211: CH. 6 Flashcards

psychology 211 developmental psychology

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psychosocial theory

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Created by Erik Erikson and is the most influential physchoanalytic approach

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basic trust vs mistrust

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when the balance of care is sympathetic and loving the psychological conflict of trust vs mistrust is resolved on the positive side

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when is trust vs mistrust resolved

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the first year

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autonomy vs shame and doubt

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is resolved favorably when parents provide young children with sustainable guidance and reasonable choices

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basic emotions

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happiness, surprise, interest, fear, anger, sadness, and disgust.

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are basic emotions universal in humans and other primates?

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yes, they have a long evolutionary history of promoting survival

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what is a social smile

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when between the ages of 6 and 10 weeks the parents communication evokes a broad grin in the child

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what is stranger anxiety?

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the most frequent expression of fear to unfamiliar adults

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what is a secure base?

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when the children use the caregiver as a point from which to explore, venturing into the environment and then returning for emotional support

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what is social referencing?

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when infants actively seek emotional information from a trusted person in an uncertain situation

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what are the self conscious emotions?

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guilt, shame, embarrassment, envy, and pride (GSEEP)

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why are the self conscious emotions called that?

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because each involves inquiry to or enhancement of our sense of self

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what is Emotional Self- regulation

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refers to the strategies we use to adjust our emotional state to a level of intensity so we can accomplish our goals

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when is the childs laugh developed

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3-4 months

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when does anger begin to show in a child?

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4-6 months

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what is sadness a response to in a infant?

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it is a response to disrupted caregiver - infant communication

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when does fear begin to develop in a child?

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the second half of the first year, or 6-12 months

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when do self conscious emotions appear?

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ages 1 1/2 and 3 years

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what are the self conscious emotions?

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Embarrassment (norm violation), Envy, Pride, Guilt, Embarrassment (exposure), shame, and empathy

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what do both types of self conscious emotions require?

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  1. awareness of self as both separate and unique
  2. adult instruction in when to feel emotions
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what is emotional Self- regulation

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Adjusting one’s own state
of emotional intensity

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when does emotional Self- regulation improve?

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over first year with brain development

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does emotional Self- regulation require “effortful control”?

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yes

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what do caregivers do to improve self regulation

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  1. contribute to child’s self-regulation style
  2. teach socially approved ways of expressing
    feelings
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who created the structure of temperament?

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Thomas and chess (1956, 1977)

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what are the different kinds of children?

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  • Easy: 40% - helps against stress
  • Difficult: 10%
  • Slow-to-warm-up: 15%
  • Unclassified: 35%
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what did rothbart (2003) study in children?

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reactivity

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what is reactivity?

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quickness and intensity of:
1. emotional arousal
2. attention
3. motor activity

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how is reactivity and self regulation connected?

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there are self regulation strategies that modify reactivity

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Neurobiological correlates of shyness and sociability are:

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  1. heart rate
  2. saliva concentration of cortisol
  3. pupil dilatation, blood pressure, skin surface temperature
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what is the persistence of temperamental style influenced by

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child rearing practices

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what does the textbook define stability as in infants?

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stability is:
1. low in infancy and toddler hood
2. moderate from preschool years on

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who created the ethological theory of attachment?

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bowlby

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what does temperament develop with?

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temperament develops with age, becoming more stable after the age of 3 years old

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what are the stages of Bowlby’s Ethological Theory of Attachment (1969)

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  1. Preattachment (0-6 weeks)
  2. Attachment-in-the-
    making phase (6 wks-8mths)
  3. Clear-cut attachment
    phase (8-18 months)
  4. separation anxiety
  5. Reciprocal relationship
    with caregiver (18-24 months +)
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how many different types of measuring attachment security are there?

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4 types: one secure and 3 insecure

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what are the four types of measuring attachment security?

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  1. Secure: 60%
  2. Avoidant: 15%
  3. Resistant: 10%
  4. Disorganized/
    disoriented: 15%
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are there cultural variations in attachment security?

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yes there are you imbecile

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what are multiple attachment’s?

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  1. fathers
  2. siblings
  3. grandparents
  4. professional caregivers
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what are the factors that affect attachment security?

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  1. early availability of consistent caregiver
  2. quality of care giving, sensitive care giving and interactional synchrony in Western cultures
  3. infant characteristics
  4. family circumstances
  5. parents internal working models
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what is secure attachment related to?

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later cognitive and emotional and social competence

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what promotes favorable development of toddlers?

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continuity of caregiving

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what is responsible for about half of individual differences?

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genetic influences

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what do genetic influences vary with?

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trait and age of individuals studied

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what are environmental influences to temperament/attachment

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  1. nutrition
  2. quality of care giving
    3.cultural variations
  3. gender stereotyping
  4. role of siblings