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When in a baby's time is growth spurt greatest?
during last trimester and first 36 postnatal months
What vision does the baby only have initially?
rod vision; can't see out of center of eye so they see to the side
When do cones develop in babies?
2-3 months of age
What senses are best developed in a baby?
tactile sense; also smell and hearing is last
What early somatosensory response is a good predictor of how a baby will do later?
Babies' response to touch (SEP; somatosensory evoked potential)
Why does a baby develop motor control at 2-3 mo?
cortex can now inhibit spinal cord and now can sleep in noisy places
What is wrong when a baby only eats and sleeps?
probably brain damage that produced severe lethargy
What is an apgar test?
five 2-point scales that measure:
Skin
Muscle tone
Heart Rate
Respiration
Stimulation
What is the critical period and what is it physiologically marked by?
It is the time where experiences really stick and affect behavior/development; marked by 2mg/min increase in brain growth
What are freud's stages of psychosexual development?
Oral (birth-1)
Anal (1-3)
Phallic (3-5)
Latency (6-11)
Genital (11-18)
What are Erickson's stages of psychosocial development?
each stage builds upon the previous and has either a + or - outcome; says childhood events linked to experiences during adulthood
What are piaget's stages of cognitive development?
emphasized cognitive development
Sensorimotor (birth-2)
pre-operational thought (2-7)
concrete operation (7-11)
formal operation (11-18)
What's Bolby's attachment?
behaviors that promote nearness to attachment figures so danger is avoided.
What kind of brain injuries must be assessed in infants?
Hemorrhage, PVL, and global cortical atrophy
What brain injury is consistent with poor visual attention, late to walk?
Hemorrhage; can be helped with therapy and early intervention

LATE TO WALK
What brain injury is consistent with CHILD WITH GLASSES, visual problems, learning disabilities?
PVL -- therapy does not help
How might you describe a kid with perinatal intracranial hemorrhage?
kids with big heads and low muscle tone and first walk independently after 15 mo
What are vision problems in kids with perinatal intracranial hemorrhage from?
ventricular dilation
What is the most common ischemic brain injury in premies?
Periventricular leukomalacia
What do kids with PVL often develop?
signs to cerebral palsy
What is the fetus at higher risk for developing before 34 weeks? after?
hemorrhage risk declines after 34 weeks; PVL risk increases after 34 weeks
What is smaller in PVL kids?
corpus callosum
what should you check for in kids with global cortical atrophy?
organ problems
what are longer term developmental problems of those with global cortical atrophy?
learning disability/CP
hyperactive and impulsive behavior
Mental retardation
What does a kid at 4 mo who rolls around have?
probably CP
If infant behavior/learning deficits don't recover with therapy, what is the problem?
subcortical white matter is f-ed
What is the clinical definition of mental retardation?
(IQ < 70) IQ less than 2 STD below norm
What is the key thing to check for at 4 mo?
CEREBRAL PALSY
When does autism present itself?
MENTAL arrest at 16 mo;
MOTOR arrest at 26 mo.
What kind of play:
secure with secure
cooperative
What type of interaction:

insecure attachment-anxious and insecure attachment-avoidant?
violent
What type of interaction:

secure with insecure anxious?
secure one is bossy!
What type of interaction:
both insecure attachment -anxious
hypochondriac play
What type of interaction:
both insecure attachment -avoidant
solitary play