key words Flashcards
egosentrisism
inhibility to see situation from another pov
object permanence
is the ability to understand that an object continues to exist, even though it can no longer be seen
life expectancy
the estimated about of years that a person can live for
emotional literacy
ability to understand and recognise expressing appropriate responses
empathy
ability to identify with or understand another situation or feeling
attachment
a strong emotional connection between a child and caregiver
self-concept
a combination of self-image and self-esteem
self-image
the way in individuals see themselves and their mental image
self-esteem
how a person feels about themselves and their self worth.
separation anxiety
anxiety provoked in a young child by separation or the threat of separation from its mother or main carer.
stranger anxiety
manifested by crying when an unfamiliar person approaches
maternal deprivation
long time away from caregiver after attachment was made
privation
where a child has never formed an attachment to a caregiver
groth
variables across the body and is increased in some measurement of quantity
development
complex changes that follow order sequence including an increase in skill and abilitys
milestone
the ability to atchived by most children at certain age
gross motor skills
large movements that require large muscles of the body
fine motor skills
small movements that require small muscles of the body
tripod grip
child uses index and middle finger to grip things, starts around 3/4 years old
puberty
a period of rapid growth and change over several years preparing for reproduction
adolescence
status change following the on set of puberty during which a young person turns into an adult
hormones
chemical substances released into the blood to control and regulate body organs
primary sex characteristics
present at birth
secondary sex characteristics
develops at puberty
lactation
hormones effect the breasts so they produce milk
menopause
the ending of afab fertility including the stop of menstrual cycle, production of eggs and stops the production of afab sex horomes