Developmental Psychology

Question 1

Unfolding of a natural, genetically influenced sequence of physical changes

Answer 1

Maturation

Question 2

The way we look at things

Answer 2

Schema

Question 3

Making something else fit into our existing schema

Answer 3

Assimilation

Question 4

Changing our schema to understand something new

Answer 4

Accommodation

Question 5

Notion that things continue to exist even when they are no longer present in the child’s immediate sensory sphere

Answer 5

Object permanence

Question 6

Understanding that specific properties of objects remain the same despite apparaent changes in shape or arrangement of objects

Answer 6

Conservation

Question 7

Focusing on only one part of any problem or situation

Answer 7

Centration

Question 8

What are the four developmental stages?

Answer 8

1) Sensorimotor
2) Preoperational
3) Concrete Operations
4) Formal Operations

Question 9

Notion that subsequent stages of development depend on achievement of the skills necessary to navigate previous stages

Answer 9

Epigenesis

Question 10

Piaget stage

i) Ages 0-2
ii) Object permanence observed
iii) Recognizes self as an agent of actions
iv) Cannot perform operations

Answer 10

Sensorimotor

Question 11

Piaget stage

i) Ages 2-7
ii) Learns to use language
iii) Magical thinking occurs
iv) Egoentric thinking

Answer 11

Preoperational

Question 12

Piaget stage

i) Ages 7-11
ii) Logical thinking achieved
iii) Conservation achieved
iv) First stage at which operations occur

Answer 12

Concrete operations

Question 13

What stage of Piaget’s has conservation achieved and the start of operations?

Answer 13

Concrete operations

Question 14

Piaget stage

i) Ages >11
ii) Abstract thinking develops
iii) Accommodation

Answer 14

Formal Operations

Question 15

What is the most important thing to develop in Stage 1 of Erikson’s Psycho-social theory?

Answer 15

1) Trust

Question 16

What is the most important thing to develop in Stage 2 of Erikson’s Psycho-social theory?

Answer 16

Balance of dependence and autonomy

Question 17

What are the 8 stages of Erikson’s Psycho-Social Theory?

Answer 17

1. Infancy (0-18 mo.)
2. Early childhood (18 mo. - 3 years)
3. Play age (3-5 years)
4. School age (6-12 years)
5. Adolescence (12-18)
6. Young adult (18-35)
7. Middle adult (35-65)
8. Late Adult (>65)

Question 18

1) Intimacy and solidarity vs. isolation

2) Biggest need?

Answer 18

1) Erikson’s Young adult stage (18-35 yrs)

2) Solid relationship/ marital partner

Question 19

1) Identity vs. Role confusion

2) Biggest need?

Answer 19

1) Erikson’s Adolescence stage (12-18 yrs)

2) Devotion and fidelity

Question 20

1) Industry vs. Inferiority

2) Biggest Need?

Answer 20

1) Erikson’s School Age stage (6-12 yrs)

2) Good relationships

Question 21

1) Initiative vs. Guilt

2) Biggest Need?

Answer 21

1) Erikson’s Play Age stage (3-5 yrs)

2) Identification

Question 22

1) Shame vs. Autonomy

2) Biggest Need?

Answer 22

1) Erikson’s Early childhood stage (18 mo -3yrs)

2) Self-esteem

Question 23

1) Trust vs. Mistrust

2) Biggest Need?

Answer 23

1) Erikson’s infancy stage (Birth - 18mo)

2) Visual eye contact and touch

Question 24

When do primitive reflexes go away?

Answer 24

Disappear during first 6 months

Question 25

When does accommodation thinking fully develop?

Answer 25

1) Piaget’s formal operations (>11)

Question 26

1) Generatively vs. self

2) Biggest Need?

Answer 26

1) Erikson’s Middle adult stage (35-65 yrs)

2) New meaning

Question 27

1) Integrity vs. Despair

2) Biggest need?

Answer 27

1) Erikson’s Late Adult (>65)

2) Accepting death

Question 28

When does shame occur? Guilt?

Answer 28

1) Shame occurs at 18mo to 3 yrs (early childhood)

2) Guilt occurs at 3-5 yrs (Play Age)

Question 29

When does a child break out of its ‘autistic shell’?

Answer 29

5 months

Question 30

What is psychopathology influenced by most?

Answer 30

The developmental stage of the pt.

Question 31

What are the different stages of Mahler’s Separation-Individuation?

Answer 31

1) Normal Autistic Phase (0-4wks)
2) Normal Symbiotic phase (4wks to 5mo)
3) Separation Individual Phase proper (5mo to 36mo)

Question 32

What are the subphases of Separation Individual phase proper?

Answer 32

1) Hatching
2) Practicing
3) Rapprochement
4) Object constancy

Question 33

What phase of Mahler’s is characterized by specific smiling response to primary caretaker?

Answer 33

1) Normal symbiotic phase (4wks to 5mo)

Question 34

What phase of Mahler’s may have a transitional object?

Answer 34

Object constancy (24 to 36 mo.)

Question 35

When does stranger anxiety take place?

Answer 35

1) Hatching phase

2) 7mo

Question 36

When does separation anxiety take place?

Answer 36

1) Practicing phase

2) 10mo

Question 37

At what point should head control take place?

Answer 37

2 months

Question 38

When should a baby start sitting?

Answer 38

6-8 months

Question 39

When should a baby start walking?

Answer 39

12 months

Question 40

When is the development of the fine motor skill of transferring from hand to hand occur?

Answer 40

6 months

Question 41

When does a baby follow a 1 step command?

Answer 41

15 months

Question 42

When does a child dress without assistance?

Answer 42

60 months

Question 43

When does a baby have a discriminating social smile (joyful response to parent)

Answer 43

6 months