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PSYC 200: Lifespan Developmental Fall 2010 - prenatal development and birth
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
11/03/2010

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Name the three stages of neonatal development:
Definition
Germinal, embryonic, fetal
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Germinal development time frame and gains
Definition
0-14 days, rapid cell division and beginning of differentiation; zygote --->blastocyst; implantation
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Embryonic development time frame and gains
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3rd-8th week:

Neural tube development, features/limbs form, grows from seed to rasberry

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teratogen - threshold effect
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may not be harmful unless reaches a certain level of exposure/toxicity
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fetal development time frame and gains
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9 weeks to birth, undifferentiated gonad becomes m/f, 3 mo/3in/3oz, achieves age of viability
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Oxytocin
Definition
Hormone created throughout pregnancy, released more to start contractions
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Endorphins
Definition
Horomones released during child birth calming and pain relieving
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Adrenaline
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low to moderate levels are normal, significant increase can cause the contractions to STOP
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What are three hormones associated with child birth?
Definition
oxytocin, endorphines and adrenaline
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