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| The process by which axons become coated with myelin, a fatty substance that speeds the transmission of nerve impluses from neuron to neuron |
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| A long strip of nerve fibers that connect the left and right hemispheres of the brain |
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| literally, sidedness. Each side of the brain specializes in a certain functions, with one side dominant for each activity. The left side of the brain controls the right side of the body, and vice versa. |
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| the tendency to persevere in, or stick to, one thought or action for a long time |
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| a tiny brain structure that registers emotions, particularly fear and anxiety |
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| a brain structure that is a central processor of memory, esp. in the memory of locations |
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| a brain area that responds to the amygdala and the hippocampus to produce hormones that activate other parts of the brain and body. |
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| Intentional harm to, or avoidable endangerment of, anyone under 18 years of age. |
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Deliberate action that is harmful to a child's physical, emotional, or sexual well-being. |
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| failure to meet a child's basic physical, educational, or emotional needs. |
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| maltreatment about which someone has notified the authorities. |
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| Substantiated maltreatment |
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| Maltreatment that has been reported, investigated, and verified. |
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| a situation in which an infant or young child gains little or no weight, despite apparently normal health. |
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| post-traumatic stress disorder |
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| a delayed reaction to a trauma or shock |
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| a plan for the eventual outcome when a child has experienced substantiated maltreament. Goal is to make plan that prevents repeated maltreatment |
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| a legal, publicly supported plan in which a maltreated child is cared for by someone other than the parents |
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| a form of a foster care in which a relative of the maltreated child becomes the approved caregiver. |
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| a brain area that responds to the amygdala and the hippocampus to produce hormones that activate other parts of the brain and body |
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| life-threatening brain damage resulting from interanl hemorrhading and broken neural connections, caused by shaking an infant back and forth, sharply and quickly |
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| injury control/harm reduction |
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| accident prevention, injury control imples that harm can be minimizd if appropriate social controls are in place |
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| actions that change overall bachground conditions to prevent some unwanted event or circumstance, such as injury, disease, or abuse |
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| actiions that avert harm in the immediate situation, such as stopping a care before it hits a pedestrian |
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| actions that are taken after an adverse event occurs, aimed at reducing the harm or preventing disabiltiy. Immediate and effective medical treatment of illnes or injury is an example |
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