Exam 7: Infancy: Social and Emotional Development

Discuss some of the adverse effects of child abuse.

If caregivers are to be missed when absent, infants must perceive that they continue to exist. This statement reflects the concept of _____.

Young Mathias responds to his mother's question, "Good morning, honey. How did you sleep?" by repeating what she says instead of answering her question. He responds in a similar manner to other questions as well. This form of language disturbance is called:

Discuss the treatments for autism.

Betty gets upset when her brother snatches her doll. As explained to her by her mother, Betty knows that her brother is just an infant and she should not get angry with him. She picks up a different toy and starts playing with it. Betty's action illustrates _____.

Osmund, a 12-year-old, refuses to speak to anyone, pushes his mother away when she tries to hug him, and avoids all forms of social contact. Osmund is most likely to be diagnosed with _____.

In a classic study, René A. Spitz found that institutionalized children who receive little or no social stimulation from caregivers:

Children from high-quality day-care centers are less likely to be disruptive than children cared for in homes.

Who among the following children is most likely a victim of emotional abuse?

According to Mary Ainsworth and her colleagues, the__________lasts from birth to about three months.

Which of the following is true of emotional regulation?

What is social referencing?

According to research by Brooker et al. in 2013, children with stranger anxiety are less fearful when they are in familiar surroundings, such as their homes, rather than in the laboratory.

Cliff, a five-year-old, sits on a see-saw for the first time and does not know what to do. He sees another boy sitting on the opposite end of the see-saw laughing and smiling. After a while, Cliff starts laughing and smiling just like the other boy. Cliff's behavior illustrates _____.

Physiologically, when emotions are strong, our hearts beat less rapidly.

Aiden, a 3-year-old, is severely malnourished and constantly falls ill. His mother does not take care of his personal hygiene and makes him wear unwashed clothes for weeks. In this scenario, Aiden is a victim of _____.

What are the different causes of autism?

Johnson is a socially awkward teenager and talks to everyone he meets in the same monotonous way. He has difficulty understanding emotions. On being examined, it was found that Johnson did not have the significant cognitive or language delays associated with autism. In this scenario, Johnson is most likely suffering from _____.

Betty, a two-month-old infant, is not afraid when strangers pick her up and play with her. She is also equally comfortable when familiar people pick her up. Betty is showing _____.

According to the__________view of attachment supported by Konrad Lorenz, attachment is an inborn or instinctive response to a specific stimulus.