Postpartum Symptoms

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Symptoms usually begins within the first 2 to 3 days after delivery and may last for up to two weeks.

  • peripartum psychosis
  • baby blues (correct)
  • peripartum depression
  • post partum depression

Method of childbirth through surgical procedure in which the baby is removed from the mother's uterus through an incision made in her abdomen.

  • normal delivery
  • none among the choices
  • home delivery
  • cesarean delivery (correct)

Which of the following statements is FALSE about the effect of substance abuse by pregnant mothers?

  • Prenatal marijuana exposure is related to higher intelligence in children. (correct)
  • Use of methamphetamine during pregnancy increases risk of low birth weight in offspring.
  • Infants whose mothers are addicted to heroin show several behavioral difficulties at birth, including withdrawal symptoms.
  • Maternal smoking is linked to diminished ovarian functioning in female offspring.

_____ is an area in the left frontal lobe of the brain that is involved in speech production.

<p>Broca's area (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A teratogen is any agent that can cause__

<p>birth defects (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Separation protest is characterized by__

<p>crying when the caregiver leaves. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

_____ is the way an individual's genotype is expressed in observable and measurable characteristics.

<p>phenotype (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At birth, infants communicate by:

<p>crying (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Linguist Noam Chomsky said that children are born into the world with a _____, a biological endowment that enables the child to detect certain features and rules of language, including phonology, syntax, and semantics.

<p>Language acquisition device (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jason was born with _____. The doctor tells his parents that this genetic disorder occurred because he has an extra copy of chromosome 21.

<p>down syndrome (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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