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Early Mother - Child Interactions
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- 1What factors contribute to foetal bonding & attachment?By 22 weeks the baby responds to sounds especially the mothers voice
Neural pathways form so they can match mothers face to her voice & identify the smell of her breast milk - 2State the risk factors to foetal brain development & what they can induceMaternal stress - small head, early gestational age, autism, conduct disorders, physical abnormalities, low BW
Alcohol - foetal alcohol syndrome
Eating disorders - neural tube defects
Abuse - cortisol restricts blood flow to foetal brain, anxious baby & symptoms of ADHD - 3What is secure attachment?Secure attachment is when the baby feels distress when the caregiver leaves but is able to overcome this as they are confident in their return
This facilitates exploration - 4Describe the attachment theoryStrong emotional & physical attachment to a caregiver is essential for development
- the baby will seek proximity to them when they are in distress for support & protection - 5What is containment?The notion that a person can take on another emotions, detoxify them & make then bearable
- 6Describe projective identificationWhen ones own feelings are projected onto loved ones e.g. a mother who feels unloved, shares this with her baby to allow them to see how she feels but they in turn feel unloved
- 7What 4 traits make an individual good at containment?- Receptive
- Able to not become overwhelmed
- Able to be calm & thoughtful in trying to understand their feelings
- Able to convey that the feelings are tolerable, meaningful & manageable - 8Define reciprocityThe intelligent interaction in which the baby & adult are both involved in the imitation, regulation & termination of the interaction
- 9What may be impaired if reciprocity is not developed?Social & cognitive skills - importantly language skills
- 10Describe the dance of reciprocityInitiation --> Orientation --> State of attention --> Acceleration --> Peak of excitement ---> Deceleration ---> With-drawl
- 11What is significant of the look away test?Causes baby to try to understand & process the information & develop self regulation
- 12What is developed with repeated rupture with repair but not without repair? And what is the effect of this on the quality of relationships?Self-esteem, Hope, Trust in others & Self-worth
Good relationships are built with repair but in lacking repair this may not be the case - 13What are the contributions from a child which can make bonding difficult?Difficult temperament
Premature birth
Medical conditions incl. neurological disorders
Hospitalisation i.e. separation
Failure to thrive - 14What are the contributions from a parent which can make bonding difficult?Mental health - anxiety & perinatal depression
Personal experiences - abuse, neglect & lack of attachment
Parents beliefs / views - 15What are the environmental contributions which can make bonding difficult?Lack of stimulation
Poverty
Abuse / violence
Marital conflict
Lack of social support - 16What is mentallization?The ability to reflect upon & to understand what ones own state of mind to have insight into your own emotions & feeing & why
- also develops the ability to understand others feelings
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- MD3002 (Reproductive System) Flashcards on Early Mother - Child Interactions, created by Lareyna Mcmenemy on 26/04/2019.
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