INTRO
Development is the pattern of ______
Change
A type of chromosomal abnormality, the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21.
Down Syndrome
A process in early adolescence that provides stimulation for the rapid physical changes that accompany this period of development.
Puberty.
These two are important in children's health.
Prevention and poverty.
These govern the newborn's movement and initial survival.
Reflexes.
The timeline of development
Conception to death
Prenatal development is divided into three periods.
Germinal, embryonic, & fetal.
The highest level of the frontal lobes that are involved in reasoning.
Prefrontal cortex
The most critical juncture (developmental level) in health.
Adolescence.
Gross motor.
Areas of concern tied to life-span development
health and well-being, parenting, education, sociocultural and diversity and social policy
Any agent that can potentially cause a birth defect or negatively alter cognitive and behavioral outcomes.
Teratogen.
The part of the limbic system that attaches emotions to memory.
Amygdala.
Most neglected areas for children and adolescence.
Sleep and exercise.
Sensation & perception.
Three key developmental process.
Biological, cognitive, and socioemotional
Low birth weight infants weigh less than.
5 pounds, preterm or small for date.
The average time newborns spend sleeping a day.
16-17
The most common drug used by teens.
Alcohol.
Even in the belly I can understand.
Mother's voice and music.
The (3) main cognitive theories.
Piaget, Vygotsky & information processing
These methods provide benefits to preterm infants.
Kangaroo care and massage therapy.
This theory explains why the body's hormonal system can lower resilience and increase disease.
Hormonal stress theory.
A form/type of Dementia or brain disorder.
Alzheimer. Parkinson.
Peak levels of physical performance.
19-26.