| A | B |
|---|
| Adrenoleukodystrophy | Adrenoleukodystrophy (BD) |
| Object Permanence | the realization that an object still exists, even if it is out of sight |
| Developmental Milestones | an ability or skill that is usually achieved by a certain age (ie walking) |
| Separation Anxiety | a child's fear or response to being away from parent or primary caregiver |
| Tay Sachs (BD) | a genetic disorder that cause a baby to be unable to process fats in their food. |
| Fine motor skills | body movements that use and coordinate the small muscles (ie the fingers and wrists) |
| Stimulating environment | a space that is colorful and has many items that would motivate a child to grow and learn |
| Gross motor skills | body movements that use and coordinate large muscles (ie arms and legs) |
| Proximodistal Principle | a babies development proceeds from the center of the body (the core) outward to the extremities |
| Sickle cell | a disorder in which malformed red blood cells interfere with the supply of oxygen to the body. |
| Cerebral Palsy | a birth defect in which inability to manage fatty acids causes loss of all physical function |
| Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | the detrimental outcome to a baby caused by drinking alcohol during pregnancy |
| social Development | the ability to get along well with others, able to to form healthy relationships |
| Cystic Fibrosis | a hereditary disorder affecting digestion and respiratory system. This disorder can lead to a shortened lifespan |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) | The unexpected and unexplained death of a baby, usually before 6 months of age. |
| Neglect | a type of child abuse that fails to provide for the needs of the child |
| Cleft Lip or Palate (BD) | a gap in the lip or roof of mouth which causes difficulty eating, swallowing, speech, and appearance |
| Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) | A condition that results in brain damage and other problems due to violent shaking of a baby |
| Attachment (secure attachment) | the bond between a parent or primary caregiver and a child |
| cognitive abilities | ability to increase knowledge and skill in the brain |
| ethics | the ability to know and practice the right behaviors based on a cultural standard of what is right |
| cephalocaudal principle | a child first gains control of the head, then the arms, then the legs. |
| Down Syndrome | A chromosomal disorder present at birth that may include cognitive shortfall, problems with vital organs and poor muscle tone. |
| Spina Bifida | A genetic disorder indicated by an incomplete formed spinal cord. |
| myelin | waxy substance that coats the brain axons and make information easier to transmit |
| Muscular Dystrophy | A usually hereditary disorder that causes progressive weakness and shrinking of muscles. |
| C Section | A Cesarean delivery, a surgical way for a baby to be delivered through an incision in the abdomen. |
| Amniotic Fluid | Clear liquid that surrounds the baby inside the uterus during pregnancy. |
| Ovulation | The release by the ovary of one egg cell approximately once a motnh. |
| Viability | A period of 38-20 weeks during which a baby to be grows form two cell to a viable baby. |
| gestation | The age at which a fetus can live if delivered, able to survive apart from the mother. |
| Umbilical Cord | The long tube that connects the baby's belly button to the placenta |
| Zygote | The joined egg and sperm cell for the first two weeks. |
| Stillbirth | The unexpected death of a developing baby after 20 weeks of gestation |
| Birth defects | Serious problems present at birth that can be serious and threaten their health or ability to live. |
| Prenatal Care | The doctor appoitments that a mother goes to and the healthcare she receives while pregnant. |
| Obstetrition | A doctor who specializes in pregnant women and the delivery of babies. |
| Miscarriage | The unexpected death of a developing baby before 20 weeks of gestation. |
| Egg | The female reproductive cell |
| Fertilization | The joining of the sperm and egg cell that begins the growth of the zygote. |
| Delivery | The 3 stage process when baby leaves the uterus. Contraction, delivery, after pains. |
| Embryo | What the "baby" is called during the second stage of pregnancy from week 3 until week 8 |
| Cervix | The lower part of the uterus that must open to about 4 inches/10 centimeters for the baby |
| Uterus | The woman's reproductive organ where baby grows during pregnancy |
| Ultrasound | A prenatal test that uses sound waves to look at the forming of the baby before birth |
| Birth Canal | The passageway from the uterus to the outside that a baby must travel to be born naturally. |
| amniocentesis | A prenatal test in which a needle removes amniotic fluid to test for many birth defects |
| Chorionic villus sampling | A prenatal test that removes small amounts of tissue from the membrane of the fetus, used for many diagnosis of birth defects |
| cerebellum | controls motion activities, coordination, precision, and balance |
| parietal lobe | controls sensation from the muscles and skin, near the cerebrum lobe |
| Optic nerve | transmits visual information to the brain |
| occipital lobe | controls vision and sight, image recognition, image perception |
| Sensory cortex | controls all areas associated with sensory function |
| Corpus collosum | connects the sides of the brain |
| cerebrum | controls concentration, planning and behavior control |
| amygdala | area that helps the brain determine appropriate emotion, especially fear |
| Warning system | is the warning system and controls alertness |
| hippocampus | controls memory movement form short term to long term and spatial memory |
| Abraham Maslow | Develop the theory of hierarchy of needs, and that until basic physiological needs are met, a child will not learn or grow and develop |
| Eric Erikson | believed that children's personality develops 8 stages, that included overcoming a particular crisis at each stage, ie. trust vs. mistrust |
| Theorist | the person who comes up with the idea of why something is as it is |
| genes | traits that are received from parents at conception |
| psychodynamic perspective | the theory that development emphasizes the role of unconscious impulses and overcoming |
| psychosexual development | personality develops though predictable patterns of psycho sexual stages. as children move through each of these stages, pleasure moves to different areas of the body |
| Howard Gardner | Developed the theory of Multiple Intelligence and believed that EVERYONE is intelligent in 1 or more of 8 areas, |
| Assimilation | Piaget's term for a learning process where humans modify current knowledge to allow for new ideas or information |
| Behaviorist Theory (Skinner) | A theory that humans become shaped by the environment. Specifically, good outcomes encourage repeating behavior and a bad outcome extinguishes bad behavior |
| Cognitive Development Theory (Piaget) | Mental and intellectual development including problem solving and acquiring knowledge. |
| Protective Factors | conditions that might insulate children from that negative effects of risk factors, such as attachment to parents and positive preschool experiences |
