Exam #2 Flashcards
1
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Middle Childhood
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7-11 years old
elementary school years
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physical growth of middle childhood
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physical growth continues at a slow and steady pace
2-3 inches in height
gain 5 lbs per year
avg 6 year old= 42 in and 45 lbs
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Problems in middle childhood
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obesity and bedwetting
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contributing factors of childhood obesity
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fast, fat food
portion size
sedentary life
technology
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risk factors for childhood obesity
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higher if parents are obese
lower SES
6
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factors for bedwetting
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genetic
male dominant
7
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advantages of organized sports
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sense of accomplishment
friends
time management
physical activity
8
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disadvantages of organized sports
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expensive
family demands
bad coach
9
Q
Piaget Stage 3
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Concrete Operations
10
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Concrete Operations
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begin to think logically
magical thinking begins to diminish
spatial relationships
age 6= off to school
11
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IQ calculation
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mental age/chronological age x 100
12
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What percentage falls between 90-110
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68%
13
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What percentage falls between 70-130
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95%
14
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Name for people with IQ below 70
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intellectual challenged
15
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name for people with IQ above 130
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intellectually gifted
16
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Intelligence test measurements
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verbal abilities
mathematical abilities
spacial relationships
short-term memory
17
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Aptitude tests
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measures capacity to learn
IQ tests, SATS, MCATS/LSATS/GMATS
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Achievement tests
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measures knowledge gained
GPA, subject tests
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7-11 branch out into new roles of
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student
team member
friend
20
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Freud Stage 4
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Latency Stage
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Latency Stage
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instinctual drives subdued
parent/child bond
Storing up for puberty ahead
“the calm before the storm”
22
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Erikson Middle Childhood Stage
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inferiority vs industry
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inferiority
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feels less than others
lower confidence
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industry
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productive
increased confidence
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qualities of popular kids in middle childhood
cool toys "things"
fun
cute
athletic
smart
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qualities of rejects in middle childhood
band and choir "geeks"
braces
smelly
nerds
anyone different
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social comparison
prejudice
seeds are sown in home
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how boys go through conflict in middle childhood
fight, pranks, let it go
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how girls go through conflict in middle childhood
exclude, gossip, cruel/hold grudges
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Iceberg Analogy
superego, ego, id
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ID
"animal brach"
our sexual and aggressive desires and drives
operates on the pleasure principle
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Ego
"executive branch"
decision maker
job is to find a safe, socially acceptable way to satisfy the ID's desires
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Superego
"Moral Branch"
our "inner voice" - conscience
guilt polices our actions
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core features in Freudian psychology
anxiety and guilt
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the offense
the job is to score
threatening, scary information
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the defense
the job is to keep the offense from scoring
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rationalization
making acceptable excuses for our behavior
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repression
pushing painful info and memories down out of awareness
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regression
revert to child-like behavior
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denial
refusal to acknowledge and accept scary information from our lives
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displacement
shifting feelings from the "real target" to a "safe target"
venting
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projection
accusing someone else of what we are doing
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sublimation
turning acceptable traits into socially acceptable behaviors
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reaction formation
unacceptable desires and behaviors that we "whitewash" into opposite behavior
efforts to convince others of our "purity"
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boundaries
the invisible line that defines appropriate roles in the relationship
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the 2 key ingredients in family systems
demands and affection
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Authoritarian home parents
dictatorship
many strict rules
punitive
low warmth
poor communication
boundary upheld
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authoritarian home children
obedient when young
rebellious as teenagers
anger issues
poor communication skills
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authoritative home parents
