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Process by which a parent comes to love and accept a child and a child comes to love and accept a parent. The term ________ is often used to refer to this process
attachment
bonding
Process that occurs as parents interact with their newborn and maintain close proximity as they identify the infant as an individual and claim him or her as a member of the family
acquaintance
Infant behaviors and characteristics call forth a corresponding set of maternal behaviors and characteristics
mutuality
Infant behaviors such as crying, smiling, and cooing that initiate the contact and bring the caregiver to the child
signaling behaviors
Infant behaviors such as rooting, grasping, and postural adjustments that maintain the contact
executive behaviors
Process in which parents identify the new baby, first in terms of likeness to other family members, second in terms of differences, and third in terms of uniqueness
Claiming
Position used for mutual gazing in which the parent's face and the infant's face are approximately 8 inches apart and are in the same plane
En face
face to face
newborns move in time with the structure of adult speech by waving their arms, lifting their heads, and kicking their legs, seemingly "dancing in tune" to a parent's voice.
Entrainment
Personal biorhythm developed by the infant' parents facilitate this process by giving consistent loving care and using their infant' alert state to develop responsive behavior and thereby increase social interaction and opportunities for learning
Biorhythmicity
Type of body movement or behavior that provides the observer with cues. The observer or receiver interprets those cues and responds to them
Reciprocity
The "fit" between the infant's cues and the parent's response
synchrony
Period from the decision to conceive through the first months of having a child
Transition to parenthood
Phase of maternal adjustment that occurs during the first 24 hours (range 1-2 days when the woman focuses on herself and meeting basic needs with a reliance on others for comfort, rest, closeness, and nourishment. She is often talkative and desires to discuss her childbirth experience
Dependent (taking-in)
Phase of maternal adjustment that begins on the second or third day postpartum and lasts for about 10 days to several weeks during which the woman focuses on caring for her baby and becoming competent as a mother; she is eager to learn and to practice and may experience baby blues
Dependent independent (taking hold)
Phase of maternal adjustment during which the woman reasserts her relationship with her partner and resumes sexual intimacy
interdependent (letting go)
Process of transformation and growth of the mother identity during which the woman learns new skills and increases her confidence in herself as she meets new challenges in caring for her child.
Being a mother
Social process in maternal transition during which the woman makes a commitment to being a mother, actively cares for her child, and experiences his or her presence.
engagement
social process in maternal transition during which the woman learns how to mother and adapt to a changed relationship with her partner, family, and friends; she examines herself in relation to the past and present and comes to view herself as a mother.
experiencing herself as a mother
Period surrounding the first day or two after giving birth, characterized by heightened joy and feelings of well being
pink period
Period following birth that is characterized by emotional lability, depression, a let-down feeling, restlessness, fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, sadness, and anger. Lability peaks around the fifth day postpartum and subsides by the tenth day.
blue period
father's absorption, preoccupation, and interest in his infant
engrossment
Contingent responses that occur within a specific time and are similar in form to a stimulus behavior
responsivity