PSYCH 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Low Birth Weight, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Preterm Birth
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Psych 111: introduction to psychology - lecture 12: chapter eleven- development. Universal aspects of lifespan development from conception through death. Explores physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development. Looks at elements of continuity and change over time. Divides and implants itself in the wall of the uterus. Structure that allows oxygen and nutrients to pass into fetus from mother"s bloodstream. Age of viability has changed and now considered to be 24 (used to be 27-28) Myelination of brain takes place in the fetal stage. Motor skills emerge from the head to feet. Motor skills emerge in a sequence of center moving outward. Harmful toxins that affect development resulting in defect, damage, or anomaly. How much of something you take (diet coke, alcohol, x-ray exposure) Increased understanding of the role of prenatal exposure to drugs on the developing child. Helped identify how certain drugs could alter development. Prolonged stress linked with prematurity and low birth weight.
