L33 Psych 100B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Visual Acuity, Primitive Reflexes
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Prenatal period begins with conception and ends with birth. Infancy begins at birth and lasts 18 to 24 months. Childhood begins at the end of infancy and lasts until somewhere between ages 11 and 14. Adolescence begins at the end of childhood and lasts until somewhere between 18 and 21 years. Adulthood begins at the end of adolescence and lasts until death. Impact of neglect on the developing brain: the brain is significantly smaller than average, and its cortical, limbic, and midbrain structures are abnormally developed. Fetal alcohol syndrome caused by alcohol: symptoms: low birth weight; face and head abnormalities; fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, such as intellectual disability; and behavioral and cognitive problems. Grasping reflex a baby holding your finger: a survival mechanism that has persisted from our primate ancestors. Young apes grasp their mothers, and this reflex is adaptive because the offspring need to be carried from place to place.
