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

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

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 Department of Human Services Department of Human Services ► Ethical Dilemma

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

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

Death by Car Accident ► Primary prevention? ► Secondary prevention? ► Tertiary prevention?

Michael Hoerger 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.