PSYCH 202 Study Guide - Developmental Psychology, Birth Weight, Prenatal Development
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5 or 6 years old: middle and late childhood -the period extending from about 6 to 11 years of age, adolescence -the transitional period from childhood to early adulthood. Getting more involved in raising next generation: late adulthood -the developmental period that begins in the sixties and lasts until death. Reflective period: prenatal development and birth, germinal -conception to 2 weeks. Zygote: fertilized egg: embryonic -3 to 9 weeks. Oversized head, primitive brain, simple central nervous system: fetal - 9 weeks to birth. Fetal alcohol syndrome: mental retardation, misshapen head/brain, facial abnormalities, slower academic achievement, problems with forming limbs. Most recognizable cause of retardation in children. 3 drinks a day 5 pt drop in avg child"s gpa or test scores. % of women drinking during pregnancy has increased: tobacco. Restricting amt of oxygen in blood in child. More likely to give birth prematurely, miscarriages, low birth weight in children.
