Which of the following has not been recommended for helping preterm infants survive and thrive?

a. Reduce stimulation
b. Massage
c. Engage in ongoing physical contact
d. Increase stimulation


Answer: D

Rationale: Lights, stress, physical pain and other factors can interfere by over-stimulating an underdeveloped brain.

Psychology

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P.J.'s parents provide neither warmth for him nor control of his actions. They do not spend much time with him, and they do give him much opportunity for any real emotional bonding with them. According to Baumrind (1975, 1991), P.J. is receiving ____ parenting

a. authoritarian b. permissive c. uninvolved d. authoritative

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__________is characterized by disturbances in thought and language, perception and attention, motor activity, and mood, as well as withdrawal and absorption in daydreams or fantasy

A) Schizophrenia B) Psychomotor retardation C) Neuroticism D) Dissociative amnesia E) Select

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a. are responsible for delivering messages from the CNS to the muscles and glands. b. transport messages between sensory neurons and motor neurons. c. are the same as sensory neurons that are sensitive to external stimuli. d. communicate directly with motor neurons in the peripheral nervous system. e. continuously monitor the routine operation of the body's internal functions.

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