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Kaplan and Sadock, Chapter 31.1 Child Psychiatry Questions and Correct Answers Graded A+.
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Kaplan and Sadock, Chapter 31.1 ChildPsychiatry Questions and Correct
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Allostasis - Answer: It is the process of achieving stability in the face of adverse environmental events.
Adverse Childhood Experiences - Answer: ___ are likely to alter the trajectory of development in a given
individual.
T - Answer: T/F: Brain during early development is vulnerable to injury.
White and Gray Mater - Answer: Changes in both ___ and ___ in the brains of adolescents are linked to
acquisition of subtle social skills.
Subtle Social Skills - Answer: Changes in both white and gray mater in the brains of adolescents are links
to ___.
F! "To the contrary, the newborn has already been influenced by myriad factors that have occurred in
the safety of the womb, the result of which has produced wide individual differences among infants." -
Answer: T/F: The infant is a tabula rasa, a smooth slate upon which outside influences etch patterns.
Boys - Answer: (Boys, Girls) are more vulnerable to developmental damage.
T - Answer: T/F: Damage at the fetal stage has a more global impact than damage after birth.
18th Week - Answer: Fetuses respond to loud noises by muscular contractions starting ___ week.
20th Week - Answer: Fetuses respond to bright light flashed on the maternal abdomen starting ___
week.
, 7 Months - Answer: Eyelids of the fetus open when?
a. 17 Weeks
b. 25 Weeks
c. 28 Weeks - Answer: The following reflexes appear on which week?
a. Grasp
b. Moro (Startle)
c. Sucking
Pruning - Answer: During development, this is the programmed elimination of neurons, synapses, axons
and other brain structures from the original number, present at birth, to a lesser number.
To rid nervous system of cells that served their function in the development of the brain - Answer: Why
does pruning occur?
Hyperactive, Irritable, Low Birth Weight - Answer: Mothers with high levels of anxiety or stress are more
likely to have babies who are ___, ___ and ___.
T - Answer: T/F: Alcohol use in pregnancy is a major cause of serious physical and mental birth defects in
children, such as fetal alcohol syndrome.
T - Answer: T/F: Alcohol use in pregnancy may predispose the child to ADHD.
T - Answer: T/F: Smoking during pregnancy is associated with both premature births and below-average
infant birth weight.
- grasp reflex: 4th month
- plantar (Babinski) reflex: 12th month
- startle (Moro) reflex: 4th month
- tonic neck reflex: 4th month - Answer: What are the survival reflexes present at birth that disappear
later? When does each disappear?
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