Imagine That a Health Care Educator Is Interested in Obtaining

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Essay

Imagine that a health care educator is interested in obtaining a grant to run an intervention program to prevent child maltreatment for parents who are at-risk for maltreating their children. Write a brief summary of the research on the consequences of maltreatment for children's development and describe how the educator would choose parents for the intervention.

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Definitions:

Evolutionary Constraints

Limitations on the course or outcome of evolutionary changes; these can be due to physical, genetic, or environmental factors.

Circulatory System

The body system responsible for the transport of blood, nutrients, gases, and wastes throughout the body.

Endocrine Glands

Glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream, rather than through ducts.

Hormones

Chemical messengers produced by the endocrine glands that are transported by the bloodstream to target organs to regulate physiology and behavior.