother and child have formed a special bond :) The child can now tell the mom apart from other people

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Who described object permanence and at what age it occurs?

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Piaget said that 1 a child objects continue to exist

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A child shows separation anxiety toward the end of the first year, what might explain this?

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object permanence

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What does the term hospitalism refer to?

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This is seen in children separated from their primary care figure who do not reach the milestones

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What are the two types of reactive attachment disorder? What is the main reason each occur?

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Inhibited and disinibited. Both stem from the institutionalization or unstable home environment that prevented a child from forming a normal relationship with a caregiver

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In inhibited reactive attachment disorder the child is _____?

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withdrawn and unresponsive

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In disinhibited reactive attachment disorder the child _____?

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indiscriminately cuddles and approaches strangers

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What is the rooting reflex?

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The child will turn his head when his cheek is rubbed looking for the tit

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When a child is startled what reflex occurs?

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The moro reflex where the limbs extend

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A child has a positive Babinski sign at 2, is this normal?

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No should disappear at 1

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What is the major task of the first year of life?

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Forming an attachment with the primary caregiver

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What is the major process that begins in the second year of life?

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autonomy

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What occurs in Mahlers stage of rapproachment?

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the child leaves and quickly returns to the mother. This occurs at about 18 months of age

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At the age of two what is the child's favorite word?

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no

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What characterizes toddlers playing?

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parallel play

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When does cooperative play begin?

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4

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When is bowel and bladder control complete?

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3

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At what age can a child be diagnosed with encopresis and enuresis?

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shitting and pissing ones self is not good if it is occurring from age 4 and beyond

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At what age does gender identity begin?

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3

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At what age does sibling rivalry begin?

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At 3 if another child is born

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Why should elective surgery be postponed to the age of 6 or 7?

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Children have a strong fear of bodily injury at preschool ages. this is when playing doctor occurs

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At what age does conscience and morality develop?

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6. they recognize lying and telling truth

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What did freud call the conscience

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superego

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When do children conceptualize death?

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6

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A child that lacks reciprical social interactions and communication skills despite normal hearing may have what?

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pervasive developmental disorder

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List several examples of pervasive developmental disorders! what is feature these have in common as far as treatment goes?

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autism, aspergers, Retts. These conditions are not reversible

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When can features of autism began to be seen?

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just before 3. children lack communication and language capabilities

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What does research show about anatomical features of autistic kids?

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The amygdala, hippocampus are smaller and the cerebellum has fewer purkinje fibers

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A child with extraordinary abilities in math has what?

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savant skills

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What gene is most associated with autism? Are there other causes

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7q, immunological incompatability between mother and fetus

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A child has significant problems forming social relationships and engages in repetitive behavior. He memorizes obscure topics like penis sizes of porn stars. What does the child have?

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Aspergers disorder. Note there is no language developmental delay but conversational language is impaired

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A child of 4 presents with diminished social, verbal and cognitive development delays. You notice a hand wringing movement, breathing problems and retardation. What is the disorder?

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Retts

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What causes Retts

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it is on Xq28

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At 0-2 months what can a child do?

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follow objects with eyes, show different cries for hunger or discomfort, lift head while lying prone

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At 2-3 months what can a child do?

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smiles in response to human face, vocalizes in response to attention

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At 4-6 months what can a child do?

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roll over, sit unassisted, reach for objects, recognize faces, forms attachment to primary caregiver, repeats single sounds over and over (babbles)

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At 7-11 months what can a child do?

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crawl, stand up, pinch objects, waves good bye, stranger anxiety, responds to name and simple instructions

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At 12-15 months what can child do?

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walk unassisted, object permanence, separation anxiety, first words

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At 1.5 years what can a child do?

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stack 3 blocks, throw a ball, climb stairs, moves away then toward mother, uses 10 words, scribbles

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At 2 years what can a child do?

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Stack 6 blocks, kick a ball, undress, use a spoon or fork, parallel play, says no, uses 250 words, names body parts

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At 3 years what can a child do?

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stack 9 blocks, ride a tricycle, uses scissors, dress, climb stairs using alternate feet, gender identity, toilet training, can be away from mother, speaks in complete sentences, knows colors