Question 1

The single greatest factor for low-birth-weight babies that could be prevented is

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A) early pregnancy. 
B) late pregnancy. 
C) smoking tobacco. 
D) dieting. 
A) early pregnancy. 
B) late pregnancy. 
C) smoking tobacco. 
D) dieting.

Question 2

Gabriel has received a very low score on the Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Test.His parents were told by the pediatrician that he

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A) will need immediate life-saving intervention. 
B) has likely suffered brain damage. 
C) shows evidence of learning disabilities. 
D) will have some motor skill impairment. 
A) will need immediate life-saving intervention. 
B) has likely suffered brain damage. 
C) shows evidence of learning disabilities. 
D) will have some motor skill impairment.

Question 3

According to the text,which of the following factors will NOT increase the likelihood that a mother will have an underweight baby?

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A) Being under 17 or over 40 years of age 
B) Having had previous low-birth-weight infants 
C) Having had one or two babies during the previous five years 
D) Inadequate prenatal care 
A) Being under 17 or over 40 years of age 
B) Having had previous low-birth-weight infants 
C) Having had one or two babies during the previous five years 
D) Inadequate prenatal care

Question 4

Feeding a baby is a(n)__________ act as well as a physical act.

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A) mental 
B) emotional 
C) psychological 
D) stressful 
A) mental 
B) emotional 
C) psychological 
D) stressful

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the factors mentioned in the textbook that has contributed to children in Western industrialized nations growing taller and maturing sexually at an earlier age?

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A) better medical care 
B) improved nutrition 
C) hormonal change 
D) improved sanitation 
A) better medical care 
B) improved nutrition 
C) hormonal change 
D) improved sanitation

Question 6

Which technique mentioned in your text may be successful in stemming the tide of deaths of babies born prematurely in the United States?

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A) Nutritional interventions 
B) Bed rest and hydration for women in early labor 
C) Early antibiotic treatment for urinary infections 
D) Enhanced prenatal care 
A) Nutritional interventions 
B) Bed rest and hydration for women in early labor 
C) Early antibiotic treatment for urinary infections 
D) Enhanced prenatal care

Question 7

Breast milk is almost always the best food for newborns and is recommended for at least the first __________ months.

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A) 3 
B) 6 
C) 9 
D) 12 
A) 3 
B) 6 
C) 9 
D) 12

Question 8

The first stage of childbirth

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A) usually lasts one to two hours. 
B) consists of dilation or widening of the cervix. 
C) includes contractions that are continuous. 
D) is the shortest of the stages of birth. 
A) usually lasts one to two hours. 
B) consists of dilation or widening of the cervix. 
C) includes contractions that are continuous. 
D) is the shortest of the stages of birth.

Question 9

The loss of a fetus is identified as a "stillborn death" after how many weeks of gestation?

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A) 20 to 21 
B) 23 to 24 
C) 26 to 27 
D) 28 to 29 
A) 20 to 21 
B) 23 to 24 
C) 26 to 27 
D) 28 to 29

Question 10

Which principle does motor development in infancy follow?

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A) Cephalocaudal 
B) Proximodistal 
C) Simple-to-complex 
D) All of these. 
A) Cephalocaudal 
B) Proximodistal 
C) Simple-to-complex 
D) All of these.

Question 11

According to the text,why are babies' heads so large in proportion to their body size?

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A) The head widens the birth canal so the rest of the body can pass easily. 
B) The baby's brain and head are more developed than other parts of the body. 
C) The brain is surrounded by a large volume of fluid that gradually subsides after birth. 
D) The head has excess fat at birth to protect the brain during passage through the birth canal. 
A) The head widens the birth canal so the rest of the body can pass easily. 
B) The baby's brain and head are more developed than other parts of the body. 
C) The brain is surrounded by a large volume of fluid that gradually subsides after birth. 
D) The head has excess fat at birth to protect the brain during passage through the birth canal.

Question 12

Hanna is having her first child.She has done the reading on childbirth and knows that she will have completed the first stage of labor when her doctor tells her that

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A) the baby's head has moved through the cervix into the vaginal canal. 
B) dilation of the cervix has begun. 
C) the baby has left the mother's body. 
D) effacement has begun. 
A) the baby's head has moved through the cervix into the vaginal canal. 
B) dilation of the cervix has begun. 
C) the baby has left the mother's body. 
D) effacement has begun.

Question 13

The oily covering on the skin of a newborn is called

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A) witch's milk. 
B) lanugo. 
C) vernix caseosa. 
D) fontanels. 
A) witch's milk. 
B) lanugo. 
C) vernix caseosa. 
D) fontanels.

Question 14

The stringy,greenish-black waste from a newborn is

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A) physiologic jaundice. 
B) meconium. 
C) lanugo. 
D) vernix caseosa. 
A) physiologic jaundice. 
B) meconium. 
C) lanugo. 
D) vernix caseosa.

Question 15

The coating of the neural pathways with a fatty substance,which results in more efficient processing of electrical signals,is called

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A) myelination. 
B) insulation. 
C) maturation. 
D) functionalization. 
A) myelination. 
B) insulation. 
C) maturation. 
D) functionalization.

