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What are the best ways to support infant and toddler brain development? - Answer✔play,
interact, and talk with them
what are the 3 kinds of stress in early childhood development - Answer✔positive, tolerable, and
toxic
~when babies learn to lift head - Answer✔2 months
~when babies learn to turn side to back - Answer✔3 months
~when babies learn to bring visually guided reaching - Answer✔3 months
~when the social smile develops in babies and they start doing more back and forth interaction
and fussiness decreases - Answer✔2-3 months
~when babies learn to turn back to side (turn over) - Answer✔4 months
~when babies can sit without support - Answer✔6 months
~when babies start to crawl and pull self to stand - Answer✔8 months
~when babies start to be able to reach for things smoothly and grasp - Answer✔9 months
~when babies start to be able to walk while holding on to things - Answer✔10 months
~when babies start to be able to walk independently - Answer✔12 months
~when babies develop pincer grasp ability - Answer✔12 months
~when babies start visual scanning of objects - Answer✔2 months
~when babies start babbling and association visuals with their sounds - Answer✔4 months
~when object permanence develops in babies (and babies start dropping objects just to watch
it fall) - Answer✔8 months
~when babies start getting more wariness to novelty - Answer✔8 months
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~when babies start understanding action sequences to achieve goals - Answer✔9 months
~when babies start being able to categorize objects - Answer✔9 months
~when babies start saying first words, jargoning, more specific babble to syllables, intonation
changes to match typical speech patterns - Answer✔12 months
~when babies start developing preferred attachment and get stranger anxiety - Answer✔7-8
months
~when infants start using social referencing - Answer✔8 months
social referencing - Answer✔reading emotional cues in others to help determine how to act in a
particular situation
~when babies start getting more separation anxiety - Answer✔9 months
~when babies are at the height of separation anxiety and activation of attachment system -
Answer✔12 months
~when babies are able to react to noise and cry to communicate hunger - Answer✔0-4 months
~when babies are able to babble strings of consonant sounds - Answer✔4-8 months
~when babies are able to respond to 1 step directions and point to objects identified by others -
Answer✔8-12 months
~when babies are able to follow a simple direction and use single words - Answer✔12-18
months
~when babies are able to put words together into phrases and simple sentences - Answer✔18-
24 months
~when babies have their largest language growth, begin to ask questions, and retell and relate
what has been heard - Answer✔24-30 months
~when babies start to be able to walk well - Answer✔13 months (toddler)
~when babies begin to be able to solve problems - Answer✔13 months (toddler)
~when babies start to be able to walk up and down stairs with help - Answer✔18 months
~when babies begin symbolic (pretend) play and start decreasing in separation anxiety and
recognizing more people - Answer✔18 months
~when babies begin symbolic representation (imagination, imitation) and 2 word sentences -
Answer✔18 months
~when babies start jumping and increasing their fine motor skills - Answer✔24 months
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~when babies start developing mastery motivation (pleasure in own accomplishments) -
Answer✔24 months
~when babies start having mastery of the concept of object permanence (knowing that objects
exist even when not seen) - Answer✔24 months
~when babies start being able to throw balls, turn pages, hold cups - Answer✔30 months
~when babies have developed a distinct sense of self - Answer✔30 months
~when babies start having conceptual representations, able to group objects by different
categories - Answer✔30 months
what are babies' sense of their caretaker(s) like in the first ~3 months - Answer✔limited ability
to distinguish and discriminate between attachment figures by sight and touch so use smell and
sound at this age
how do babies relate to attachment figures between ~3-7 months - Answer✔begin to develop
different relationships with different people and are more comfortable with primary
caregiver(s)
how do babies relate to attachment figures between 7-9 months - Answer✔clearly prefer
familiar caregivers and begin to prefer their primary caregiver(s) - beginning of focused
attachment. protest when separated from primary caregiver(s), start to have stranger wariness,
and have a hierarchy of preferred caregivers
how do babies relate to attachment figures between 12-20 months - Answer✔still learning
what they can expect from their attachment figures and if they can feel secure that their
caregivers will consistently be there for them
John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth - Answer✔Developed the concept of attachment theory
(what most of the attachment ideas in this flashcard deck come from)
secure attachment young child and parent behavior - Answer✔child openly protests parent
departure, greets/approaches them when they return, and then returns to play. believes the
world is safe and they are effective at getting their needs met and parents will be there for
them whey they need them.
parents are sensitive to cues, comfortable with dependency and individuation
anxious/avoidant attachment young child and parent behavior - Answer✔child appears
unmoved by parent's absence or return, more heavily engaged with the environment. believes
the world is dangerous and relationships can't help so they need to manage on their own.
parent is insensitive, uncomfortable with dependency, harsh, punitive, and rejecting
anxious/resistant attachment young child and parent behavior - Answer✔child is upset
throughout, is difficult to soothe, maybe angry, does not return to play. believes the world is
dangerous and they can't cope alone and so need to keep parent focused on them.
