Fetus
Harmful to a developing fetus includes alcohol, drugs, smoking, etc.
What are teratogens?
Occurring from birth to 2 years old. Explores through moving and sensing. The child does not yet have object permanence.
What is the sensorimotor stage?
An experiment in which a wire mother provided food, and a cloth mother provided warmth and comfort.
What was Harlow's Monkeys?
An extreme fear of an object or situation. People cannot bear to be near their phobia. Treated through exposure therapy.
What is a phobia?
Eyes close in response to strong stimuli
What is the blink reflex?
The third and final stage of fetal development. If teratogens are encountered during this stage, it leads to physiological defects and minor structure abnormalities. (8-40 weeks).
What is the fetal period?
Occurs from ages 6-12. They understand conservation (there are still 5 quarters even if they are spread out or close together) but cannot think abstractly. They have logical reasoning.
What is the concrete operational stage?
Infants use their parents as a base and explore while they are around. They cry while their mother is away and stop when their mother returns.
What is a secure attachment style?
What is Bipolar disorder?
Stroking a baby's cheek results in the baby turning toward the touch and opening their mouth
What is the rooting reflex?
The second stage of fetal development (3-7 weeks). If teratogens are encountered in this stage, they can lead to major structural abnormalities.
What is the embryonic period?
This stage occurs from age 12 and beyond. People can think abstractly and apply rules (ex. If a feather breaks a glass, and I hit a glass with a feather, what will happen? It will break)
The infant does not use their parent as a secure base. They don't seem to care when their parent leaves or returns. This is a result of caregivers being inattentive to their child's needs.
What is an anxious-ambivalent attachment style?
This disorder is characterized by intrusive thoughts (often health or relationship-related), and repetitive, ritualistic behaviors.
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
Stroking the baby's foot causes toes to spread out
What is the Babinski reflex?
The first developmental stage of a fetus. High risk for prenatal death in the first couple of weeks (1-2nd week) of pregnancy.
What is a zygote?
This stage occurs from ages 2-6. They are picking up language but are unable to understand other points of view. (They think that because it is cold outside where they are, it must be cold outside for everyone else)
What is the pre-operational stage?
The infant will not explore, even with the parent present. They become upset when the parent leaves and are difficult to console when the parent returns. This happens as a result of inconsistencies in caregiving.
What is an avoidant attachment style?
An extreme fear of being criticized by others, scared of evaluation
What is social anxiety disorder?
If the baby's head falls backward, the arms first spread out and then "hug"
What is the Moro reflex?
Presents in children with traits such as a thin upper lip, underdeveloped jaw, short nose, flat midface, small eye openings, etc.
What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?
The ability to understand the thoughts, beliefs, desires, and emotions of other people.
What is theory of mind?
The degree of security in a relationship. A function of a person's level of self-esteem and interpersonal trust
What is attachment or an attachment style?
Triggered by traumatic events, characterized by hypervigilance, avoidant behaviors, and emotional numbing
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
Placing an object in the hand produces reflexive grasping
What is the Palmar reflex?