NU665 Quiz 3
If a mother endures prenatal distress or is emotionally unavailable during the post-
partum period if can effect the babies - answers emotional, behavioral, and social
functioning
According to research children of mother's with depression has lower scores in -
answers IQ, motor, language, and mental development
What kind of temperment are children prone to having when born to a mother with
depression? - answers Difficult Temperment: more negative reactions during stress,
lower self-esteem, and developmental delay with self-regulation skills
Prenatal depression is associated with which negative outcomes for infants? - answers
premature delivery, low-birth weight, disorganized sleep, less responsiveness to
stimulation in the neonate
An infant of a depressed mother may have what negative outcomes? - answers
insecure attachment, negative affect, and dysregulated attention and arousal
toddlers of depressed mothers are at risk for? - answers poor self-control, internalizing
and externalizing problems, and difficulties in cognitive functioning and in social
interactions with family and peers
school age and adolescent children of depressed mothers are at risk for? - answers
impaired adaptive functioning, psychopathy, including conduct, affective, and anxiety
disorders and they are also at risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and
learning disabilities
what are some contextual risk factors for exacerbating maternal depression and the
child's behavioral problems - answers poverty, marital conflict and stressful life events
maternal anxiety is associated with internalizing or externalizing symptoms in children -
answers internalizing
If a mother endures prenatal distress or is emotionally unavailable during the post-
partum period if can effect the babies - answers emotional, behavioral, and social
functioning
According to research children of mother's with depression has lower scores in -
answers IQ, motor, language, and mental development
What kind of temperment are children prone to having when born to a mother with
depression? - answers Difficult Temperment: more negative reactions during stress,
lower self-esteem, and developmental delay with self-regulation skills
Prenatal depression is associated with which negative outcomes for infants? - answers
premature delivery, low-birth weight, disorganized sleep, less responsiveness to
stimulation in the neonate
An infant of a depressed mother may have what negative outcomes? - answers
insecure attachment, negative affect, and dysregulated attention and arousal
toddlers of depressed mothers are at risk for? - answers poor self-control, internalizing
and externalizing problems, and difficulties in cognitive functioning and in social
interactions with family and peers
school age and adolescent children of depressed mothers are at risk for? - answers
impaired adaptive functioning, psychopathy, including conduct, affective, and anxiety
disorders and they are also at risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and
learning disabilities
what are some contextual risk factors for exacerbating maternal depression and the
child's behavioral problems - answers poverty, marital conflict and stressful life events
maternal anxiety is associated with internalizing or externalizing symptoms in children -
answers internalizing
