PSY 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale, Finger Eleven, Mammalian Diving Reflex
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Rhythms: repetitive cyclical patterns of behavior like sleeping or eating. State: degree of awareness of internal and external stimulation. Newborns sleep an average of 16 hours per day, only sleeping hours at a time. Most infants sleep through the night around their first birthday. Sudden infant death syndrome: unexplained death of a seemingly healthy baby. Recommendations include not letting the baby sleep with pillows and blankets, infants should sleep on their back and in the same room as parents, offer a pacifier when putting baby to sleep, baby should be sleeping alone. Reflexes - automatic responses to the environment. Grasping: baby grabs finger when put in the hand. Stepping: baby moves legs up and down when held upright. Swimming: baby will paddle and kick while lying in water. Diving reflex: baby will hold their breath when submerged in water. Moro: arms thrust outward then inward when head support is removed.
