Developmental Psychology Lecture 2-Prenatal Development & Birth Flashcards

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What is conception?

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The first step in the development of an individual human being happens at conception, when each of us receives a combination of genes that will shape our experiences throughout the rest of our lives

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What is the definition of pregnancy?

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Pregnancy is a physical condition in which a woman’s body is nurturing a developing embryo or fetus
Begins when the zygote implants itself in the lining of the woman’s uterus

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What is implantation?

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During fertilization the egg and sperm unite in one of the fallopian tubes to form the zygote. The zygote then travels down the tube

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What is the start of the real pregnancy journey?

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Implantation

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What is gestation or prenatal development?

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The process that transforms a zygote into a newborn

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when does first trimester happen?

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First day of LMP to 12 weeks after LMP

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First trimester events, prenatal care and serious problems?

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Events: Missed period, large breasts, abdominal thickening
Prenatal care: confirmation of pregnancy, calculation of due date, blood/urine tests
Serious Problems: Ectopic pregnancy, abnormal urine/blood tests, malnutrition

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Second trimester events, prenatal care and serious problems?

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Events: Weight gain “showing”, fetal movements felt, hungry
Prenatal care: monthly doctor visits, ultrasound
Serious Problems: Gestational diabetes, excessive weight gain, increased blood pressure

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When does second trimester occur?

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From 12 weeks after LMP to 24 weeks after LMP

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Third trimester events, prenatal care and serious problems?

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Events: weight gain, breast discharge
Prenatal care: weekly visits beginning at 32nd week, ultrasound to assess position of fetus
Serious Problems: Increased blood pressure, bleeding

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When is third trimester?

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from 25 weeks after LMP to beginning of labor

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12
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Which period shows the most rapid change across the entire human lifespan

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Prenatal period

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13
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What is Cephalocaudal pattern?

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Development that proceeds from the head downward

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What is Proximodistal pattern?

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Development that proceeds from the middle of the body outward

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15
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What are the 3 major phases of prenatal development?

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  1. Period of the zygote
  2. Period of the embryo
  3. Period of fetus
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16
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How long does each phase last in prenatal development?

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  1. 14 days
  2. beginning of third week through to the end of the 8th
  3. Nine weeks of pregnancy until child is born
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17
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Which period of prenatal development is the shortest and which is the longest

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Period of the zygote is the shortest period and the fetal stage is the longest period

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18
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What is the critical period?

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Period of the embryo when a lot of important support structures are being made

19
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Development of support systems for period of the zygote.

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Amnion (amniotic fluid)→ amniotic sac; support structure for zygote itself,
Chorian→ eventually develops into placenta; provide exchange of gasses and nutrients with baby
Placenta → exchange of oxygen and nutrients
Umbilical Cord→ Waste removal

20
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What is the ectoderm?

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Will become nervous system (spinal cord/brain), skin, hair

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What is the Mesoderm?

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Will become muscles,bones,circulatory system

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What is the Endoderm?

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Will become digestive system, lungs, urinary tract, other vital organs
Rudimentary skeleton and ears are formed and the brain is developing rapidly

23
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When does period of the fetus occur?

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Last 7 months of pregnancy

24
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The period of the fetus

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Last seven months of pregnancy
Period of rapid growth and refinement of all organ systems
Individual characteristics emerge (movement/facial expressions)
Survival outside uterus possible (22-28 weeks, age of viability)

25
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What is age of viability?

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When the baby can live outside of the womb 22-28 weeks

26
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What is the process called when the pace of neural formation picks up dramatically between the 10-18 weeks

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Neuronal Proliferation

27
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What is neuronal proliferation

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When the pace of neural formation picks up dramatically between the 10th and 18th week

28
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What signals the development of gonads (sex chromosomes)

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androgens

29
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Autosomal Disorder vs Sex linked Disorder?

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Autosomal: on one of the 22 pairs of non sex chromosomes
Sex linked: 23rd, on the sex chromosomes

30
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Is Trisomy a sex linked disorder or autosomal disorder?

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It is a autosomal disorder because the child has three copies of a specific autosome

30
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What is Trisomy?

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Is a condition in which a child has three copies of a specific autosome

30
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Which abnormality is sex linked?
a. trisomy
b.sickle-cell disease
c.High blood pressure
d. Klinefelter

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d

31
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List some example of sex linked disorders

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Klinefelter, Turner, Fragile X syndrome, Hemophilia, Red-green color blindness, night blindness

32
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Which disorder is autosomal linked?
a. Turner
b. Klinefelter
c. missing front teeth
d. Albinism

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d

33
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List some example of autosomal disorders

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Huntington’s, high blood pressure, extra fingers, sickle-cell disease, albinism

34
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What is turner syndrome?

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sex linked disorder
XO
short stature, low hairline

35
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What is Klinefelter?

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sex linked disorder
XXY
Tall stature
feminized physique

36
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What is Congenital Anomaly?

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An abnormality present at birth

37
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What are teratogens?

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Environmental agents such as viruses, drugs, chemicals, radiation that can harm developing fetus

38
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What is the Most Common Preventable cause of intellectual disabilities in Canada and Worldwide?

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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder FASD

39
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What are 2 birth complications?

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  1. Anoxia
  2. Low birth-weight
    preterm and small-for-date
40
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What is anoxia?

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Oxygen deprivation experiences by fetus during delivery (e.g. umbilical cord)
More likely to happen in breach position
RH factors mismatch

41
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What raises risks of anoxia?

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1.there is much higher risk of anoxia if RH negative mother with RH positive baby
2. Breech position

42
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What is low for birth weight?

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(<2500 g)
Two types
Preterm:Born 3+ weeks before due date
Small-for-date:Regardless of gestational age, has experiences slow growth and is seriously underweight, higher risk than preterm