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Human development Flashcards

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What ability does the Rogue test demonstrate?

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Sense of self and self-recognition

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What is semiotic function?

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Using objects or drawings to represent something else

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What were Mary Main’s attachment categories?

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  1. Secure/autonomous
  2. Dismissing
  3. Preoccupied/entangled
  4. Unresolved/disorganised
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At what stage of psychosexual development is the superego formed?

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Latency

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What is Anaclitic depression?

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Acute separation when child is separated from mother - stages are protest, despair & detachment

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What did Piaget mean by assimilation?

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Using existing schema to solve new problems

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What did Piaget mean by accommodation?

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Existing schemas modified to take into account of new experiences

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According to Margaret Mahler, the separation individuation phase lasts from how long?

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5 months to 5 years

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Who described privation?

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Rutter

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What is privation?

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Non-formation of attachment

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What is transductive reasoning?

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Inferences made about a relationship based on a single attribute (ie dogs and cats the same because they have 4 legs)

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What age does theory of mind develop?

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4

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What is Kleine-Levin syndrome?

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Increased need for sleep and tendency to eat any food in sight while awake
Symptoms appear abruptly, remain for a few days to weeks then disappear

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Erikson stage 1 - age & virtue

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Trust vs mistrust
0-1
Hope

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Erikson stage 2 - age & virtue

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Autonomy vs shame
1-3
Will

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Erikson stage 3 - age & virtue

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Initiative vs guilt
3-5
Purpose

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Erikson stage 4 - age & virtue

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Industry vs inferiority
5-12
Competence

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Erikson stage 5 - age & virtue

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Identity vs role confusion
12-19
Fidelity

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Erikson stage 6 - age & virtue

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Intimacy vs isolation
19-35
Love

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Erikson stage 7- age & virtue

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Generativity vs stagnation
35-65
Care

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Erikson stage 8 - age & virtue

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Integrity vs despair
65+
Wisdom

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According to Levinson’s theory of development, the midlife transition takes place during what period?

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40-45

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When does separation anxiety diminish?

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Which period corresponds to Bowlby’s attachment in the making stage?

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6 weeks to 6 months

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What is a non-verbal test of general intelligence?
Raven's Progressive Matrices
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Which test should you use to assess for dementia in somebody with Down's syndrome?
DMR - dementia questionnaire for person with mental retardation DSDS - dementia scale for down syndrome
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What is identity foreclosure?
Commit to an identity without exploring options
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Freud stages of psychosexual development
``` Oral - 0-18 months Anal - 18-26 months Phallic - 3-5 years Latency - 5-puberty Genital - puberty-adulthood ```
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In what stage would you develop conservation of volume?
Concrete operational
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How many categories of temperament were identified by Thomas and Chess in New York Longitudinal study?
9
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Precocious puberty in girls age
Before 8
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Precocious puberty in boys age
before 9
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Erich Lindemann stages of grief
1. Shock - lasts 10-14 days 2. Sadness 3. Anger - death is protested 4. Within a year, grief is resolved
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Which model divides the mind into the unconscious, preconscious and conscious?
Topographic
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In Mahlers separation-individuation theory, if the infant is concerned about their mothers whereabouts, what is this behaviour called?
Reapprochment
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Who described transitional objects?
Winnicott
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When does stranger anxiety peak?
12-18 months
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When does separation anxiety start?
1 year
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When does child show reapprochment?
18 months
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According to Vygotsky's developmental theory, what refers to a function that is not yet fully achieved but is in the pipeline?
Zone of proximal development
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At what age is the concrete operational stage?
7-12 years
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When does child achieve conservation of mass?
Age 7
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Features of ex-institutional syndrome
- Relate better to adults than peers - Less likely to have special friend - Less likely to be selective in choosing their friends - Turn to peers less often for emotional support
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When does Oedipus complex develop?
Phallic stage - 3-5 years
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What is a non-verbal method of assessing children's cognitive ability?
Ability to draw human figures
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Negative transition and risk taking behaviour are generally less common in societies that mark transition to adulthood by what?
Initiation ceremonies
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What age is person in industry vs inferiority stage?
6 and puberty
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What is industry vs inferiority?
Erikson's fourth stage Child wants to enter the larger world of knowledge and work Successful encounters give child a sense of industry whilst failing leaves them feeling inferior
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First stage of Erikson's development & age it is experienced
Trust vs mistrust | 1 - 1 1/2
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Virtue at the end of first stage of development
Hope | If this stage is successful, baby will have hope that they will be supported if a crisis occurs
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Seconds stage of Erikson's development & age it is experienced
Autonomy vs shame | 18 months - 3 years
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Virtue at the end of second stage
Will | If children are successful in this stage, they become more confident and secure in the world
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Third stage of Erikson's development & age it is experienced
Initiative vs guilt | 3-5 years
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Virtue at the end of 3rd stage
Purpose | IF this stage is successful, they develop the capacity to initiate things
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Virtue at the end of the 4th stage of Erikson's development
Competence

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