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human growth and development (unit1) Flashcards

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what is the stress diathesis model?

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how stress caused by life events(nurture) reacts with genetic vulnerbality(nature) to imapct on mental wellbeing.
some individuals are born with genetic predisposition, but may never develop if they dont experience stress in their life.
high levels of stress may trigger the predisposition

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what are pollutants and their affects?

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1.pollutants- asthma,hayfever, irritate lungs due to poisonous gases

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what is repository issues caused by?

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respiratory- family members smoking tobacco- pneumonia and COPD and lung cancer

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poor housing and the effects?

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5.poor housing- cold and damp causing respiratory, depression,anxiety due to embarassment.
risk of accidents
cardio issues
fuel povety- hypothermia
children easily pass on meningitis

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smoke and effects on body?

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smoke-clots in blood, heart issues and blood pressure likely to rise

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symptoms of allergies?

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allergies- asthma attack, sneezing, watery eyes, runny nose, breathing issues - wheezy

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overcrowded homes and effects on people?

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6.overcrowded- stress esp elderly- poor quality homes and strokes
stress cause smoking and drinking
calorie intake affected- by ready made meals and overweight - diabetes
lack of green space- low income families low on physical activity

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piagets model

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children think different to adults
1. 4 year old has abstract thinking as they arent mature enough
2.infants are egocentric only see world from their perspective
3.7 yr olds use concrete thinking to solve problems

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findings of three moutains test?

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-piaget found 4 year olds showed no awareness of what the doll could see, instead just there perspective
-6 year olds talked of their view rarely the dolls
-7/8 yrs consistently said dolls view

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what was the three moutains test?

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-3D mountains shown to chidlren all diff sizes,features
-children explored model
-doll came and placed looking at a different position to the model then the child
-child is asked what the doll can see

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what happens in the sensorimotor stage (0-2)?

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-only focus on what they can see or do
-shake and throw things about
-start to explore and walk around towards 18months

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what is the preoperational stage (2-7)?

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-lanaguage develops with memory
-child unable to conserve
-egocentric

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what is concrete operational(7-11) stage?

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-child may understand conservational
-cant solve problems mentally
-may solve maths with buttons

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what is formal operational(11+)?

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-has abstract thoughts
-represent thoughts mentally

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critcism of piaget

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1.over or underestimated some cognitive abilties
2.with adult support children can actually expand thinking skills to higher level(cant rlly learn in isolation)
3.observing kids at age 5 found that they do understand others feelings and far less egocentric then said by piaget
4.thinking skills may depend on a childs environment and quality of eductaion

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strengths of piaget

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-he accounted for both biological and environment factors in development of intelligence
-one of the most infulential theorists of child thought

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chomsky LAD- main ideas

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-langauge is genetically programmed
-born with LAD
-imitaiton alone isnt enough to learn language
-through hearing lanaguges children pick it up
-children may make grammatical erros
-children go thru same stages of LAD at similar times regardless of langauge spoken

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criticise chomsky

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  1. social interaction is vital more than chomsky recognises
    2.didnt consider those w langauge developemnt issues or hearing or speech impairments
  2. people with down syndrome will have a delay in learning a language
    4.lack scientific evidence
    5.too much focus on sentence structure than meaning
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types of play - solo play (0-1)

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looks at adults, puts things in mouth and tocuhes, plays games such as peak a boo

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solo play (12-18 mnths)

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notices other kids and plays with adults

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parallel play(18 mnths - 2 years old)

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learns to complete tasks with trial and error and imitates other kids playing

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associative play (3-4yrs)

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joins in pretend and fantasy games and takes on roles

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co opertaive (4-6)

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take turns and create rules in games

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co operative (6-8yrs)

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play in groups, make rules, emjoy understanding rules but doesnt cope w loosing game

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What are centile lines?

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lines on graph showing average measurements of height, weight and head circumference, take age and sex into account.

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infancy

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0-2years

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early childhood

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3-8years

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adolesence

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9-18

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early adulthood

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19-45

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middle adulthood

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46-65

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later adulthood

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65+

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female primary sexual characteristcs

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1.uterus englarge and vagina lengthens
2.ovaries begin to release eggs
3.mensturation begins

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female secondary

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1.breasts enlarge and areola swells and darkens
2.hair grows in armipits and pubic hair
3.hips widen

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male primary

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1.penis englarge
2.erections caused by blood flowing into chambers
3.testicles produce sperm

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male secondary

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1.voice deepen
2.hair grow armpits,pubic and face
3.muscle tissue and fat redistrubute

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whats menopause

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ending of female fertility and reduction in female sex hormones

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whats maturation?

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genetically programmed sequence of change

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genetic predispositon

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inherited gene determining physcial growth,development and health

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dysfunctional family

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family not providing sufficent support and benefits

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Authoritative

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not overly strict
children more reslienet
brought to respect authority and values
conform more easily to social norms

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authoritarian

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high expectations
overwhelming
stirct religious

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permissive

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few demands
children hv no sense of control
no boundaries and responibility for future

43
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scale readjustment theory

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life events each with stress level score
the higher the score the more likely individual may become unwell

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schaffer and emerson

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1.3mnths- respond to any caregiver
2.3-7mtnhs- accept care from anyone but can distiguish between caregiver and other people
3.7-9months- fear of strangers and unhappy when seperated display stranger anxiety
4.9mnths+ - forms mulitple attachments and independant

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what did bandura suggest about social learning theory?

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-much behaviour e.g agression is learnt from environment
-through reinforcment and modelling
-observation and imitaition of others
-bandura bobo study where adults acted agressively towards doll
-when children left alone they imitated this behaviour and also struck at the doll

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what criteria needs to be met for social learning theory to occur?

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-pay attention
-retention of observed behaviour
-reproduction of observed behaviour
-motivation to imitate the observeed behaviour

47
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what are the different reinforcements ?

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positive = praise likely to repeat
negative= unlikely to repeat

48
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what makes an effective role model?

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-same gender
-same age
-higher status
-admired and respected

49
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evaluation of bandura ?

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-doesnt distiguish between real agression and play fighting (bobo doll purpose was to be struck)
-cumberbatch found that chidlren who had not played with bobo doll before were 5 times as likely to imitate agression than those fmaialr to it
-bandura ignored personality and emotions
-showed well that learning behvaiour can be learnt through imitaiton
-violence in media and real life agression seems to support bandura

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bowlby and attachment?

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-preprogrammed to attach to mother during critical period
-seek proximixty when stress
-suffer seperation anxiety
-help form RS in later life
-may have permanent damage if no attachment

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schaffer and his stages

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know the stages
-babies form attachment w caregivers who respond effectively to signals - who plays and communicates not ab WHO FEEDS
-infulences self esteem
-parents show value by response

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gesell maturation ?

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-growth determined by genetics
-inner biological clock determing what rate they will progress
-observeed large number kids to establish ‘norms’ and ‘milestones’
-developement pre determined
-environemt little infulence
criticism= not helpful in explaining indicdual difference or cultural difference for kids with learning disability.

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describes piagets theory of schemas?

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-when child matches with what they understand (state of equlibrium)
-coming across a new situation or task they dont understand(disequalibrium)
-assimilation is when new info is added to current schema
- new schema is made to understand task (accomadation)
-schema is a pattern of thought that organises info, informing a person of what to expect from variety of experiences and situations

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