Unit One, Mini-Project: Prenatal Psychology Purpose • We will explore how prenatal environments influence the future psychological development of progeny.
1 Unit One, Mini -Project: Prenatal Psychology Purpose • We will explore how prenatal environments influence the future psychological development of progeny . Point Value • 50 points Required Reading s • Foundational Articles : Read Both of the Below Referenced Sources o Chamberlain, D.B. (1993). How pre - and perinatal psychology can transform the world. International Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Medicine, 5 (4), 413 -424. o Verny, T.R. (2016). Do genes matter? Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, 30 (4), 227 -255. ▪ Note: Find Verny (2016) using our Online Journal Catalogue . You may chat with a librarian or visit me during my online office hours if you need assistance locating Verny (2016). • The Dutch Hunger Winter : Read One of the Below Referenced Sources o De Rooij, S.R., Bleker, L.S., Painter, R.C., Ravelli, A.C., & Roseboom, T.J. (2021). Lessons learned from 25 years of research into long term consequences of prenatal e xposure to the dutch famine 1944 -45: The dutch famine birth cohort. International Journal of Environmental Health and Research, 32 (7), 1432 -1446. o Schulz , L.C. (2010) . The dutch hunger winter and the developmental origins of health and disease. Proceedings of t he National Academy of Sciences, 107 (39), 16757 -16758. • Psychological Interventions : Read One of the Below Referenced Sources o Cortizo, R. (2019). The calming womb family therapy model: Bonding mother and baby from pregnancy forward. Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, 33 (3), 207 -220. ▪ Note: Find Cortizo (201 9) using our Online Journal Catalogue . You may chat with a librarian or visit me during my online office hours if you need assistance locating Cortizo (201 9). o Bleker , L.S. et al. (2020) . Cognitivee behavioral therapy for an tenatal depression in a pilot randomized controlled trial and effects of neurobiological, behavioral and cognitive outcomes in offspring 3 -7 years postpartum: A perspective article on study findings, limitations and future aims. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11 (34). o Pinheiro, R. T. et al. (2022). Antenatal depression: Efficacy of a pre -post therapy study and repercussions in motor development of children during the first 18 months postpartum. Study:“Pregnancy care, healthy baby.” Journal of Psychiatric Research, 148 , 63 -72. 2 Videos : • Prenatal Psychology : Watch the Below Video o Pre and Peri -Natal Psychology: An Introduction Part 1 by Thomas R. Verny MD • Relev ant Ted Talks : Watch One of the Below Videos o Tessa Roseboom: A Healthier Future by Investing in the Best Start in Life o What Babies Learn Before They ’re Born • Instructional Videos: Watch the Below Videos if Necessary o PowerPoint for Beginners | Step by Step Tutorial to get Started ▪ Convert PowerPoint to PDF | Microsoft o How to Make a Prezi Presentation ▪ How to Save a Prezi to PDF Tangibles • Presentation o Create a presentation themed around the idea we can improve human flourishing by ameliorating prenatal environments. ▪ Be sure to use software such as PowerPoint or Prezi to create your presentation . ▪ Your presentation should be six slides in total. The outli ne you should follow when creating your presentation is below: • Slide #1: Title Slide o Title of your Presentation o Institution and/or Campus (e.g., Dallas College at Richland Campus) o Course and Section Number (e.g., PSYC 2301.XXXXX) o Your Full Name , (e.g., Kyle Edens) • Slide #2: The P renatal Environment o Define the Prenatal Environment o How is the Prenatal Environment Different from the Prenatal Period of Development? • Slide #3: Prenatal Psyc hology o State One Contribution of Prenatal Psychology found within Chamberlain (1993) to our Understanding of Development . o Present One Gene X Environment Interaction from Verny (2016) that Relates to Psychological Development during the Prenatal Period. o Describe the Dutch Hunger Winter’s Infl uence on Prenatal Development and Future Life Outcomes ? • Slide #4: Psychological Intervention to Improve Prenatal Environments o Name a Psychological Intervention that may Alter Prenatal Environment s in a W ay that Facilitates Future Psychological Health and Development. ▪ Support your Selected Psychological Intervention/Therapy within a Two -Sentence Statement. 3 ▪ Note: This Slide was Established as an Opportunity to Present a Psychological Therapy, and NOT a Nutritional or Medical Intervent ion. • Slide #5: Conclusions o Who’s Responsible for the Development of Progeny? ▪ Note: This question requ ires much thought and may not be definit ively answered. . . o W hat Role will Psychologists Play in the Development of Prenatal Humans as we Learn more about Pre natal Psychology ? • Slides #6: References o Copy and Paste the References from this Document that you Cited within this Presentation and List them here. • Be sure to submit all work, as individuals, into eCampus for grading purposes.
