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LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT MIDTERM EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Mateo was born prematurely to Yvonne, a heroin addict. Mateo's
caregivers can expect
that...
A. he will have a low birth weight, be irritable, and have trouble
sleeping
B. he will overcome the harmful effects of drug exposure by age 3
C. he will have characteristics of Down Syndrome
D. his motor development will be especially rapid during the first
year - ANSWER-A. he will have a low birth weight, be irritable,
and have trouble sleeping
Mental impairment associated with all three fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders diagnoses...
A. generally disappears by the preschool years
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B. is minor
C. usually improves by adolescence
D. is permanent - ANSWER-D. is permanent
Maternal street hormones can cross the placenta, causing...
A. the fetal heart rate to slow down
B. a dramatic drop in the fetal blood pressure rate
C. a dramatic risen fetal stress hormones
D. a reduction in blood flow to the brain - ANSWER-C. a dramatic
rise in fetal stress hormones
The Apgar Scale rates
A. appearance, personality, grimace, activity and reflexes
B. aptitude, pulse, grimace, appearance, and renal function
C. appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, and respiration
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D. airway, personality, general temperament, appearance and
reaction time - ANSWER-C. appearance, pulse, grimace, activity,
and respiration
The most common approach to controlling pain during labor is...
A. a spinal block
B. general anesthesia
C. epidural analgesia
D. use of a doula - ANSWER-C. epidural analgesia
Small for date infants _________ than perform infants.
A. have chubbier cheeks and larger eyes
B. are less likely to die
C. more often show evidence of brain damage
D. more often are held close, touched and talked to gently -
ANSWER-C. more often show evidence of brain damage
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Which of at the following statements about caring for
preterm infants is true?
A. compared with full term infants, preterm babies are more often
held close, touched, and talked to gently
B. even parents with stable life circumstances and social supports
usually cannot overcome the stresses of caring for a preterm
infant
C. preterm infants who are left in isolettes and are rarely touched
gain weight faster and at the end of the first year are more
advanced in mental and motor development over preterm babies
given massage stimulation
D. mothers and fathers practicing kangaroo skin to skin contact
feel more confident about caring for their preterm babies and
interact more sensitively and affectionately with them - ANSWER-
D. mothers and fathers practicing kangaroo skin to skin contact
feel more confident about caring for their preterm babies and
interact more sensitively and affectionately with them
The sense of vision...
LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT MIDTERM EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Mateo was born prematurely to Yvonne, a heroin addict. Mateo's
caregivers can expect
that...
A. he will have a low birth weight, be irritable, and have trouble
sleeping
B. he will overcome the harmful effects of drug exposure by age 3
C. he will have characteristics of Down Syndrome
D. his motor development will be especially rapid during the first
year - ANSWER-A. he will have a low birth weight, be irritable,
and have trouble sleeping
Mental impairment associated with all three fetal alcohol spectrum
disorders diagnoses...
A. generally disappears by the preschool years
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B. is minor
C. usually improves by adolescence
D. is permanent - ANSWER-D. is permanent
Maternal street hormones can cross the placenta, causing...
A. the fetal heart rate to slow down
B. a dramatic drop in the fetal blood pressure rate
C. a dramatic risen fetal stress hormones
D. a reduction in blood flow to the brain - ANSWER-C. a dramatic
rise in fetal stress hormones
The Apgar Scale rates
A. appearance, personality, grimace, activity and reflexes
B. aptitude, pulse, grimace, appearance, and renal function
C. appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, and respiration
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D. airway, personality, general temperament, appearance and
reaction time - ANSWER-C. appearance, pulse, grimace, activity,
and respiration
The most common approach to controlling pain during labor is...
A. a spinal block
B. general anesthesia
C. epidural analgesia
D. use of a doula - ANSWER-C. epidural analgesia
Small for date infants _________ than perform infants.
A. have chubbier cheeks and larger eyes
B. are less likely to die
C. more often show evidence of brain damage
D. more often are held close, touched and talked to gently -
ANSWER-C. more often show evidence of brain damage
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Which of at the following statements about caring for
preterm infants is true?
A. compared with full term infants, preterm babies are more often
held close, touched, and talked to gently
B. even parents with stable life circumstances and social supports
usually cannot overcome the stresses of caring for a preterm
infant
C. preterm infants who are left in isolettes and are rarely touched
gain weight faster and at the end of the first year are more
advanced in mental and motor development over preterm babies
given massage stimulation
D. mothers and fathers practicing kangaroo skin to skin contact
feel more confident about caring for their preterm babies and
interact more sensitively and affectionately with them - ANSWER-
D. mothers and fathers practicing kangaroo skin to skin contact
feel more confident about caring for their preterm babies and
interact more sensitively and affectionately with them
The sense of vision...
