PSYC23H3 Lecture : PSYC23-lec 03.docx
Document Summary
Low birth weight, increased diabetes- barker hypothesis. There is a future destiny to the health of everyone of us. Experiment put children in unusual situation- experiments acted like greedy children with them. Core features of temperament- how they act and recover. Fetus startle- some babies startle so much than other babies- do not have contact. In adults they are more refined with mother, mother is not needed. Even one month before birth, you can see distinctive features about personality. Moms have to accept good and bad of the child. At the time you are born, parts of your personality can be determined. Heart disease, breast cancer, diabetes- babies who were exposed to this famine. Major impact on 12 weeks of pregnancy. Traces of dutch hunger in genetic material. Very plastic- early experiences affect the later outcomes. Epigenetic marks change the way dna behaves- affects gene expression. Its pre-determined and you can reverse it- even dieting can influence the dna.
