10. Development Flashcards
Adaptive behaviours
activity that enhances an individual’s ability to match the changing demands of their everyday life
Adolescence
the developmental period beginning after the onset of puberty from approximately 10 to 20 years old
Assimilation
the cognitive process of **incorporating new information into an existing schema **
Attachment
a long-lasting emotional bond between an infant anf their primary caregiver
Attachment theory
theory that suggests that the bond formed between children and their primary caregivers determines the nature of the child’s emotional development into adulthood
Biopsychosocial model
a holistic, interdisciplinary framework for understanding the human experience in terms of the influence of biological, psychological, and social factors
Biological factors
internal genetic and/ or physiologically based factors
Psychological factors
internal factors pertaining to an individual’s mental processes, including their cognition, affect, thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes
Concrete thinking
a type of thought based on knowledge acquired through personal experience which involves literal interpretations of tangible concepts
Conservation
the ability to understand that the properties of an object stay the same even when the object’s appearance is altered
Critical periods
the narrow, rigid developmental period in which a specific skill or function must be learnt
Difficult temperament
relatively stable disposition in which infants are unhappy and have irregular sleeping and eating patterns
Disorganised attachment
infant displays problematic and unpredictable behaviours, usually due to extremely negative early life experiences
Dizygotic twins
twins who are not identical due to variations in the genes they inherited
Easy temperament
relatively stable disposition in which infants are warm and friendly and have established sleeping and eating patterns
Egocentrism
inability to understand the perspectives of others
Emotional development
the continuous, life-long development of skills which allow individuals to control, express, and recognise emotions in an appropriate way
Environmental factors
factors which influence development that arise from an individual’s physical and social surroundings
Social factors
external factors relating to an individual’s interactions with others and their external environment, including their relationships and community involvement
Frontal lobe development
the growth and neural maturation of the frontal lobe
Genetics
the unique, cellular makeup of each individual which is inherited from biological parents