TAILIEUCHUNG - Behavioral Science: Board Review Series

After delivering her child a mother experiences extreme emotions and bouts of tearfulness with no cause. What is her diagnosis? Will it resolve without meds? You read about a woman that just gave birth and killed her child shortly after. What was the woman most likely suffering from? How long will the condition las? | ngiAC RftviflW Ill liAKWi T i li rhr wpdct i i I I iyh Burl Him I 1 drill Table of Contents Open the Bookmarks Pane to the left. I I fin I trill ÍCH 111 iri I-1 rt M Il . . ì i. Ịf llrxIMlIly ỉhcPoint Chapter 1 The Beginning of Life Pregnancy Through Preschool Typical Board Question While she previously slept in her own bed after her parents divorce a 5-year-old girl begs to be allowed to sleep in her mother s bed every night. She says that a robber is under her bed. She continues to do well in kindergarten and to play with her friends. The best description of this girl s behavior is A. separation anxiety disorder B. normal behavior with regression C. delayed development D. lack of basic trust E. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD See Answers and Explanations at end of chapter. I. CHILDBIRTH AND THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD A. Birth rate and cesarean birth 1. About 4 million children are born each year in the United States 23 of all births are by cesarean section. 2. The number of cesarean births declined from 1989 to 1996 partly in response to increasing evidence that women often undergo unnecessary surgical procedures. Since 1996 the rate has been rising and is now as high as it was in 1989. B. Premature birth 1. Premature births and very premature births are defined as those following a gestation of less than 37 and 32 completed weeks respectively. 2. Premature birth puts a child at greater risk for dying in the first year of life and for emotional behavioral and learning problems physical disability and mental retardation. 3. Premature births which are associated with low income maternal illness or malnutrition and young maternal age occur in 6 of births to white women and 13 of births to African American women. 4. The Apgar score named for Dr. Virginia Apgar but useful as a mnemonic A appearance color P pulse heartbeat G grimace reflex irritability A activity muscle tone R respiration measures physical functioning in premature and full-term

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