Development psychology

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Role of development psychology

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To help society promote the well being of children

Question 2

Development psychology

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How people change across the lifespan
Identifying snd explaining the continuites and changes that individuals display overtime

Question 3

Child development domains

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Pysical health and wellbeing, social, emotional language, communication and cognitive

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Origins of the scientific study of child development

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Baby biographies detailed records of his sons first years

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How children shape their own development

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No longer seen as passive entities which can be sculptered by adults . Now children are regarded as active participants in the development process

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Zygote stage

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First two weeks, creation of zygote: fertilised egg formed by the union of sperm and egg, attatchment of the zygote to the uterus wall

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Embryonic stage

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End of week 2-8 development of:
major organs
Internal organs (e.g nervous system)
Support system for these calls appear

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Foetal stage

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2 months - 9 , rapid development of body
By the end visual and auditory functional

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Threats to normal development

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Teratogens: Environment factors that can disrupt healthy development

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Fetal alcohol syndrome

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Shorter stature, face, heart, brain and nervous system

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Attachment

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Dynamic realationship that facilitates survival for the infant

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Imprinting

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A sensitive period during which young animals become strongly attached to a nearby adult/moving object

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Early social behaviours

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Crying, sucking, cuddling, looking, smiling

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Bowlbys theory

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Goal of infants attachment : protection from harm, secure stress and fear
Infants seeks contact

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First genuine attachment

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6-9 months

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Stranger anxiety

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6-8 months peaks at 15 months

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Secure attachment

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When parents present: confident to explore their environment, distressed by seperation, delight at reunion, readily comforted by the caregiver during times of distress

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Anxious/ avoident attachment

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Distantand aloof when caregiver present, tendecy to avoid or ignore the caregiver when they return

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Piagets theory

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Children are curious and constructive who want to understand their world. children view of the world is based on different assumptions

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Sensorimeter

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Differentiates self from objects (0-2 years)

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Preoperational

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Learns to use language and to represent objects by images and words ( 2-7 years)