Question 16

Babies first wave their arms,then move their hands toward objects,and finally use their fingers.This is an example of which principle of development?

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A) General-to-specific 
B) Cephalocaudal 
C) Proximodistal 
D) Central-to-peripheral 
A) General-to-specific 
B) Cephalocaudal 
C) Proximodistal 
D) Central-to-peripheral

Question 17

An injury sustained at the time of birth is called

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A) lanugo. 
B) vermix caseosa. 
C) birth labor. 
D) birth trauma. 
A) lanugo. 
B) vermix caseosa. 
C) birth labor. 
D) birth trauma.

Question 18

An apparently normal infant who dies in his or her sleep probably suffered from

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A) sudden infant death syndrome. 
B) respiratory distress syndrome. 
C) hyaline membrane disease. 
D) Down syndrome. 
A) sudden infant death syndrome. 
B) respiratory distress syndrome. 
C) hyaline membrane disease. 
D) Down syndrome.

Question 19

An assessment of the newborn's appearance,pulse,reflex,activity,and breathing is called the

Accepted Answer

A) Brazelton Neonatal Assessment. 
B) Apgar scale. 
C) Phenylketonuria or PKU screening. 
D) Appleton's Neotatal Assessment of pulse and breathing. 
A) Brazelton Neonatal Assessment. 
B) Apgar scale. 
C) Phenylketonuria or PKU screening. 
D) Appleton's Neotatal Assessment of pulse and breathing.

Question 20

The pattern of development that proceeds from the central part of the body to the outer parts is

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A) Proximodistal. 
B) Cephalocaudal. 
C) Simple-to-complex. 
D) General-to-specific. 
A) Proximodistal. 
B) Cephalocaudal. 
C) Simple-to-complex. 
D) General-to-specific.

The single greatest factor for low-birth-weight babies that could be prevented is

Gabriel has received a very low score on the Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Test.His parents were told by the pediatrician that he

According to the text,which of the following factors will NOT increase the likelihood that a mother will have an underweight baby?

Feeding a baby is a(n)__________ act as well as a physical act.

Which of the following is NOT one of the factors mentioned in the textbook that has contributed to children in Western industrialized nations growing taller and maturing sexually at an earlier age?

Which technique mentioned in your text may be successful in stemming the tide of deaths of babies born prematurely in the United States?

Breast milk is almost always the best food for newborns and is recommended for at least the first __________ months.

The first stage of childbirth

The loss of a fetus is identified as a "stillborn death" after how many weeks of gestation?

Which principle does motor development in infancy follow?

According to the text,why are babies' heads so large in proportion to their body size?

Hanna is having her first child.She has done the reading on childbirth and knows that she will have completed the first stage of labor when her doctor tells her that

The oily covering on the skin of a newborn is called

The stringy,greenish-black waste from a newborn is

The coating of the neural pathways with a fatty substance,which results in more efficient processing of electrical signals,is called

Babies first wave their arms,then move their hands toward objects,and finally use their fingers.This is an example of which principle of development?

An injury sustained at the time of birth is called

An apparently normal infant who dies in his or her sleep probably suffered from

An assessment of the newborn's appearance,pulse,reflex,activity,and breathing is called the

The pattern of development that proceeds from the central part of the body to the outer parts is

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Exam 4: Birth and Physical Development During the First Three Years

The single greatest factor for low-birth-weight babies that could be prevented is

Gabriel has received a very low score on the Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Test.His parents were told by the pediatrician that he

According to the text,which of the following factors will NOT increase the likelihood that a mother will have an underweight baby?

Feeding a baby is a(n)__________ act as well as a physical act.

Which of the following is NOT one of the factors mentioned in the textbook that has contributed to children in Western industrialized nations growing taller and maturing sexually at an earlier age?

Which technique mentioned in your text may be successful in stemming the tide of deaths of babies born prematurely in the United States?

Breast milk is almost always the best food for newborns and is recommended for at least the first __________ months.

The first stage of childbirth

The loss of a fetus is identified as a "stillborn death" after how many weeks of gestation?

Which principle does motor development in infancy follow?

According to the text,why are babies' heads so large in proportion to their body size?

Hanna is having her first child.She has done the reading on childbirth and knows that she will have completed the first stage of labor when her doctor tells her that

The oily covering on the skin of a newborn is called

The stringy,greenish-black waste from a newborn is

The coating of the neural pathways with a fatty substance,which results in more efficient processing of electrical signals,is called

Babies first wave their arms,then move their hands toward objects,and finally use their fingers.This is an example of which principle of development?

An injury sustained at the time of birth is called

An apparently normal infant who dies in his or her sleep probably suffered from

An assessment of the newborn's appearance,pulse,reflex,activity,and breathing is called the

The pattern of development that proceeds from the central part of the body to the outer parts is

The Study of Human Development

Theory and Research

Forming a New Life

Cognitive Development During the First Three Years

Psychosocial Development During the First Three Years

Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence

Psychosocial Development in Adolescence

Physical and Cognitive Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood

Psychosocial Development in Emerging and Young Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood

Psychosocial Development in Middle Adulthood

Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Psychosocial Development in Late Adulthood

Dealing With Death and Bereavement

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