Introduction to Human development
Foundational Concepts and Beginnings
Infancy
& Toddlerhood
Early Childhood
Middle-Late
Childhood
100

How does the life-span perspective of human development impact nursing? 

Lifelong development and growth, capacity for patient change (plasticity). 

Individual capacities shift, shrink expand(multidirectional)

Looking at the impact of context: insulin compliance, diet, exercise, home, out ect. 


100

What is infertility? What are some current medical treatments? 

Inability to conceive after 12 months of trying without contraception 

- IVF - Surrogacy - Donor insemination ( egg or sperm) 

100

What are the four lobes of the brains: 

Frontal= Voluntary movements, thinking personality 

Parietal= spatial awareness and location, 

Temporal= hearing, language 

Occipital= Vision 

100

How does a child in early childhood represent the world? What stage of Piaget  is this and what age range? 

Pre-operatonal ages 2-7, the world is represented with words, images and drawings. Identify concepts water= wet, color, drink 

100

What is IQ how is it measured? 

Created by William Stern

Measures various forms of intelligence 

Mental Age/Chronological age x 100 

200

What are the four APA research guidelines introduced in class? What are a few a key points for each? 

Informed consent 

- What does research participation involve and what risks might develop

- Right to withdraw at any time and for any reason

Confidentiality

-Keeping all participant information as protected and private as possible 

- Anonymity

Debriefing

-Before participation, participants should be told as much as possible without impacting the reliability of the study

- After completion, participants should be informed of study’s purpose and methods used

Deception 

-Can be used when necessary, as providing participants with all the information of the study prior to might alter their answers or behavior

-Deception must not be harmful, and participants must be debriefed as soon as possible

200

What is a teratogen? What are some examples? 

Teratogen is any agent that can cause birth defects or negatively impact cognitive and behavioral outcomes 

Environmental= radiation, lead

Maternal diseases= Rubella, syphilis, genital herpes 

Psychoactive drugs= alcohol, cigarettes(nicotine), Cocaine, Marijuana 

The embryonic period (~3-8 weeks) is more vulnerable then the fetal period (~9 weeks until birth)

200

What is brain plasticity? 

Brains ability to re-wire, make connections, adapt, growth and reorganize. The brain's ability to adapt as result of experiences, even areas that have specialized. Resilience. 

200

What is conservation? 

Conservation is the awareness that if you change an object or substances appearance it does not change its basic properties

- The amount of water in two different glasses tall thin, short an wide is the same, one person isnt getting more or less juice 

200

What is fuzzy trace theory? 

Fuzzy Trace Theory= states a memory is best understood by considering two types of memory representations:

  • Verbatim memory trace: the precise details of the information.
  • Gist: the central idea of the information.

Children begin to use gist, which contributes to improved memory and reasoning.

300

What are the three types of research designs used to study human development?  How do they differ? 

Observational Cross-Sectional= Study Different groups at same time. (observing information present in populations but not manipulating variables....ex:prevalence of DM in USA vs India Vs China etc).

Longitudinal Study= Same group compared at different times 

Cohort Studies= Exposure or No Exposure, Follow through time. Prospective(Looking forward) or Retrospective (looking back) 

Draw out if helpful to visualize 

300

What is the postpartum period? What education can nurses provide to support pregnant people with postpartum depression? 

Postpartum period is a full year after the birth of the infant.

 Providing education on and destigmatizing postpartum depression and psychosis. Risk not being able to care for self or infant, difficulty bonding, impact chest feeding, can be related to preterm birth. Support Groups, individual therapy, medication management. Increase community, impact of isolation. 

300

What is SIDS? How can SIDS be reduced? 

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Leading cause of Death in US: Infant stop breathing middle of night, no apparent reason.  

Prevention: sleeping on back, with fan, chest feeding 

More common: LBW, Low SES, cigarette smoke, soft bedding 

300

What are ways parents support or inhibit emotional development? 

Emotion coaching parents: teach and support with labeling and managing emotions , utilize praise, scaffolding and provide nurturing 

Emotion dismissive parents: Deny emotions, and ignore emotions, invalidate, it is linked to lower emotional competence 

300

What are the two approaches to reading? 

Whole-language approach: stresses that reading instruction should parallel children’s natural language learning. Beginning readers are taught whole words or sentences; and reading materials are whole and meaningful.

