Biosocial Development:

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Chapter 8

• Biosocial Development
• The Play Years

Michael Hoerger
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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 childs needs

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Death by Car Accident

• Primary prevention?
• Secondary prevention?
• Tertiary prevention?

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• 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.