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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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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
Former operational stage
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maturing of the sex glands
GOnadarche
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use of large muscle groups to control arms and legs for large body movements
Gross motor skills
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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
Health care proxy
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service that provides a death with dignity; pain management in a humane and comfortable environment; usually outside of a hospital setting
Hospice
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a written legal document that details specific interventions a person wants; may include health care proxy
Living will
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process of cell division
Mitosis
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beginning of menstrual period; around 12–13 years old
Menarche
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ability to move our body and manipulate objects
Motor skills
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genes and biology
Genes
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inborn automatic response to a particular form of stimulation that all healthy babies are born with
Newborn reflexes
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study of development using norms, or average ages, when most children reach specific developmental milestones
Normative approach
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environment and culture
Nurture
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idea that even if something is out of sight, it still exists
Object permance
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parents make few demands and rarely use punishment
Permissive parenting style
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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
Physical development
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structure connected to the uterus that provides nourishment and oxygen to the developing baby
Placenta
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medical care during pregnancy that monitors the health of both the mother and the fetus
Prenatal care
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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
Preoperational stage
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organs specifically needed for reproduction
Primary sexual characteristics
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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
Psychosexual development
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domain of lifespan development that examines emotions, personality, and social relationships
Psychosocial development
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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
Psychosocial development
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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
Resistant attachment
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principle that objects can be changed, but then returned back to their original form or condition
Reversibility
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concept (mental model) that is used to help us categorize and interpret information
Schema (schemata)
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characterized by the child using the parent as a secure base from which to explore
Secure attachment
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physical signs of sexual maturation that do not directly involve sex organs
Secondary sexual charactieristics
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parental presence that gives the infant/toddler a sense of safety as he explores his surroundings
Secure base
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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
Sensorimotor stage
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social support/friendships dwindle in number, but remain as close, if not more close than in earlier years
Socioemotional selectivity theory
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first male ejaculation
Spermarche
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process proposed by Kohlberg; humans move through three stages of moral development
Stage of moral reasoning
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innate traits that influence how one thinks, behaves, and reacts with the environment
Temperament
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biological, chemical, or physical environmental agent that causes damage to the developing embryo or fetus
Teratogen
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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
Uninvolved parenting style
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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
Zygote

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