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What are the 4 different life stages and their age brackets?
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Birth Infancy (0-2)
- Early Childhood (3-8)
- Adolescence (9-18)
- Early Adulthood (19-45)
- Middle Adulthood (46-65)
- Later Adulthood (65+)
What is Abstract logical thinking?
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The ability to solve problems using imagination without having to be involved practically. This is an advanced form of thinking that does not always need a practical context in order to take place.
What is Egocentric thinking?
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Not being able to see a situation from another person’s point of view. Piaget thought that a young child assumed that other people see, hear and feel exactly the same as the child does. Egocentrism is best described as a young child’s inability to see a situation from another person’s point of view.
What is Concrete logical thinking?
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The ability to solve problems, providing an individual can see or physically handle the issues involved.
What is a genetic Predisposition?
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The possibility that you will develop a certain condition, based on inherited genes from your parents.
Name 5 conditions that are related to the term Predisposition?
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- Cystic Fibrosis
- Brittle Bone Disease
- Phenylketonuria (PKU)
- Huntington’s Disease
- Klinefelter’s Syndrome
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Identify 3 Biological Factors that affect development?
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- Possible Health Conditions (Revised in the previous Card).
- Maternal Infections.
- Lifestyle and Diet choices during Pregnancy.
- Genetical Defects.
Identify 3 symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis?
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- Problems absorbing nutrients from food.
- Respiratory problems.
- Chest infections
What is Phenylketonuria (PKU)?
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When your body cannot break down amino acids. So if you eat any type of food with amino acids within them it can build up within your Digestive System coursing your body harm and possibly leading to Brain Damage.
What does the term “Primary socialisation” Mean?
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The process of a child learning the norms, attitudes and values of the culture and society in
What does the term “Secondary socialisation” mean?
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The process of learning appropriate behaviour in society. Influences include education, media, government and religion/ culture.
What are the two key types of Intelligence?
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Fluid intelligence
refers to the ability to reason and think flexibly- people apply knowledge to unknown situations using logic (early and middle adulthood)
Crystallized intelligence
refers to the accumulation of knowledge, facts, and skills that are acquired throughout life due to many life experiences (older adulthood)
