PSY210H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Sciatic Nerve, 2008 Kosovo Declaration Of Independence, Eugenius Warming
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Reflex= an involuntary response to external stimulation, you cannot control them. Absence of this re ex indicates lower spine de cit. Absence of this indicates cns de cits and it disappears around 6-7 months: palmar grasp: this re ex is that whenever you put something to baby"s hand -> baby will automatically grab it. Absence indicates depression and it disappears between 3-4 months: plantar: (toe grasp), when you put nger on baby"s toe, baby will grasp it. Absence of this indicates lower spine de cits and disappears in 8-12 months: rooting: when you stroke cheek of the baby, they should turn their head toward the. Nger, open mouth and look for something to suck. Absence can indicate depression and again it disappears in 3-4 months: sucking: if you put your nger into infant"s mouth, they will start sucking it. May be initially weakened in babies whose mothers were medicated during childbirth.
