exam ii: growth and development framework Flashcards
growth patterns
expected patterns exist for all human beings; children grow at different rates
what is the best reflection/indication of growth
growth charts
4 causes of social change
technology
social institutions
populations
environment
growth
quantifiable change in structure, MOST important indicator of child’s overall health and development
growth in childhood
physical changes measured and charted regularly (growth charts)
growth in adulthood
assess systems undergoing change
4 influences on growth
gender
age
genetics
environment
learning
process of gaining knowledge and skills from exposure, education, experiences –> results in behavioral change
t/f: learning cannot occur unless individual is mature enough to understand and control behavior
true
maturation
increased competence due to changes in structural complexity that make higher level functioning possible –> indiv learns to react to situations appropriately
development
process by which child develops his/her psychomotor skills; gradual change and expansion of ability and skill
- patterns are predictable, timing is individual
3 early developmental patterns
- cephalocaudal (head to toe)
- proximodistal (CNS then PNS)
- differentiation (simple to complex)
what is erikson’s theory of psychological development
8 stages in which a healthy indiv should pass thru from birth to death ⇒ each stage requires resolution of conflict between 2 opposing forces
trust vs mistrust
- age
- success in stage
- fail in stage
infancy-2yrs
- trust self and others
- inability to trust, withdrawal/isolation
autonomy vs shame and doubt
- age
- success in stage
- fail in stage
2-4yrs
- exercise self control
- defiance and negativity