Chapter 11 Fundamentals Flashcards
Autonomy
Independence develops as children learn to feed themselves and do other things without help Erickson second stage of development 18 months to three years.
Abortion
When pregnancy ends before the fetus is viable (able to survive)outside the womb is called abortion.
Bonding
Sense of attachment between two people
Cephaloaudal
Motor development occurs in a typical pattern proceeding from head to toe development
Cognitive
Knowledge and thinking processes
Conception
Union of ovum and sperm
Ego
The problem solver and reality tester portion of the mind that develops with the person’s interactions with the environment and the demands of the ID a component of mind as postulated by Freud.
Egocentric
One perceives everything from his or her own point of view and in his own way
Embryonic
Early formation stage of fetal development
Fetal
Late stage of prenatal development
Gender
The sex of individual
Gender roles
Behaviors and attitudes a culture expects and approves for males and females
Genes
Segments of DNA that carry the blueprints of development
Germinal
Initial stage of prenatal development
ID
The bodies basic primitive urges as postulated by Freud