Phonics approach: reading instruction should teach the basic rules for translating written symbols into sounds. Small units of sounds. 

400

Which of the following has the strongest correlation? 

A. +.55   B. -.88  C. -.32  D. + .70 

B. -.88 

Strength is about the relationship of variables and which is closest to -1 or +1, It does not mater which is positive or negative 

The higher the coefficient means a stronger relationships 


400

What are the stages of Birth? 

Review image in Module 2

Stage 1: regular and coordinated contractions, cervical dilation 

Stage 2: Cervix is fully dilated and fetus is fully expelled from the birthing canal  

Stage 3: Placenta and membranes are delivered, bleeding is controlled 

400

What are some major milestones with ages?

Roll over = 2-5 months

Sit without support= 5 - 8 months 

Stand with support = 5- 10 months 

Walk alone easily = 11-14 months 

400

What are the Four types of Parenting? 

Authoritarian parenting: a restrictive, punitive style. Associated with children’s social incompetence and a higher level of aggression.

Authoritative parenting: encourages children to be independent but still places limits and controls on their actions. Associated with children’s social competence and prosocial behaviors. Authoritative parenting conveys the most benefits to the child and to the family as a whole.

Neglectful parenting: the parent is uninvolved in the child’s life. Associated with social incompetence in children, along with poor self-control, low self-esteem, immaturity, and alienation.

Indulgent parenting: parents are highly involved with their children but place few demands or controls on them. Children never learn to control their own behavior and always expect to get their way. They rarely learn respect for others, have difficulty controlling their behavior and  difficult peer relationships


400

What are the 5 Peer status and factors which contribute to each? 

Popular children: frequently nominated as a best friend, and rarely disliked by peers. Have social skills, happy, control negative emotions, and show enthusiasm and concern for others. Self-confident without being conceited.

Average children: receive an average number of both positive and negative peer nominations.

Neglected children: infrequently nominated as a best friend, but not disliked by peers.

Rejected children: infrequently nominated as a best friend, and actively disliked by peers. serious adjustment problems. Aggression and its related characteristics of impulsiveness and disruptiveness underly rejection about half the time.

Controversial children: frequently nominated both as someone’s best friend and as being disliked

Peer status involves Social knowledge, goals to pursue, maintain and initiate social bonds

500

What is an independent variable and a dependent variable? What is an example of both 

Independent Variable= What is manipulated 

Dependent Variable= What is measured 

Experiment Tutoring Hours Grades for a semester 

IV = Number of hours tutoring is provided 

DV = Grade in class 

500

What is and where does each of the 3 prenatal development period occur? 

Germinal 0-2 weeks, After Zygote is formed (23 unpaired chromosomes from the sperm and 23 unpaired chromosomes from the egg, travels through fallopian tube implants in the uterus 

Embryonic period 3-8 weeks, Uterus, development of mid fore brain and hindbrain, main period of cell differentiation

Fetal Period:  9 weeks- Birth, Uterus, Continued rapid growth!!! neuron differentiation and movement, reflexes develop

500

What is the Strange Situation? and examples of the Four Attachment styles

Strange Situation is an experiment by Mary Ainsworth which studied infant parent separations and reunifications. 

Through this 4 attachment styles were  identified:

  • Secure Attachment=Most children (i.e., about 60%) They become upset when the parent leaves the room, but, when they returns, the infant actively seek the parent and are easily comforted by him or her. 
  • Insecure-Avoidant Attachment= (20%)  Doesn't seek comfort or contact, shows little to no interest for parents vs strangers 
  • Insecure-Resistant Attachment= (10%) wary of strangers, distressed when parents leave, not comforted by parents return. 
  • Disorganized/Disoriented Attachment= (10%) Avoidant and resistant behavior doesn't seek comfort when scared, avodies touch or comfort 
500

What education can Nurses provide on Physical Punishment to parents and its alternatives? 

All forms of punishishment should include age-appropriate communication and explanations 

Physical punishment if you used should be mild and not used frequently, It can present an out-of-control model for emotion regulation, can instill fear and rage and can be abusive 

Encourage and model Alternatives include:  

  • Time out = 1 min per year child is alive
  • Withdrawing privileges
  • Explaining consequences
500

What were the key findings and takeaways CNN doll study?

  • White and Black children have bias towards black dolls and attributed black skin with negative qualities
  • Positive bias towards white skin was seen in children as young as 4