PSYC 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Disorder, Prenatal Development
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Developmental psychology is the study of continuity and change across the life span. The fetal stage is a period that lasts from. The brain cells begin to generate axons and dendrites and also undergo myelination, i. e. the formation of fatty sheath around the axons of a neuron. If the mother uses alcohol heavily during pregnancy, the child may suffer from a developmental disorder known as the fetal alcohol syndrome (fas). Children with fas have a variety of brain abnormalities and cognitive deficits. Agents that damage the process of development such as drugs and viruses. Infancy is the stage of development that begins at birth and lasts between 18 to 24 months. Infants are born with a set of reflexes, which are specific patterns of motor response that are triggered by specific patterns of sensory simulation. Cephalocaudal rule (cid:894)(cid:862)top-to-bottom(cid:863) rule(cid:895): describes the tendency for motor skills to emerge from head to feet.
