MATERNAL - FINAL NA FINAL NA Flashcards
An increase in physical size or dimensions.
GROWTH
process of change and growth in skills, abilities, and behaviors.
DEVELOPMENT
Specific skills or abilities that most children achieve by a certain age.
DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES
A task that arises at or about a certain period in life, the successful achievement of which leads to happiness and success with later tasks, while failure leads to unhappiness, disapproval by society, and difficulty with later tasks.
DEVELOPMENTAL TASK (HAVIGHURST)
An individual’s characteristic style of reacting to the environment.
TEMPERAMENT
The process of physical growth and development primarily influenced by genetics
MATURATION
Engaging in imaginative play where children take on different roles.
ROLE FANTASY
Refers to the development of mental processes such as thinking, reasoning, problem-solving, and memory.
THEORY OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
PIAGET’S STAGES OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
- SENSORIMOTOR STAGE
- PREOPERATIONAL STAGE
- CONCRETE OPERATIONAL STAGE
- FORMAL OPERATIONAL STAGE
Infants learn about the world through their senses and motor actions.
SENSORIMOTOR STAGE
SENSORIMOTOR STAGE
BIRTH - 2 Y/O
Key achievements in SENSORI include:
OBJECT PERMANENCE
SCHEMAS
ASSIMILATION
ACCOMODATION
CENTERING
The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight.
Object Permanence
Mental frameworks or concepts that organize and interpret information.
SCHEMAS
Fitting new information into existing schemas.
ASSIMILATION
Modifying existing schemas to fit new information.
ACCOMODATION
Focusing on only one aspect of a situation at a time.
CENTERING