Chapter 1 "Past Present Future" Flashcards
Socially unacceptable behavior
Tantrums, lying, fighting
Five reoccurring themes in understanding maladaptive behavior
- normal development follows predictable, orderly path
- Maladaptive behaviors veer off the normal path
- Maladaptive behaviors are on a continuum of severity
- Individual, personal, contextual, cultural factors all influence deviations in development
- Theoretical models provide a framework for understanding how behavior is developed and maintained
Personality reactions
Reclusiveness, nervousness
Problems of habit formation
Eating and sleeping difficulties
In the 1800s children were…
viewed as mini adults and treated accordingly
Due to the Industrial Revolution in the early 1900s children were…
Needed less to work in the factories and there was an increase in child’s rights due to child labor laws and an increase in emphasis on adult responsibility for child education, shelter, and protection.
From the 1950s to the 1970s…
There was an increase in child advocacy and a growing interest understanding child development
In the 1970s…
A regression was caused by the increasing rate of children who live in poverty across the US.
Nature vs. nurture debate
The debate over whether genetic or environmental influences are the primary impact on child development
Somatogenic perspective
Abnormality results from physical causes
Psychogenic perspective
Illness is due to psychological causes
IQ testing
Began in the early 20th century
Maternal overprotection
Was thought to cause overly submissive children
Maternal rejection
Was thought to promote overly aggressive children
Abnormal child psychology
clinical child psychology
child psychopathology
Interchangeable terms
Developmental psychopathology
The study of Child concerns within a developmental framework
Risk factors
Place children in jeopardy for the development of maladaptive behaviors
Protective factors
Defend children from harm
Transactional model
A model that looks at development as an ongoing process of bio directional, reciprocal interactions between the child and the environment