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parent is insensitive, unpredictable, uncomfortable with individuation, enmeshed
disorganized/disoriented attachment young child and parent behavior - Answer✔child engages
in confusing behaviors like freezing, falling, contradictory strategies. believes the world is
dangerous and don't know what to do because nothing they have tried has made them feel
safer
parents are frightening, abuse and neglect, hostile/helpless, dissociation
what are some signs that a young child/baby's emotional needs are not being met -
Answer✔sad or bland affect
lack of eye contact
non-organic failure to thrive
lack of responsiveness, prefers strangers to familiar caregiver (indiscriminate attachment)
rejects being held or touched
as toddlers and preschoolers - emotionally dysregulated, aggressive behavior, attention issues,
sleep problems, lack of attachment
what does it mean when children display challenging behavior - Answer✔the child is trying to
show distress in some way and most likely doesn't have the necessarily skills needed to
convey/engage with this more appropriately
if the behavior persists over time, we should not be punishing but need to try to understand
what is behind the behavior and focus on teaching the child alternatives to the challenging
behavior
who coined the term identity crisis and theorized that development comes from resolving
different states of "crisis" - Answer✔erikson's psychosocial theory of development
Under erikson's theory, each development stage comes with its own conflicts to resolve and the
resolution of these conflicts can be disrupted by life events/other various reasons. Disruption of
conflict resolution and never resolving those conflicts properly results in issues later in life
erikson's industry vs inferiority stage age - Answer✔school age (6-12)
erikson's industry vs inferiority stage significant relationship - Answer✔neighbor and school
erikson's industry vs inferiority stage resolution "virtue" - Answer✔competence - in old age,
becomes humility, acceptance of the course of one's life and unfulfilled hopes
erikson's industry vs inferiority stage conflict - Answer✔can i make it in the world of people and
things (can they succeed in some way in life)
erikson's identity vs role-confusion stage age - Answer✔adolescence (12-19)
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LSUHSC HDI Exam Questions And Answers
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What are the best ways to support infant and toddler brain development? - Answer✔play,
interact, and talk with them
what are the 3 kinds of stress in early childhood development - Answer✔positive, tolerable, and
toxic
~when babies learn to lift head - Answer✔2 months
~when babies learn to turn side to back - Answer✔3 months
~when babies learn to bring visually guided reaching - Answer✔3 months
~when the social smile develops in babies and they start doing more back and forth interaction
and fussiness decreases - Answer✔2-3 months
~when babies learn to turn back to side (turn over) - Answer✔4 months
~when babies can sit without support - Answer✔6 months
~when babies start to crawl and pull self to stand - Answer✔8 months
~when babies start to be able to reach for things smoothly and grasp - Answer✔9 months
~when babies start to be able to walk while holding on to things - Answer✔10 months
~when babies start to be able to walk independently - Answer✔12 months
~when babies develop pincer grasp ability - Answer✔12 months
~when babies start visual scanning of objects - Answer✔2 months
~when babies start babbling and association visuals with their sounds - Answer✔4 months
~when object permanence develops in babies (and babies start dropping objects just to watch
it fall) - Answer✔8 months
~when babies start getting more wariness to novelty - Answer✔8 months
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~when babies start understanding action sequences to achieve goals - Answer✔9 months
~when babies start being able to categorize objects - Answer✔9 months
~when babies start saying first words, jargoning, more specific babble to syllables, intonation
changes to match typical speech patterns - Answer✔12 months
~when babies start developing preferred attachment and get stranger anxiety - Answer✔7-8
months
~when infants start using social referencing - Answer✔8 months
social referencing - Answer✔reading emotional cues in others to help determine how to act in a
particular situation
~when babies start getting more separation anxiety - Answer✔9 months
~when babies are at the height of separation anxiety and activation of attachment system -
Answer✔12 months
~when babies are able to react to noise and cry to communicate hunger - Answer✔0-4 months
~when babies are able to babble strings of consonant sounds - Answer✔4-8 months
~when babies are able to respond to 1 step directions and point to objects identified by others -
Answer✔8-12 months
~when babies are able to follow a simple direction and use single words - Answer✔12-18
months
~when babies are able to put words together into phrases and simple sentences - Answer✔18-
24 months
~when babies have their largest language growth, begin to ask questions, and retell and relate
what has been heard - Answer✔24-30 months
~when babies start to be able to walk well - Answer✔13 months (toddler)
~when babies begin to be able to solve problems - Answer✔13 months (toddler)
