Psychology 2020A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Psychedelic Experience, Ketamine, List Of Gasoline Additives
8 Dec 2013
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Greek and roman mythology bridal couples forbidden to drink wine on wedding night in order that a defective offspring might not be conceived. Plato no alcohol for man or women wishing to conceive. Aristotle maternal alcohol consumption and fetal deficits. Infant death/ stillbirth rate 2 and a half times higher. Most common characteristics feeble memory, inability to learn, lack of perceptions of ordinary duties of life. Reduced birth weight, length, and head circumference: 2 sd below average. Delays sitting, walking, crawling, and speech production. Jittery, irritable and easily distracted with low attention span. Learning and memory impairments inhibiting of responses. 85% score lower than 2 sd below average. Small brain size, incomplete cortical development, disorientation of neuronal and glial elements. Fetal alcohol effects (fae) and alcohol related neurodevelopmental. Binge drinking: bac compared to # of drinks, more important. 2. 5 million babies in us each year with risky iuae. 80% of world population consumes some drink with caffeine.
