Global Functions
Specific Mental Functions
Neonatal Reflexes
Characteristics of a preterm infant
Theorists Themes
100
Individual's personality and learning style
What is Global Mental Functions
100
"the key that opens the door to the information processing system"
What is attention
100
the stimulus to elicit this pattern is downward pressure on the tongue and the response is rhythmical suckling movement.
What is suck-swallowing reflex
100
the development of the lungs in the last postnatal trimester in utero is in large part what enables the successful transitions to extrauterine life at term birth.
What is physiological immaturity
100
addresses primarily psycho social development, was one of the few theorists to cover the lifespan. frequently found useful in studying human development.
What is Erikson
200
those skills required for the individual to understand and constructively integrate information from all types of mental functions.
What is intellectual functions
200
registering and storing information and retrieving it as needed
What is memory
200
develops later in utero than the primary feeding reflexes. elicited by touch of the posterior half to third of the tongue or the soft palate/uvula region.
What is gag reflex
200
progressive scaring of the lungs creating a emphysematous-like function.
What is bronchopulmonary dusplasia (BPD)
200
theory is called operant conditioning and it relies almost entirely on the study of responses. Uses both positive and negative responses and also conditioned response.
What is Skinner
300
intelligence's that connect at present be measured psuchometrically
What is multiple intelligence's
300
the most studied type of perception. includes both visual and identification
What is visual perception
300
number of upper brain stem-mediated responses that either align the body with respect to gravity and/or the support surface or rotate the body parts into alignment with each other, thereby permitting the individual to change positions, as in rolling.
What is labyrinthine righting reactions
300
after the infant finishes feeding, the stomach contents can re-flux into the esophagus, creating a heartburn like condition
What is gastroesophageal reflux (GER)
300
Theory of language development is classified as nativist, meaning that the determining mechanism for language acquisition is innate.
What is Chomsky
400
"any temperament characteristic predisposing a child to a poor fit with his or her environment, to excessive interactional stress, and conflict with caretakers"
What is temperament risk factors
400
sensation-based mental function. occurs when your sense of smell gives you information that you perceive as something burning.
What is perception
400
allowing the infant to transfer from one postural set to another
What is neonatal neck righting reaction
400
a lack of oxygen due to asphyxia
What is hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy(HIE)
400
Theory of cognitive development has charted the path toward understanding how human beings come to know what they know. Organizes and adapts
What is Piaget
500
this approach emphasizes that there is "one general intelligence" influencing all aspects of functioning
What is psychometric approaches
500
complex interaction of attention, visual perception, and analysis of speed and trajectory of movement.
What is visuospatial perception
500
occurs in response to pressure in the palm. the response is that the infant's fingers curl around the examiner's finger, appearing in a grasp.
What is palmar grasp reflex
500
caused by ischemia, or lack of blood flow to the eyes. can result in visual impairment and blindness
What is retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
500
Concerned with the development of higher-level behaviors of morality and social consciousness.
What is Kohlberg
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