~when babies start to be able to walk up and down stairs with help - Answer✔18 months
~when babies begin symbolic (pretend) play and start decreasing in separation anxiety and
recognizing more people - Answer✔18 months
~when babies begin symbolic representation (imagination, imitation) and 2 word sentences -
Answer✔18 months
~when babies start jumping and increasing their fine motor skills - Answer✔24 months
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~when babies start developing mastery motivation (pleasure in own accomplishments) -
Answer✔24 months
~when babies start having mastery of the concept of object permanence (knowing that objects
exist even when not seen) - Answer✔24 months
~when babies start being able to throw balls, turn pages, hold cups - Answer✔30 months
~when babies have developed a distinct sense of self - Answer✔30 months
~when babies start having conceptual representations, able to group objects by different
categories - Answer✔30 months
what are babies' sense of their caretaker(s) like in the first ~3 months - Answer✔limited ability
to distinguish and discriminate between attachment figures by sight and touch so use smell and
sound at this age
how do babies relate to attachment figures between ~3-7 months - Answer✔begin to develop
different relationships with different people and are more comfortable with primary
caregiver(s)
how do babies relate to attachment figures between 7-9 months - Answer✔clearly prefer
familiar caregivers and begin to prefer their primary caregiver(s) - beginning of focused
attachment. protest when separated from primary caregiver(s), start to have stranger wariness,
and have a hierarchy of preferred caregivers
how do babies relate to attachment figures between 12-20 months - Answer✔still learning
what they can expect from their attachment figures and if they can feel secure that their
caregivers will consistently be there for them
John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth - Answer✔Developed the concept of attachment theory
(what most of the attachment ideas in this flashcard deck come from)
secure attachment young child and parent behavior - Answer✔child openly protests parent
departure, greets/approaches them when they return, and then returns to play. believes the
world is safe and they are effective at getting their needs met and parents will be there for
them whey they need them.
parents are sensitive to cues, comfortable with dependency and individuation
anxious/avoidant attachment young child and parent behavior - Answer✔child appears
unmoved by parent's absence or return, more heavily engaged with the environment. believes
the world is dangerous and relationships can't help so they need to manage on their own.
parent is insensitive, uncomfortable with dependency, harsh, punitive, and rejecting
anxious/resistant attachment young child and parent behavior - Answer✔child is upset
throughout, is difficult to soothe, maybe angry, does not return to play. believes the world is
dangerous and they can't cope alone and so need to keep parent focused on them.
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parent is insensitive, unpredictable, uncomfortable with individuation, enmeshed
disorganized/disoriented attachment young child and parent behavior - Answer✔child engages
in confusing behaviors like freezing, falling, contradictory strategies. believes the world is
dangerous and don't know what to do because nothing they have tried has made them feel
safer
parents are frightening, abuse and neglect, hostile/helpless, dissociation
what are some signs that a young child/baby's emotional needs are not being met -
Answer✔sad or bland affect
lack of eye contact
non-organic failure to thrive
lack of responsiveness, prefers strangers to familiar caregiver (indiscriminate attachment)
rejects being held or touched
as toddlers and preschoolers - emotionally dysregulated, aggressive behavior, attention issues,
sleep problems, lack of attachment
what does it mean when children display challenging behavior - Answer✔the child is trying to
show distress in some way and most likely doesn't have the necessarily skills needed to
convey/engage with this more appropriately
if the behavior persists over time, we should not be punishing but need to try to understand
what is behind the behavior and focus on teaching the child alternatives to the challenging
behavior
who coined the term identity crisis and theorized that development comes from resolving
different states of "crisis" - Answer✔erikson's psychosocial theory of development
Under erikson's theory, each development stage comes with its own conflicts to resolve and the
resolution of these conflicts can be disrupted by life events/other various reasons. Disruption of
conflict resolution and never resolving those conflicts properly results in issues later in life
erikson's industry vs inferiority stage age - Answer✔school age (6-12)
erikson's industry vs inferiority stage significant relationship - Answer✔neighbor and school
erikson's industry vs inferiority stage resolution "virtue" - Answer✔competence - in old age,
becomes humility, acceptance of the course of one's life and unfulfilled hopes
erikson's industry vs inferiority stage conflict - Answer✔can i make it in the world of people and
things (can they succeed in some way in life)
erikson's identity vs role-confusion stage age - Answer✔adolescence (12-19)
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