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Infant and Child Development Presentation Questions

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How could adoption be beneficial for child's development?
Genetics is not the only factor that determines a child's ability to properly develop. A nurturing home life can greatly improve the development of children as well.
Child abuse and neglect is most commonly associated with which form of attachment?
Disorganized/Disoriented Attachment
Why is Postpartum Depression (PDD) hard to diagnose?
Many women who have had a newborn tend to show similar symptoms.
If necessary, chemotherapy should be administered during what trimesters of pregnancy?
Second or third trimester
In a study done by Rene Spitz, first attachment can develop as late as what age?
4-6 years of age
Who plays the biggest role in a child's weight at a young age?
The child's family
What deficits are seen in low SES families?
Nutritional, academic, and literacy
How long does it take after children are removed from the home for parental rights to be terminated?
1 year or less
What percent of pregnant teens say they have used illegal substances in the past year while pregnant?
60%
Socioeconomic status is based on
income, education, and occupation
What does FASD stand for?
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
What is not a benefit of open adoption?
Adoptive parents are saints
How does being from a low SES family affect the socio-emotional development of a child?
Low SES parents typically use an authoritarian parenting style therefore hindering their child's development of independent decision making skills.
What are goals of parents for their kids in low SES areas?
Basic survival and average school performance
Do all children placed into foster care have health problems?
No, because some children remain healthy
According to Leve et al (2012), which vulnerabilities do children experience from being placed in the foster care system?
Emotional and behavioral shortfalls, brain and nerve damage, and poor social relationships with parents and peers
Which attachment style is often associated with violent or abusive parent-child relationships?
Disorganized/Disoriented
Solid peer relations and social ability have been linked to what?
Strong academic performance
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