chapter 5 Flashcards
sense of generativity
the desire to be needed and to contribute to the next generation.
assisted reproductive technology
refers to the techniques developed to assist infertile couples to conceive and then sustain a pregnancy.
surrogacy
the practice by which a woman becomes pregnant and gives birth to a child whose biological parents are unable to conceive and/or sustain a pregnancy to full-term. this is also a means by which gay men are able to become parents.
infertility
the inability to produce a pregnancy after at least a year of trying.
teratogens
agents and conditions, including malnutrition, viruses, drug, chemicals, and stressors that can interfere with prenatal development and cause birth defects.
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
umbrella term that describes the range of effects observed in persons whose mothers drank alcohol during pregnancy.
kangaroo care
a technique wherein a parent holds a newborn baby, typically preterm, skin-to-skin.
parental intrusiveness
consists of behaviors that are coercive and interrupt normal infant play.
parent-infant synchrony
this occurs when the parent and infant engage in playful and/or verbal exchanges, each taking cues from the other.
intrusive coparenting behaviors
behavior that consists of disagreements between parents regarding child care responsibilities.
cued care
optimizes the neurohormonal synchrony between mother and baby and has mutually beneficial physical, behavioral, and psychological effects for both.
social referencing
the process by which infants rely on caregivers’ emotional displays to regulate their behaviors.
executive function
the regulation and control of cognitive processes, including working memory, reasoning, and problem solving as well as planning and execution.
parentese
in comparison to ordinary language, is higher-pitched; has more low-to-high fluctuations; has a simpler, more concrete vocabulary; and has shorter sentences.
