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Chapter 8

Chapter 8. Biosocial Development: The Play Years. Michael Hoerger. Child Maltreatment. Definition: actions or inactions harming children (under 18) Psychological/emotional or physical Child Abuse: deliberate actions causing harm Child Neglect: failure to meet child’s needs.

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Chapter 8

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  1. Chapter 8 Biosocial Development: The Play Years Michael Hoerger

  2. Child Maltreatment • Definition: actions or inactions harming children (under 18) • Psychological/emotional or physical • Child Abuse: deliberate actions causing harm • Child Neglect: failure to meet child’s needs

  3. Child Maltreatment • Neglect outnumbers abuse 2 : 1 • Signs of neglect: failure to thrive • Signs of abuse: hypervigilance • Guest Speaker… assessing abuse • Reported vs. substantiated maltreatment

  4. Mandatory Reporting • Certain people are required by law to report suspected child abuse • Therapist, audiologist, dental hygienist, social worker, physician, etc. • Department of Human Services • Ethical Dilemma

  5. 3 Levels of Prevention • Primary: broad, large-scale, benefit everyone • Secondary: narrow, small-scale, target high-risk areas • Tertiary: after the fact, prevent long-term consequences of problems rather than the problems themselves

  6. Severe Psychopathology • Primary: Prevent prenatal complications • Free pre-natal health care (20% reduction) • Secondary: Decrease stress for populations at-risk • More non-skilled labor available • Wage subsidies • Tertiary: • Free psychological care

  7. Death by Car Accident • Primary prevention? • Secondary prevention? • Tertiary prevention?

  8. Michael Hoerger To cite this textbook: • Berger, K. (2005). The developing person through the lifespan. New York: Worth. To cite this lecture: • Hoerger, M. (2007, February 7). Developmental Psychology: Toddler Biosocial Development. Presented at a PSY 220 lecture at Central Michigan University.

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