Chapter 2 - Human Development Flashcards
a state of complete physical, mental, and social well being
normality
grossly impaired reality testing
- does no apply to minor distortions of reality that involve matters of relative judgements
example: if you didn’t brush your teeth today so thats what caused the earthquake in china
psychosis
a chronic or recurrent disorder that is characterized mainly by anxiety, which appears alone or as a symptom such as an obsession, compulsion, phobia or a sexual dysfunction
- implies that reality testing & personality organization is intact but the person is distressed by a variety of disturbing symptoms
neurosis
person see as normal by his/her own society
autonormal
person seen as abnormal by his/her own society
autopathological
person seen as normal by members of another society observing him/her
hereopathological
the successful performance of mental functions, in terms of though, mood, and behavior that results in productive activities, fulfilling relationships with others, and the ability to adapt to change and to cope with adversity
mental health
normal = health
no manifest psychopathology is present
normality as health
normal = optimal functioning
can be traced back to sigmund freud: “a normal ego is like normality in general, an ideal fiction
normal as utopia
based on a bell curve
considers the middle range normal & both extremes deviant
normality as average
normal behavior is the end result of interacting systems
stresses changes or processes rather than a cross-sectional definition of normality
Erik-erikson - developmental stages to attain mature adult functioning
normality as process
each stage is characterized by events or crises that must be resolved for development to proceed smoothly
epigenetic principle
devised a psychosocial theory of male development that proposes a life cycle consisitng of distinctive, identifiable eras of approximately 20 years extending from birth to death
Daniel Levinson
conception - 8 weeks
embryo
8 weeks - birth
fetus
birth - 15 months
infancy
15 months - 2.5 years
toddler
2.5 - 6 years
preschool