Chapter 10 Paramedic

Aneurysm

A swelling or enlargement of part of the blood vessel, resulting from weakening of the vessel wall

anxious avoidant attachment

A bond formed between an infant and the parent or caregiver in which the infant is repeatedly rejected and developed an isolated lifestyle that does not depend on the support and care of others

Atherosclerosis

A disorder in which cholesterol and calcium build up inside the walls of the blood vessel forming plaque, which eventually leads to partial or complete blockage of blood flow

Authoritarian

A parenting style that demands absolute obedience

Authoritative

A parenting style that balances parental authority with the child’s freedom by setting an enforcing rules, but also allowing the child to have some free freedom

Barotruama

Trauma resulting from increased pressure, for example, from too much pressure in the lungs

Bonding

The formation of a close personal relationship

Conventional reasoning

A type of reasoning in which a child looks for approval from peers and society

Despair phase

The second phase of an infant response to a situational crisis characterized by monotonous wailing

Fontenelle’s

Sheets of tough connective tissue between the flat bones of the skull that softened and expand when the newborn passes through the birth canal. They are gradually replaced as the bone of the school fuses together in form suture joint by age 2 years also called soft spots.

Growth plates

Structures located on either end of the long bones which are the center of longitudinal bone growth during childhood

Hypercapnia

Increased carbon dioxide levels in the bloodstream

Moro reflex

A reflex in which an infant opens the arms wide, spreads the fingers and seems to grab at things when caught off guard

Nephrons

The basic filtering units in the kidneys

Palmer grasp

An infant reflex that occurs when something is placed in the infant palm and the infant grasps the object

Permissive

A parenting style in which the parents does not impose any rules if any on the child to sub categories, include indifferent and indulgence

Post conventional reasoning

A type of reasoning in which a child makes decisions guided by the child’s conscience

Preconventional reasoning

A type of reasoning in which a child Act almost purely to avoid punishment and to get what the child wants

Protest phase

An infant initial response to a situational crisis, categorized by loud crying

Rooting reflex

A reflex that occurs when someone or something touches an infant cheek, and the infant instinctively turns the head toward where the touch

Scaffolding

An instructional technique that builds on what has already been learned

Secure attachment

A bond formed between an infant and the parent or caregiver in which the infant understands that parents and or caregiver will be responsive to the infant needs and provide care when help is needed

Self-concept

A person’s perception of oneself

Self-esteem

How people feel about themselves and how they fit in with peers

Sucking reflex

A reflex in which an infant starts sucking when the lips are stroked

Terminal drop hypothesis

The theory that a person’s mental function declines in the last five years of life

Trust and mistrust

A phase that refers to a stage of development from birth to about 18 months of age during which infant learns to trust their parents or caregivers if their world is planned organized and routine

Withdrawal

In the context of infant behavior, the final phase of an infant response to a situational crisis, characterized by apathy and boredom