CH 5 SG Flashcards
What changes happen to the brain development in early childhood?
MORE NEURAL CONNECTIONS (BY AGE 6 BRAIN IS 90-95% OF ADULT WT./CONTINUED MATURATION)
What changes happen to physical developmental in early childhood?
•GROWTH IS RAPID!
•ARMS & LEGS LENGTHEN
•MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT
•CENTER OF GRAVITY DROPS
•HEIGHT & WT.
What are the factors involved in potty training?
•MANY VIEWS
•CURRENT GUIDELINES
•NO SINGLE TIME
•BEGIN WHEN SHOW SIGNS OF READINESS
•PHYSICLLY HAVE TO KNOW SENSATIONS & BE ABLE TO CONTROL
What are the research findings in Piaget’s preoperational stage?
KID’S THOUGHTS ARE SYMBOLIC & MAGICAL (NOT LOGICAL)
What is Vygotsky’s theory of development?
THINKING IS SHAPED BY OTHER PEOPLE (EMPHASIZED SOCIAL ASPECTS OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT)
Theory of mind
PERSON’S THEORY OF WHAT OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT BE THINKING
(NEED TO BE ABLE TO REALIZE OTHERS ARE NOT NECESSARILY THINKING THE SAME THOUGHTS AS THEY ARE)
•RARELY BEFORE AGE 4
Divided attention
the ability to respond simultaneously to multiple tasks or multiple task demands
Language development
PREMIER COGNITIVE ACCOMPLISHMENT!
• BRAIN MATURATION
• MYELINATION
• SCAFFOLDING
• SOCIAL INTERACTION
Executive function
the group of complex mental processes and cognitive abilities that control the skills (such as organizing tasks, remembering details, managing time, and solving problems) required for goal-directed behavior
Emotional regulation
(EFFORTFUL CONTROL)
•ABILITY TO CONTROL WHEN & HOW EMOTIONS ARE EXPRESSED
•Maturing frontal lobe contributes
•Important for social and emotional success
Self-concept
SET OF BELIEFS ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE LIKE AS INDIVIDUALS
(IDENTITY, “WHO AM I?”, SELF-ESTEEM, PHYSICAL APPEARANCE, PERSONALITY, GENDER)
Sex
Biologically based
Family structure
WIDE VARIETY
What are the 4 important dimensions of caregiving?
- EXPRESSING WARMTH
- DISCIPLINE
- COMMUNICATION
- EXPECTATIONS FOR MATURITY
Helicopter parenting
OVER-CONTROLLING (CONSTANCE GUIDANCE)
•RESULTS
•POOR SELF-REGULATION
•BEHAVIORAL
•DIFFICULTY MANAGING EMOTIONS
•LATER—UNPREPARED FOR CHALLENGES
Lemasters and Defain’s model of parenting
a framework that focuses on the underlying motivations of parents when parenting
Play
UNIVERSAL (AIDS IN DEVELOPMENT)
•Higher level of this leads to more mature social skills (DEVELOP INTO A “GOOD” PLAYMATE) (SHARE, TAKE TURNS, MANAGE CONFLICT)
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the long-term effects:
abuse, violence, neglect, caregiver mental illness, and household violence —> (mental health conditions, chronic physical health conditions and/or substance use disorder)
Resilience
THE ABILITY TO BOUNCE BACK FROM ADVERSIVE CIRCUMSTANCES
•TRAUMA AND STRESS CAN BE PROBLEMATIC
•AVERSIVE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACEs)
CORPUS CALLOSUM
•CONNECTS HEMISPHERES
•ALLOWS CHILDREN TO COORDINATE BOTH SIDES OF BRAIN & BODY
PREFRONTAL CORTEX
•IMPROVEMENTS PLANNING & REFLECTION
AMYGDALA
•EMOTIONS
HIPPOCAMPUS
•MEMORY
MYELINATION
•HELPS SPEED NEURAL MESSAGE
•BRAIN IS WORKING MORE EFFICIENTLY
MOTOR SKILLS
•MATURATION & PRACTICE
GROSS MOTOR SKILLS
•LARGE GAINS IN USE OF LARGE MUSCLES