PSYO 2090 Lecture Notes - Primitive Reflexes, Moro Reflex, Developmental Psychology
28 Mar 2014
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Chapter 5 & 6: infancy (physical, cognitive, socio-emotional) Cephacaudal growth pattern: growth from top to bottom (head starts to grow first) Proximodistal growth pattern: growth from the centre out. I. e. control of trunk of body, then arms, then fingers. I. e. gross motor skills and then fine motor skills. Prone, chest up, use of arms for support (2-4 months) Primitive: presence and then absence of primitive reflexes is an indicator of good neurological development. Moro reflex: loud noise - arms and legs go out. Reflexe table on owl - know for test. High levels of protein (low in fat and sugar) Marasmus: wasting away of body tissues in infant"s first year (severe malnutrition) Kwashiorkor: deficiency in protein; abdomen and feet swollen with water (severe malnutrition) Newborn should be sleep at least 16 hours. After the first 2 years the child should be sleeping. By age 2 = 75% of adult brain weight. By age 5 = 90% of adult brain weight.
