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Chapter 2 and 3 Flashcards

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Psychological Development refers to…

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changes in functioning across multiple domains over a life time

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Nature or Nurture?

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Both have a key roll in influencing development and interact with one another.

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Hereditary factors (nature)

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genetically passed down.

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Environmental factors (nurture)

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factors from physical or social surroundings

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Biopsychosocial model

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reflects how biological, psychological, and social factors interact and influence development

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biological factors

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genetic and/or physical facotrs

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Psychological factors

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factors relating to a persons mind, thoughts and feelings

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Social factors

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factors relating to a person’s relationships or external environment

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Emotional Development

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Life long development of skills that allow control, expression and recognition of emotions in an appropriate way.

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4 elements of EQ (emotional intelligence)

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  1. perceive and judge emotions accurately.
  2. access and evoke emotions
  3. comprehend emotions (language and information)
    4, regulate own or others emotions
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Attachment

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the emotional bond between an infant and their primary caregiver.
- formed based on physical touch comfort

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Three stages of attachment

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secure attachment
insecure-avoidant
insecure-anxious

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Cognitive development

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The development of mental processes over a lifespan. the move from concrete (literal form) to symbolic thinking (sophisticated).

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Assimilation

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taking in new information and fitting it to an existing mental idea

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Accommodation

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changing an existing idea in order to fit new information

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Piaget’s theory of cognitive development

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stages of cognitive development. based of evidence from his own children

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Sensorimotor stage (0-2 years)

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object permanence developed
goal-directed behavior- can influence the physical world around

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Preoperational Stage (2-7 years)

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Ego-centrism- inability to see things from another’s perspective
Animism- the belief that objects have consciousness
Centration- focus on one object at a time

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Concrete operational stage (7-12 years)

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conservation- object doesn’t change in mass
classification- the grouping of things based on different categories.

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Formal operational stage (12+ years)

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Abstract thought- considering concepts that are not tangible (love, freedom)
logic- the ability to objectively consider a problem from multiple pathways.

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Social Development

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active learning of skills and behaviors that enable social interactions over a lifetime.

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Erikson’s psychosocial theory of development

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see table on onenote

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Maturation

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(the process of maturing) biologically programmed process of growth that has a fixed sequence (that differs from person to person.

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Brain plasticity (during maturation)

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the brain’s ability to change shape in response to experience and learning. this allows development of mapped-out skills.

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Critical periods

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the narrow rigid developmental period in which a specific function or skill is to be learned in the fastest and easiest way. if not learned in the critical perod, may not ever be leaned.

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sensitive period

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the optimal developmental period for specific functions or skills to be learned in the fastest and easiest way.

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Typical behaviour

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consistent with how a person normally reacts

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Atypical behavior

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Unusual for how the person normally reacts

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Psychological criteria: cultural perspectives

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influence of society on feelings and behaviors- e.g.- nationality group, religious background

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Psychological criteria: social norms

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unofficial rules according to how a person should react

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Psychological criteria: statistical rarity

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something that lies outside the range of something that is considered normal, enough so to be significant, e.g- a baby only starting to walk at age 3

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Psychological criteria: personal distress

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atypical, self-oriented negative emotional reaction

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Psychological criteria: maladaptive behavior

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atypical, action that impairs the ability to meet changing needs of everyday life.

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Normality

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behaviours considered to be common or acceptable.

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Abnormality

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behaviours considered to deviate from the norm

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Normality: socio-cultural

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normal according to a particular set of codes relating to culture or social context

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Normality: Functional

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normal if thoughts, feelings, and behaviors allow coping with everyday life.

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Normality: Historical

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what people think is normal changes through different historical periods

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Normality: statistical

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normality is based on what the majority of people think, feel or behave

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Normality: Situational

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normality is based on what is acceptable in different contexts

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Adaptive development vs Maladaptive

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adaptive is being able to adjust appropriately. compared to maladaptive behaviour.

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Neurotypicality

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individuals who display expected neurotypical functioning. Exists on a continuum with neurodiversity.

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Neurodiversity

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variations in neurotypical development and functioning

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neurodivergent

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an individual that has a variation in neurotypical development and functioning.

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psychiatrists

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a doctor who specializes in mental health and wellbeing
- can diagnose
- can prescribe
- can create management plans

  • need a medical degree (up to 12 years of study)
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Psychologist

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professionally trained in one or more branches of psychology
- can diagnose
- cannot give meds
- can help through therapy and counseling
- can create management plans

  • need psychology degree including post-grad study (up to 6 years)
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Mental health workers

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members of a mental health treatment team
- can support through counseling, education programs, and managing mental health records

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