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Child Development pr.2 Flashcards

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Aging

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The combination of biological psychological and social processes that affect people as they grow

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Primary sex characteristics

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Parts of the body that have to do with reproduction

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Secondary sex characteristics

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distinct parts of males and females, I don’t have to do a sexual reproduction

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gender identity

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The sense of a male or female

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social learning theory

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Imitating rewarding, masculine, or feminine behaviors

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gender schema theory

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children learn the concept of what it means to be male or female in their culture

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Biological reasons for homosexuality

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A younger brother, or more testosterone, or estrogen in womb

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LeVay experiment

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Heterosexual men have a larger hypothalamus is than gay men

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Who influences you most when you were younger

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Parents

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Who influences you most when you’re older

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Peers

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Dementia

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significant cognitive deficit , including memory impairment

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Alzheimer’s

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A progressive decrease that destroys memory and other important mental functions
– Can die from it

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How to keep Alzheimer’s from happening

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good genetics or staying physically active

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stages of fetal development from conception

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  1. Zygote (conception – 2 weeks.)
  2. Embryo. (2 weeks - 9 weeks)
  3. fetus ( 9 weeks – 9 month/birth)
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zygote

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Fertilized egg

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Embryo

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Inner cells of zygote

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Fetus

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The developing human organism ( after nine weeks)

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teratogens

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 Chemicals and viruses that can reach the embryo or fetus and damage it causing harm

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fatal alcohol syndrome

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The physical and mental brain abnormalities caused by a mom drinking during pregnancy

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Down syndrome

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A condition of intellectual disability and associated physical disorder is caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21

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rooting reflex

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A babies tendency, when touched on the cheek, to turn towards the touch, open the mouth, and search for a nipple

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Sucking reflex

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Reflects that causes a newborn to make a sock emotions when a finger, her nipple is placed in the mouth

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Babinski reflex

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infant reflex, where if it’s foot, stroke the baby’s toes fan out
– If the reflex is present for the rest of the life, then it is a developmental issue

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Phenylketonuria

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A genetic disorder in which the essential digestive enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase is missing
– Brain damage, slow development, and seizures

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Adolescence

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Transition. From childhood to adulthood.

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When is your physical peak?

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Mid 20s

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what causes puberty to begin earlier?

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Meats and other foods with hormones

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when is woman’s sexual peak?

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40s

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when is a man sexual peak?

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Now

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which gender do people like to talk about their feelings more with?

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Women

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Do men or women have more friends

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Women

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Who has a harder time after divorce with friends

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Men because they lose a lot of their friends

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Successful marriage

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-Attracted to people like us
– 5 to 1 ratio of positive to negative interactions (more important than sex)
– Equity
– Self disclosure

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How should you fight in a marriage?

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Make it situational and not blame the person. Don’t argue when you’re mad.

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passionate love

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and experience involving feelings of euphoria, intimacy and intense, sexual attraction, feel good, short term, early and relationship

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compassionate, love

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The deep affection attachment we feel for those whom our lives are in our twined, long-term litter in relationships

37
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when can marriages become Rocky?

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  • 6 to 7 years into the marriage
    – Kids, house = stress
    – Kids go to college
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Affects a living together before marriage

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Makes couple more likely to get divorced

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Why is divorce rate higher in the US?

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– More individualistic
– More culturally acceptable
– Women are more independent, and could survive on their own after divorce

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stages of grief

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  1. Denial
  2. Anger.
  3. Bargaining.
  4. Depression.
  5. Acceptance.
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Impact of children and marriage

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Make it worse and add stress

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autism

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A developmental disorder marked by disabilities in language, social interaction, and the ability to understand another person state of mind
-hard to detect early, score lower, an IQ test, don’t make eye contact, emotional disconnect, need routine

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Savant syndrome

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A person has autism, but is especially gifted in one area

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Is identity more stable as adults or kids?

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Adults

45
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Are older people scared of death

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No

46
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is dementia inevitable?

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No

47
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Menarche

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The girls first period

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How do girls feel about hitting puberty earlier?

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Dad, embarrassed, low self-esteem

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How do you guys feel about hitting puberty earlier?

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Good, confident, makes them feel more manly

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social clock

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 When you should do events in your life

51
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What is an important part of the girls identity?

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Social relationships

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read ability

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The proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute of jeans

53
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why do artist make their best music in their 20s

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20s = peak of fluid intelligence

54
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Raymond Cattell

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Came up with fluid and crystallized intelligence

55
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what do men look for in women?

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Young, curvy, good health

56
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What do women look for a man?

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Mature, money, tall, strong

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