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Persistence of infantile emotional attitudes and behavior patterns into adulthood. A condition in which a person keeps some characteristics of an infant when he or she becomes an adult. Condition in which childhood characteristics (mental and/or physical) continue into adulthood. Persistence of childlike physical or psychological characteristics into adult life. The condition characterized by imperfect…

Muscular spasms that infants, 3 months to 2 years of age, experience, characterized by flexor spasms of the arms, legs, and head. Also known as jackknife seizures. Seizures in which a baby suddenly and briefly shakes or tenses his or her body several times a day. A spasm may also include difficulty breathing or a…

Speech immaturity that is characterized largely to sound omissions and substitutions, where the person uses speech as a major mechanism of communication, but it is like that of a much younger person.  

Natural passive immunity of the infant during the first 3-6 months after birth that is acquired from the mother during gestation.  

Diarrhea occurring in children under 2 years.  

A childhood disorder characterized by profound isolation, inhibited speech, and intolerance of variance in routine or surroundings, autism; idiot savant. A syndrome appearing in childhood with symptoms of self-absorption, inaccessibility, aloneness, avoidance of eye contact, inability to relate, highly repetitive play, rage reactions if interrupted, rhythmical body movements, and many language disturbances. The cause is…

The murder of infants or young children. The act of killing an infant. A person who kills an infant. The killing of a baby. Historically, and still in a few cultures, many unwanted babies especially girls, infants of unacknowledged paternity, or babies with birth defects were simply abandoned, if not directly killed. Such abandonment is…

A form of cognitive distortion in which the individual overreacts to a situation by mislabeling it, then responds to the label rather than the event itself.  

Erickson’s fourth stage of psychosocial development during which predominantly positive interactions with others result in a sense of industry, competency, interest in doing things, whereas predominantly negative interaction with others results in a sense of inferiority.  

Measures taken to protect the safety and security of a workplace against criminal or malicious activities that may adversely affect productivity and the health and well-being of the workers.