democracy
fair and loving rules
warm and nurturing
co-parents
encourage independence
good communication
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authoritative home children
self-responsibility
better self control
Better communicators
more independent
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permissive home parents
few and unenforced rules
no consequences
allowed to make their own decisions
low expectations of kids
a lot of communication
boundary violations
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permissive home children
lack self-control
lack of respect for authority
immature
demanding
manipulative
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Neglectful home
homelife B
SES very high
children feel unloved and unappreciated
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Parental factors of parenting styles
how they were raised
personality
age
religiosity
level of education
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alcoholism
family disease
strongly genetic
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warning signs of alcoholism
day drinking
"antsy" without it
need it to be "fun"
lie about it
compromises life (job, relationships)
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enabling
born of love
do something for someone they should be doing for themself
buying it
hiding it
calling off work
CODEPENDENCY
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Line of being an alcoholic
denial- family secret- family charade- becomes the glue to the family
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Child of an alcoholic
4x more likely to develop alcoholism
excessive sense of responsibility
suffer from a savior complex
increased insecurity
increased anger
feel invisible
feel guilty
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first born children
high achievers
leaders
organized
people pleasers
high need for approval
perfectionistic
responsible
rule keepers
under more pressure
"guinea pigs"
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Middle children
competitive
flexible
outgoing
peacemakers
negotiators
loyal
best marital bet
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The babies
spoiled
attention seekers
affectionate
late bloomers
socially charming
impatient
manipulative
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only children
confident
creative
demanding
high achievers
independent
poor conflict skills
mature
attention seeking
critical
often lonely
sheltered
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divorce rate of first marriage
42-45%
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divorce rate of second marriage
60%
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correlating factors to a high divorce rate
longevity
social acceptance
hedonism
economic independence of women
social media
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when going through a divorce parents become
emotionally unavailable to their children
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divorce is a process not an
event
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a divorce when the child is less than 5
few memories/protected
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divorce when child is 6-11
blame selves/fear abandonment
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divorce when child is 12-16
act "unphased" yet deeply affected
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divorce when child is 16-20
more understanding
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what gender is more affected by divorce
boys
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advice to divorcing parents
protect kids from boundary violations
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examples of boundary violations in divorce
bashing the other parent
putting the kid in the middle as a mediator
making the kids choose 1 parent over the other
sharing inappropriate information with the kids
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common problems of blended families
sibling rivalry
resentment
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Physical Growth of boys during puberty
avg age 13
testosterone
genital development
body and facial hair
voice change
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physical growth of girls during puberty
avg age 11
estrogen
breast and uterine development
body hair
onset of menstruation
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disadvantages of early maturing girls
risk of earlier sexual activity
more self-conscious
attention of older boys
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advantages of early maturing boys
athletics
popularity
more confident
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correlating factors to earlier sexual activity in females
increasing obesity rate
hormones in meat and milk
sexual imagery in the media
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Piaget Stage 4 Formal Operations
hypothetic reasoning
egocentricism
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Cognitive Distortions
imaginary audience (extremely self-conscious, easily embarrassed)
personal fable (overly dramatic)
sense of invincibility (inability to see the consequences of choices, often leads to reckless behaviors)
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Teen years Erik Erikson
role-confusion vs identity
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role-confusion
"chameleons"
strong need to fit in
insecure
blurry boundaries
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identity
separate self
clear boundries
increased confidence
87
2 tasks of teen years
search for identity
quest for independence
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common parental mistakes of teenage years
bailing them out
nagging
invade privacy
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teen behaviors
increased moody
argumentative
increased need for privacy
low affection
90
sense of self teen years
romantic appeal
job competence
91
3 parts of a romantic relationship
passion
intimacy
commitment
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passion
easy part
falling in love
attraction
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intimacy
emotional
communication
trust
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romantic relationship attachment styles
secure
anxious
avoidant
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secure
do not fear abandonment
allow space
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anxious
clingy, demanding
smothering
fall fast
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avoidant
"runners"
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problems in romantic relationships
"false self"
gossip/drama
jealousy
breaking up/getting back
males give love to get sex
females give sex to get love
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what changes from sex in romantic relationships
expectations
100
females expectations from sex
more commitment
more respect
101
males expectations from sex
more sex
102
feelings from not getting what we expect
frustration
disappointment
sadness
anger
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why are relationships hard to end
loss of future
it hurts
we love them
habit
you love their family
next expected step
