Myrna Started Taking the Drug Thalidomide in Her Sixth Month

question 134

Multiple Choice

Myrna started taking the drug thalidomide in her sixth month of pregnancy. Chances are her baby will

• A) be cognitively impaired.
• B) have heart problems.
• C) have deformed or missing limbs.
• D) suffer no harmful effects.

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Definitions:

Temperament

The innate or genetically based aspect of an individual's personality, such as introversion or extroversion, that becomes evident in early childhood.

Thomas And Chess

Refers to the theory of temperament developed by psychologists Alexander Thomas and Stella Chess, which identifies nine temperament traits in infants.

Slow-To-Warm-Up

A temperament in which an individual is typically hesitant or cautious in new situations but gradually becomes more engaged over time.

Embryonic Stage

A period in prenatal development that lasts from the second to the eighth week after conception, where significant growth and differentiation of the embryo occurs.