As Children Grow, Developments in the Brain Include New Synaptic

question 40

Multiple Choice

As children grow, developments in the brain include new synaptic connections and myelinization to help nerve impulses travel faster. Another change during early childhood increasingly allows for one side of the brain to control the other side of the body. What is this called?

• A) Myelin sheathing
• B) Corpus callosum
• C) Lateralization
• D) Synaptic pruning
• E) Synaptic myelination

Comprehend the impact of childhood experiences on adult personality according to Horney.

Grasp Horney's views on neurotic needs throughout one's life and the potential for overcoming them.

Understand Horney's methodologies for studying personality compared to her predecessors.

Examine the concept of basic anxiety and its defense mechanisms.

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Definitions:

Sperm

Male reproductive cells or gametes involved in sexual reproduction, which carries the genetic information from the male to fertilize the female's ovum.

Ovum

A female reproductive cell or egg cell that, once fertilized by a sperm, can develop into a zygote.

Labia Minora

The folds of skin between the labia majora.

Uterus

A major female reproductive organ in mammals, including humans, where offspring are conceived and in which they gestate before birth.