HLTH173 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Postpartum Depression, Synaptogenesis, Cortisol
28 Feb 2017
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Stress is detrimental to brain development: a(cid:271)se(cid:374)(cid:272)e of respo(cid:374)si(cid:448)e relatio(cid:374)ships sig(cid:374)als threat to a (cid:272)hild (cid:449)ell-being. This absence activates the stress response system: positive stress: eg. Baby is crying and mom is washing dishes and takes a bit longer to get to the baby: tolerable stress: type of stress that can be severe and not as horrific or chronic (eg. Many detriments in life that trigger stress (poverty) Chronic stress is bad and it can be so severe that it can interfere with the development of the baby. It happens because they these kids (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t talk properly. Maternal and postpartum depression (shown to induce various problems in their children) Delayed growth in head circumference>brain growth (head is smaller and brain is not growing) much lower iq and will not do as well at school (mental disease risk like depression, susceptible to drug abuse) Lack in communication skills (suffer from social engagement)
