ACAH Psychology Risk Factors & Lacking Parenting Skills Questions

1. Child abuse can take many different forms, but one of the most devastating is Shaken Baby Syndrome. Crying is not fatal, but babies who cry may suffer more injuries and/or fatalities.

Instructions

After watching the following videos, and utilizinginformation obtained from this module and other relevant sources, write a 300-350 wordpaper that discusses the risk factors for Shaken Baby Syndrome. When writing your responses, please make sure to follow APA (7th ed.) formatting guidelines where appropriate.

Questions

Include information related to:

What behaviors and conditions place a baby more at risk for shaken baby syndrome?

What parenting skills are lacking that may result in babies being more at risk? 

Child Safety – Shaken Baby SyndromeLinks to an external site. 

Never Shake a BabyLinks to an external site.

Citation:

KVPTPBS. (2009, April 29). Shaken baby syndrome / adams law. YouTube. Retrieved February 10, 2023, from https://youtu.be/xPTG5IYwUZ4

Never shake a baby – phoenix children’s hospital.(n.d.). Retrieved February 11, 2023, from https://www.phoenixchildrens.org/files/Never%20Sha…

2. The early childhood years are filled with many social and emotional developmental changes. Understanding the developmental theories in early childhood and applying it to authentic situations allows for meaningful learning of the topic. Use the information you have learned from the materials provided in the module (chapter readings, articles, and videos) when giving your answer.

Instructions

Consider the following scenario. Respond to the question being asked in the scenario giving special attention to the focus points your instructor provided. Your answer should be between 300–350 words. Provide evidence based on information found in this module or from any other relevant sources. When writing your responses make sure to follow APA (7th ed.) formatting guidelines where appropriate.

Scenario

A patient’s mother expresses frustration with her 4-year-old’s behavior.

Question

What can you tell her about cognitive, emotional, and language development during the preschool years to help her have a more realistic understanding of what she can expect from the 4-year-old?

When answering the question, talk about:

What does Piaget’s theory tell us about this stage of development?

What does Erikson’s theory tell us about this stage of development?