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Chapter 4 nursing 210BRAIN GROWTH SPURT - correct answer rapid growth during infancy in the size of neurons, the number of glial cells, and the complexity of neural connections b. PLASTICITY - correct answer flexibility of the brain during early development that allows infants and children to more readily recover from brain damage i. Plasticity also makes the brain susceptible to environmental influences a. States of arousal- II. The Neonatal Period - correct answer i. There are 6 newborn behavioral states: waking activity, crying, alert inactivity, drowsiness, regular sleep, irregular sleep ii. As newborns adjust to their environment, the daily pattern of these states becomes more regular and predictable iii. By 4 months most infants spend several hours alert and are usually sleeping through the night b. Learning and habituation - correct answer i. Neonates quiet down in response to familiar sounds, songs, or lullabies, demonstrating that they remember and recognize sounds that have been comforting in the past ii. HABITUATION METHOD - correct answer to study infant perceptual capabilities researchers habituate infants to certain stimuli, then change the stimuli and observe the infants' response c. Neonatal assessment -NEWBORN BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION SYSTEM - correct answer - scales used to assess neurological functioning, behavioral capabilities, and social responsiveness of newborns ii. It emphasizes the unique profile of a neonate's competencies and responses and can aid parents in knowing how to cope with a challenging child III. Physical and Motor Development - correct answer i. Walking occurs at different times depending on culture ii. Motor development is subject to acceleration or deceleration due to how infants are raised iii. Physical growth and motor development are linked to brain development