PSYC 3850 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Urea Cycle, Blood Sugar, Apgar Score

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3850
• Professor: Carol Anne Hendry

Document Summary

Prenatal causes: a variety of factors that occur during pregnancy, such as infections and radiation, are discussed. Perinatal causes: a variety of factors that occur during or shortly after the birthing process such as anoxia, prematurity, metabolic disorders, and birthing problems are examined. Postnatal causes: a variety of factors that occur after birth including serious illness, poisoning, malnutrition, and injuries that increase the risk of cids are reviewed. Social correlates: these correlates include factors such as poverty, low maternal educational levels, and the language environments that do not directly cause cids, but are known to increase the risk of cids. Psychological correlates: these correlates include factors such as child-rearing practices, abuse and neglect that are known or suspected to increase the risk of cids. Preventative measures: primary, secondary, and tertiary measures for prevention or mediation of cids are available. There are many causes od cids: many cases are biological in origin, although in many cases the causes is unknown.