Developmental Psychology

Question 1

Define Developmental Psychology

Answer 1

Covers all aspects of human development across the lifespan. Child development is part of the process and much material focuses on the consistencies and changes which occur during the first two decades of life though the field is not restricted to babies and children

Question 2

Define attachment theory

Answer 2

The process by which a baby bonds with its mother , father and other carers, though primarily the mother

Question 3

Define attachment

Answer 3

An innate bond to ensure survival, provides a safe base to explore the world and ultimately leads to a concept of how a child views themselves in the world (an internal working model)

Question 4

What were Bowlby’s key terms in attachment?

Answer 4

Monotropism, Critical Period which then became the Sensitive Period

Question 5

Define Monotropism

Answer 5

An emotional bond with only one person (mother)

Question 6

Define the Critical Period

Answer 6

(2-6 months) a critical frame for the bond to develop or it cannot develop at all

Question 7

Define the Sensitive Period

Answer 7

Critical period; is the optimal period though bond can still develop outside of this time frame