Assignment: Biological environmental adversities

Assignment: Biological and environmental adversities

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Assignment: Is Biological and environmental adversities may be overcome if the child has access to a caring relationship.

Question 1

Please select the two correct statements.

Biological   and environmental adversities may be overcome if the child has access to a   caring relationship.

Most   miscarriages occur in the final stage of pregnancy.

Low   birthweight babies face biological and environmental risks.

Pregnancy   is a natural process and there is not much the mother can do to influence it.

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Conclusion

In this lesson, we have looked at nature versus nurture theories, and focused on how nature and nurture interact to influence child development. We first discussed the major themes in child development theory, and then we explored five development theories that focus on different aspects of development. Thereafter, we looked at research methodology in child research, and then we moved onto heredity and the environment, where we investigated genetics and heredity-environment interactions. In the final section of the lesson, we explored prenatal development and birth and the associated risks. The lesson ended with a discussion on vulnerability and resilience in children who have been exposed to biological and environmental adversities.

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