Chapter 4 Flashcards
Kelley just had a baby and now is experiencing a sense of inadequacy and sadness. She may have _____.
a. behavioral teratogens
b. kangaroo care
c. couvade
d. postpartum depression
d. postpartum depression
When healthy babies are born, they usually _____.
a. do not breathe on their own until the umbilical cord is cut
b. breathe and cry on their own immediately
c. do not cry until the umbilical cord is cut
d. breathe on their own, and cry when the umbilical cord is cut
b. breathe and cry on their own immediately
The longest period of prenatal development is the _____ period.
a. embryonic
b. fetal
c. proximodistal
d. germinal
b. fetal
Thresholds, as they relate to harm from any teratogen, are difficult to set because one teratogen may _____ the threshold of another teratogen.
a. reduce
b. cancel
c. increase
d. improve
a. reduce
Possible consequences of low birthweight include infant death, hearing impairment, and _____.
a. delayed walking
b. spatial skills
c. teen pregnancy
d. death in adolescence
a. delayed walking
Which of the following is NOT a reflex newborn children possess?
a. sucking
b. blushing
c. moro
d. babinski
b. blushing
Many newborn reflexes disappear within a few months of birth. What is a rationale about the function of reflexes newborns possess?
a. They lay the foundation for later, more complex reflexes.
b. They are NOT important.
c. All are vital for infant survival and are the foundation for advanced physical, cognitive, and social functioning through old age.
d. Some appear to lay the foundation for more advanced skills while some would impede more complex skills if they continued.
d. Some appear to lay the foundation for more advanced skills while some would impede more complex skills if they continued.
What of the following factors is NOT associated with low birth weight babies?
a. Preterm
b. Malnutrition
c. Regular exercise
d. Teratogens
c. Regular exercise
Jenny just learned that she is six weeks pregnant. She is in the _____ period of prenatal development.
a. second
b. germinal
c. fetal
d. embryonic
d. embryonic
Babies born weighing slightly less than 1,500 grams (3 pounds, 5 ounces) are considered _____.
a. very low birthweight
b. extremely low birthweight
c. ultra low birthweight
d. low birthweight
a. very low birthweight
The frequency of low birthweight in the United States decreased throughout most of the twentieth century, and then it _____ in the 1990s and early 2000s.
a. was nearly eradicated
b. further decreased
c. increased
d. remained stable
c. increased
Rebecca and Bob just had a baby. They agreed that they would each be responsible for the baby every other evening to give the other parent a break from child care. They have also discussed how to share responsibility for day-care drop off and pick up once they are both back at work. Rebecca and Bob are demonstrating the cooperation that is evidence of _____.
a. bonding
b. postpartum depression
c. couvade
d. parental alliance
d. parental alliance
The Apgar scale is used at one minute and five minutes after birth to _____.
a. help the mother recover from childbirth
b. evaluate the health of the new mother
c. evaluate the health of the newborn
d. evaluate the newborn’s sensory abilities
c. evaluate the health of the newborn
Sammy is 5 years old and spends his day in a wheelchair, because he can’t control any of his muscles due to brain damage. Sammy’s condition has been evident since birth, during which he was deprived of oxygen. Sammy has _____.
a. cerebral palsy
b. Parkinson’s disease
c. anoxia
d. Huntington’s disease
a. cerebral palsy
