Final Exam Terms (weeks 6-12) Flashcards

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Growth

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Increase in physical size.

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Development

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Acquisition of skills and function.

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Maturation

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Total process in which skills and potentials emerge regardless of practice or training.

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Physical Development

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Body size and functions, appearance, motor development, physical health.

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Cognitive Development

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Thought processes and intellectual abilities.

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Social and Emotional Development

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Interpersonal skills, formation and maintenance of relationships, self-knowledge, emotions, temperament/personality.

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What are the child periods of development?

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Prenatal period (conception to birth), infancy and toddlerhood (birth to 2/3), early childhood (3-6), middle childhood (6/7-11).

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What are the adult periods of development?

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Adolescence (11-early 20s), young adulthood (early 20s - 40s), middle adulthood (early 40s to 60s), late adulthood (65+).

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Prenatal Period Problems

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Baby is too small/large, postpartum depression, smoker in the house.

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Infancy Problems

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Abuse, Trust v. Mistrust, malnutrition, neglect, brain damage.

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Early Childhood Problems

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Malnutrition, speech issues, not dependent/too dependent, memorization, understanding emotions.

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Middle Childhood Problems

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Gender Identity, puberty, problem-solving skills, bullying.

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Characteristics of Development

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A lifelong continuous process, orderly manner/follows a certain sequence, production of interaction and environment, implies growth/change.

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Theory

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Set of assumptions, principles, propositions, or interrelated concepts that explain and predict behavior or events.

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How are theories helpful?

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Framework for organizing and interpreting the information that is acquired, a basis for designing prevention and remedial strategies, a basis for identifying problems, problem-solving alternatives, and interventions.

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Psycho-Sexual Theory Basic Assumptions

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  • Painful experiences during early childhood buried in the unconscious.
  • The unconscious is the key to understanding behavior.
  • Sigmund Freud
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Unconscious

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Thoughts, feelings, motives, impulses, and events that are kept out of awareness.

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Three Main parts of Freud’s Stages

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A physical focus, a psychological theme, fixation.

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A Physical Focus

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Where the child’s energy is concentrated from where gratification is obtained.

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A Psychological Theme

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Related to both the physical focus and the demands made on the child by the outside world as the child develops.

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21
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Fixation

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Being stuck in a particular stage.

22
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Psycho-sexual theory’s stages

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oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital.

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Oral

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(0-18 months) Pleasure centers on the mouth.

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Anal

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(18-36 months) Pleasure focuses on bowel and bladder elimination; coping with demands for control.

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Phallic

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(3-6 years) Pleasure zone is the genitals (Oedipus/Electra complexes)

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Latency

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(6 to puberty) Dormant sex feelings.

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Genital

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(puberty on) Maturation of sexual interests.

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Oral Stage Fixations

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Too Much: Oral receptive traits (dependent), oral aggressive traits
Too Little: Oral retentive traits (overeating)

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Anal Stage Fixations

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Strict: Anal retentive traits (obsessively clean)
Lax: Anal expulsive traits (poor organizations)

30
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Id

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“The Demanding Child” (0-3 years)

  • Primary resource of energy and instincts
  • Ruled by pleasure principle
  • Never matures
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Ego

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“The Cop” (by 3 years)

  • Controls/regulates behavior
  • Ruled by reality principle
  • mediates between Id and Superego
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SuperEgo

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“The Judge” (by 5 years)

  • Internalization of parental/societal morals and values
  • Ruled by moral principal
  • Strives for perfection
33
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Psychosocial Basic Principles

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-Erikson
-Social environment impacts lives across the whole lifespan
-Each new stage poses a challenge that may help/hinder further development
(ego strength/ego quality vs. inadequacy)

34
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Ego Identity

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The conscious sense of self.

35
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Trust v. Mistrust

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[Infancy: 1st year] If needs met, develop a sense of basic trust (hope).

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Autonomy v. Shame and Doubt

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[Todder: 2nd year] Toddlers learn to exercise will and things for themselves, or they will doubt their abilities (will).

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Initiative v. Guilt

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[Preschool: 3-5 years] Learn to initiate tasks and carry out plans, or they feel guilty about efforts to be independent (purpose).

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Industry v. Inferiority

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[Elementary: 6 to puberty] Learn the pleasure of applying themselves to tasks, or they feel inferior (competence).

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Identity v. Role Confusion

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[Adolescence: teens to 20s] Refining a sense of self by testing roles and then integrating them to form a single identity, or they become confused about why they are (fidelity).

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Intimacy v. Isolation

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[Young Adult: 20s to early 40s] Struggling to form close intimate relationships, or they feel socially isolated (love).

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Generativity v. Stagnation

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[Middle Adult: 40s to 60s] Discovering a sense to contributing to the world, and work, or they may feel lack of purpose (care).

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Integrity v. Despair

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[Late Adult: Late 60s +] Reflecting on life and feeling sense of satisfaction or failure (wisdom).

43
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Ecological Systems Theory

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[Bronfenbrenner]

  • Environmental systems shape human and family development.
  • Systems do not determine human behavior but pose limitations as well as possibilities for individuals and families.
  • Individuals and families need to adapt to their environments in order to survive and to improve quality of life.
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Microsystem

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Activities and interactions in the individual’s immediate surroundings: parents, friends, school

45
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Mesosystem

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Relationships and interactions between or among the entities involved in the individual’s microsystem.

46
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Exosystem

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Social institutions which affect children indirectly: Parents’ work setting and policies, extended family networks, mass media, community resources

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Macrosystem

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Broader cultural views, laws, governmental resources

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Chronosystem

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Changes which occur during an individual’s life, both personally and culturally

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Attachment

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Enduring emotional tie to a special person characterized by a tendency to seek and maintain closeness, especially in times of stress.

50
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Attachment Theory

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Formulated by John Bowlby and elaborated by Mary Ainsworth.

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Characteristics of Attachment

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Safe haven, secure base, proximity maintenance, separation distress.

52
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“Strange Situation” Attachment Styles

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Secure, avoidant, ambivalent/resistant, disorganized.