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Lifespan development Flashcards

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adjustment of a schema by changing a scheme to accommodate new information
different from what was already known

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Accommodation

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maturing of the adrenal glands

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Adrenarche

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period of development that begins at puberty and ends at early adulthood

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Adolescence

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a written legal document that details specific interventions a person wants

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Advance directive

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adjustment of a schema by adding information similar to what is already known

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assimilation

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long-standing connection or bond with other

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Attachment

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parents place a high value on conformity and obedience, are often rigid,
and express little warmth to the child

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Authoritarian parenting style

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parents give children reasonable demands and consistent limits, express
warmth and affection, and listen to the child’s point of view

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Authoritative parenting style

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characterized by child’s unresponsiveness to parent, does not use the parent as a
secure base, and does not care if parent leaves

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Avoidant attachment

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domain of lifespan development that examines learning, attention, memory,
language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity

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Cognitive development

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ability to take the perspective of others and to feel concern for others

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Cognitive empathy

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when a sperm fertilizes an egg and forms a zygote

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Conception

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third stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development; from about 7 to 11
years old, children can think logically about real (concrete) events

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Concrete operational stage

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idea that even if you change the appearance of something, it is still equal in size, volume,
or number as long as nothing is added or removed

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Conservation

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view that development is a cumulative process: gradually improving on
existing skills

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Continuous develpment

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time during fetal growth when specific parts or organs develop

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Critical (sensitive) period

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approximate ages at which children reach specific normative events

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Developmental milestone

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view that development takes place in unique stages, which happen at
specific times or ages

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Discontinuous development

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characterized by the child’s odd behavior when faced with the parent; type of
attachment seen most often with kids that are abused

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Disorganized attachment

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a legal document stating that if a person stops breathing or his or her heart
stops, medical personnel such as doctors and nurses are not to take steps to revive or resuscitate the
patient

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Do not resuscitate (DNR)

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preoperational child’s difficulty in taking the perspective of others

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Egocentrism

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21
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multi-cellular organism in its early stages of development

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Embryo

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newly defined period of lifespan development from 18 years old to the mid-20s;
young people are taking longer to complete college, get a job, get married, and start a family

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Emerging adulthood

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use of muscles in fingers, toes, and eyes to coordinate small actions

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Fine motor skills

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final stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development; from age 11 and up,
children are able to deal with abstract ideas and hypothetical situations

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Former operational stage

25
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maturing of the sex glands

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GOnadarche

26
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use of large muscle groups to control arms and legs for large body movements

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Gross motor skills

27
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a legal document that appoints a specific person to make medical decisions for a
patient if he or she is unable to speak for him/herself

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Health care proxy

28
Q

service that provides a death with dignity; pain management in a humane and comfortable
environment; usually outside of a hospital setting

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Hospice

29
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a written legal document that details specific interventions a person wants; may include
health care proxy

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Living will

30
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process of cell division

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Mitosis

30
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beginning of menstrual period; around 12–13 years old

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Menarche

30
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ability to move our body and manipulate objects

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Motor skills

30
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genes and biology

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Genes

31
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inborn automatic response to a particular form of stimulation that all healthy babies
are born with

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Newborn reflexes

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study of development using norms, or average ages, when most children reach
specific developmental milestones

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Normative approach

32
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environment and culture

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Nurture

33
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idea that even if something is out of sight, it still exists

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Object permance

34
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parents make few demands and rarely use punishment

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Permissive parenting style

35
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domain of lifespan development that examines growth and changes in the body
and brain, the senses, motor skills, and health and wellness

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Physical development

36
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structure connected to the uterus that provides nourishment and oxygen to the developing
baby

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Placenta

37
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medical care during pregnancy that monitors the health of both the mother and the fetus

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Prenatal care

38
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second stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development; from ages 2 to 7,
children learn to use symbols and language but do not understand mental operations and often think
illogically

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Preoperational stage

39
Q

organs specifically needed for reproduction

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Primary sexual characteristics

40
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process proposed by Freud in which pleasure-seeking urges focus on different erogenous zones of the body as humans move through five stages of life

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Psychosexual development

41
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domain of lifespan development that examines emotions, personality, and
social relationships

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Psychosocial development

42
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process proposed by Erikson in which social tasks are mastered as humans
move through eight stages of life from infancy to adulthood

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Psychosocial development

43
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characterized by the child’s tendency to show clingy behavior and rejection of the
parent when she attempts to interact with the child

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Resistant attachment

44
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principle that objects can be changed, but then returned back to their original form or
condition

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Reversibility

45
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concept (mental model) that is used to help us categorize and interpret information

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Schema (schemata)

46
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characterized by the child using the parent as a secure base from which to explore

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Secure attachment

47
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physical signs of sexual maturation that do not directly involve sex organs

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Secondary sexual charactieristics

48
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parental presence that gives the infant/toddler a sense of safety as he explores his
surroundings

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Secure base

49
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first stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development; from birth through age 2, a
child learns about the world through senses and motor behavior

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Sensorimotor stage

50
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social support/friendships dwindle in number, but remain as close, if
not more close than in earlier years

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Socioemotional selectivity theory

50
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first male ejaculation

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Spermarche

51
Q

process proposed by Kohlberg; humans move through three stages of moral
development

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Stage of moral reasoning

52
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innate traits that influence how one thinks, behaves, and reacts with the environment

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Temperament

53
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biological, chemical, or physical environmental agent that causes damage to the developing
embryo or fetus

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Teratogen

54
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parents are indifferent, uninvolved, and sometimes referred to as neglectful;
they don’t respond to the child’s needs and make relatively few demands

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Uninvolved parenting style

55
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structure created when a sperm and egg merge at conception; begins as a single cell and rapidly
divides to form the embryo and placenta

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Zygote

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