Exam 1 Part 5 Flashcards
Not engaging with the caregiver; child and caregiver only focuses on the reference (2 people looking at the same thing at the same time)
Shared attention
When does self-regulation occur?
Age 2-4
Key role in synchrony between caregiver and child; includes shared reference and comprehension of the environment; Ex. Can talk about the potty without being at the potty
Symbolic language
When does symbolic language occur?
Age 3-5
“I don’t like what you chose to do, but I love you”; it is okay for a parent to be angry because they still love you
Ambivalence
What are examples of attachment behaviors?
Talk, respond, touch, make eye contact, know likes/dislikes, say their name a lot, say thank you, take time, smile with them, express empathy, value them
At what age do children typically begin to talk?
18 months
What are the 3 categories of infants vulnerable to developmental delay/disorder?
Diagnosed medical disorders, environmental risk consequent to deprived life experiences, biological risk with increased probability consequent to biological insult
What are the 3 categories of infants that are vulnerable to developmental delay/disorder?
Diagnosed medical disorder with established risk, environmental risk consequent to deprived life experiences, biological risk with increased probability consequent to biological insult (prematurity)
Diagnosed medical disorders with established risk
Established condition
What are examples of a diagnosed medical disorders with established risk?
Disease, trauma, syndrome, failure-to-thrive
Being under the 3rd percentile of growth charts due to chronic disease, congenital, physiological impairment, and maltreatment
Failure-to-thrive
What are examples of environmental risks?
Child abuse and neglect, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, caregiver psychosocial factors, birth trauma
What are examples of caregiver psychosocial factors?
Lack of attachment, mental illness, separation, physical/social isolation, family in crisis, lack of stable residence
A preventable form of developmental disorder
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Why is fetal alcohol syndrome considered an environmental risk and not a medical condition?
Mother has a choice of drinking while pregnant
What are developmental risks of Fetal alcohol syndrome?
Low receptive language, inability to communicate, low academic achievement, poor judgement
What are signs/symptoms of lead poisoning?
Developmental delay, learning difficulties, irritability, loss of appetite, weight loss, sluggishness/fatigue, vomiting, hearing loss, abdominal pain
What are the risks of cocaine exposure?
Irritable/stiff as newborns, decreased verbal and non-verbal reasoning, self-regulation difficulty
What are examples of biological risk?
Prematurity, low birth weight, heredity, severe infectious disease
