The Dutch Hunger Winter
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Unit One, Mini-Project:
The Dutch Hunger Winter
Purpose
• We will explore how prenatal environments influence the future psychological development of progeny.
Point Value
• 50 points
Required Activity and Reading
• Schulz (2010) – The dutch hunger winter and the developmental origins of health and disease.
• Roseboom et al. (2006) – The dutch famine and its long-term consequences for adult health.
• Bleker et al. (2020) – Cognitive behavioral therapy for antenatal depression in a pilot randomized
controlled trial and effects on neurobiological, behavioral and cognitive outcomes in offspring 3-7 years
postpartum
Videos
• Tessa Roseboom: A Healthier Future by Investing in the Best Start in Life
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 outline you should follow when
creating your presentation is below:
• Slide #1: Title Slide
• Slide #2: Define prenatal environment
• Slide #3: How do we know the prenatal environment influences future
development?
• Slide #4: Provide a psychological intervention to alter prenatal environments in a
way that facilitates future psychological health and development.
• Slide #5: Conclusions
• Slides #6: References
• Be sure to submit all work, as individuals, into eCampus for grading purposes.
