PSYC 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Apgar Score, Cerebral Palsy, Birth Weight
2 Oct 2016
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Read all mc answers carefully before choosing one. 50% of questions are from lecture notes, 25% from textbook. If information is numbered or presented in numbered form, may be asked. Sa questions can be answered from lecture material without bringing in textbook information. Study the physical growth of the newborn and how it acquires motor skills. To test viability of child: physical and motor behavior are closely related to neurological mechanisms, so test various factors to catch children potentially at risk for neurological issues, because earlier intervention leads to better outcomes. At-risk infants include: (none of these are mutually exclusive and often correlate: those exposed to teratogens, babies in poverty. This is usually due to improper maternal nutrition: babies born to teenage mothers, unmarried mothers, mothers without a high school degree, babies with low birth weight. Suggests prenatal development has not occurred properly: those born by caesarean section.
