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Content Area Vocabulary Child Development I

Content Area Vocabulary Child Development I. #1 an assessment for newborns that can identify problems not requiring emergency medical movement, reflexes, responses and general state. #2 the natural ending of a pregnancy after the fifth month; spontaneous abortion. #3

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Content Area Vocabulary Child Development I

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  1. Content Area Vocabulary Child Development I

  2. #1 an assessment for newborns that can identify problems not requiring emergency medical movement, reflexes, responses and general state

  3. #2 the natural ending of a pregnancy after the fifth month; spontaneous abortion

  4. #3 all the traits that are passed down from one generation to the next

  5. #4 disorders a person is born with that result from heredity; sometimes called birth defects

  6. #5 single-celled organism that is formed when the separate nuclei of sperm and egg combine into one nucleus

  7. #6 a thread-like structure that carries the hereditary information of genes; humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes in every cell of their body

  8. #7 the family in which you were raised

  9. #8 violent outbursts of negative behavior common in toddlers and some preschoolers

  10. #9 the first stage of labor when the cervix dilates so the baby can be pushed out of the uterus

  11. #10 an infant during their first month of life

  12. #11 period of time following delivery of a baby when the woman recovers from pregnancy and childbirth; lasts from delivery until about six weeks

  13. #12 the mental image a person has of him/herself

  14. #13 the development of a person’s mental and thinking abilities

  15. #14 a condition in which a scaly crust appears on a baby’s scalp

  16. #15 the changes in a person’s size, height, weight or appearance

  17. #16 the basic unit of heredity; genes carry all the characteristics that will transfer from parent to child

  18. #17 two or more people who are related birth, marriage, adoption or other circumstances

  19. #18 the recognition of feelings or emotions and the expression of those feelings

  20. #19 a flexible cord that contains blood vessels and connects the placenta to the developing baby

  21. #20 all the development that occurs between conception and birth

  22. #21 childbirth method in which attention is focused on the health of the mother and baby and on the mother’s comfort anesthetics are administered as needed, and the baby’s health is monitored

  23. #22 prenatal test usually given during weeks 14 and 16 in pregnancy in which a sample of amniotic fluid is drawn and tested for possible congenital disorders

  24. #23 a change of function as a result of growth

  25. #24 inability to conceive despite having intercourse regularly without birth control for at least one year

  26. #25 overwhelming fear shown by infants when their primary caregivers are not in sight

  27. #26 a three-month period; pregnancy consists of three trimesters

  28. #27 the name given to the process of raising a child

  29. #28 the eating, dressing and grooming skills children must learn in order to provide routine care for themselves

  30. #29 the process of transferring a child’s legal guardianship from his or her birthparents to adoptive parents

  31. #30 an operation in which a baby is delivered through incisions in the mother’s abdomen and uterus

  32. #31 pains felt during labor when the muscles of the uterus tense in order to open the cervix and push the baby out of the uterus

  33. #32 name for the developing baby from the second to the eighth weeks of pregnancy

  34. #33 soft spot on the top of a baby’s head

  35. #34 skills that require the use of the small muscles of the body, such as those of the eyes, hands, feet, fingers or toes

  36. #35 second stage of labor, which begins when the cervix is fully dilated and ends when the baby is born

  37. #36 the overall process of growth and development from infancy to adulthood

  38. #37 fluid inside the amnio-chorionic membrane that regulates baby’s temperature, cushions baby against injury and allows baby to move around easily

  39. #38 a syndrome in which a seemingly healthy infant dies without warning; more common among infants of parents who smoke

  40. #39 phasing out of taking milk from a breast or bottle

  41. #40 a thick, yellowish liquid in a mother’s breasts that nourishes the baby until the mother’s milk supply is established; contains many important substances and antibodies

  42. #41 treatment that prevents people from developing certain diseases

  43. #42 automatic reactions a baby has to certain stimuli; rooting, grasping, stepping, Moro/startle, Babinski

  44. #43 a test that is used at birth (and then again at five and ten minutes) to evaluate a baby’s overall physical condition

  45. #44 self-centeerdness of young children whose main concern is themselves

  46. #45 five-stage cycle that explains how families change over time as they expand and contract in size

  47. #46 a special organ formed during pregnancy that functions as the interchange between the developing baby and its mother

  48. #47 small cut made at the opening of the birth canal to allow more room for the baby to be delivered

  49. #48 a doctor who specializes in providing medical care for regnant women and delivering babies

  50. #49 how a person feels about his/her self-concept

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