PS102 Lecture 1: PS102 Chapter 4
Document Summary
Embryonic (2 weeks- 2 months: looks human, organs begin to develop. Fetal (2 months birth: muscles and bones begin to develop, fetus(cid:859)s (cid:272)a(cid:374) hea(cid:396) i(cid:374) the (cid:449)o(cid:373)(cid:271) Nutrition (malnutrition can lead to psychiatric disorders, low birth weight, heart disease and diabetes) Drug use (along with what the mother ingests, alcohol and cocaine damage sperm), (cid:373)othe(cid:396)(cid:859)s ill(cid:374)ess (cid:894)(cid:396)u(cid:271)ella, td(cid:859)s, flu, he(cid:396)pes, aid (cid:895) Begins with the necessary reflexes suckling, rooting, swallowing and grasping. Cephalocaudal movement where infants gain control over their upper body before their lower body. Proximodistal movement where they gain control over their torso before their extremities. Reflexes cephalocaudal movement proximodistal movement (cid:858)milesto(cid:374)es(cid:859) Parents often look to norms of development to ensure their children are developing correctly i. e. , the median age at which kids show certain abilities. Milestones are culturally subjective (cultural variation occurs) cultures that are more nomadic encourage movement move earlier. Infants tend to show certain temperaments at a young age (can be changed with reinforcement)
