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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
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attachment
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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
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acquaintance
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Infant behaviors and characteristics call forth a corresponding set of maternal behaviors and characteristics
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mutuality
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Infant behaviors such as crying, smiling, and cooing that initiate the contact and bring the caregiver to the child
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signaling behaviors
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Infant behaviors such as rooting, grasping, and postural adjustments that maintain the contact
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executive behaviors
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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
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Claiming
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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
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En face
face to face |
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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.
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Entrainment
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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
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Biorhythmicity
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Type of body movement or behavior that provides the observer with cues. The observer or receiver interprets those cues and responds to them
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Reciprocity
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The "fit" between the infant's cues and the parent's response
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synchrony
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Period from the decision to conceive through the first months of having a child
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Transition to parenthood
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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
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Dependent (taking-in)
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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
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Dependent independent (taking hold)
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Phase of maternal adjustment during which the woman reasserts her relationship with her partner and resumes sexual intimacy
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interdependent (letting go)
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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.
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Being a mother
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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.
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engagement
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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.
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experiencing herself as a mother
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Period surrounding the first day or two after giving birth, characterized by heightened joy and feelings of well being
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pink period
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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.
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blue period
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father's absorption, preoccupation, and interest in his infant
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engrossment
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Contingent responses that occur within a specific time and are similar in form to a stimulus behavior
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responsivity
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