Chapter 8 Flashcards
Ways we develop
Physically
Cognitively
Socially
Emotionally
Teratogens
Anything that can harm the baby
Parental
Conception-birth
Newborn
Birth- 1 month
Infancy
1 month- 2 years
Childhood
2-12 yrs
Adolescence
12-20yrs
Young adult
20-40yrs
Middle age
40-60 yrs
Old adult
60 and up
Toxoplasmosis
Blood poisoning
Apgar test
1-5 minutes after birth
7 or above is good
Developmental psychology:
Attempts to seek, describe,predict, and influence how humans grow develop and change throughout the life span
Attachment
The strong affectionate bond a child forms with the mother or primary care giver
Types of Attachmemt
Secure attachment
Avoidant attachment
Ambient/ resistant attachment
Disorganized/disoriented
Scheme
Mental models
Assimilation
Inclusion of a new event or information into EXISTING SCHEMES
Accommodation
Modification of scheme s so that inconsistent information can be understood
Jean Piaget cognitive development theory
- All children go through four stages
- Each stage addresses limitations and milestones in cognitive abilities
Sensorimotor
Birth -2yrs
Learn how senses, body, and world works
-object permance
Pre operational stage
2-7yrs
Spends time learning language & basic logic
Limitations of pre operational children egocentrism
Animism ( all things have life)
Aftificialism
Centration