Middle Childhood Flashcards
Rough-And-Tumble Play
vigorous play involving wrestling, hitting, and chasing, often accompanied by laughing and screaming
Body Image
descriptive and evaluative beliefs about one’s appearance
Acute Medical Conditions
occasional medical illnesses that last a short time
Chronic Medical Conditions
long-lasting or recurrent physical, developmental, behavioral, and/or emotional conditions that require special health services
Asthma
a chronic respiratory disease characterized by sudden attacks of coughing, wheezing, and difficulty in breathing
Diabetes
one of the most common diseases of childhood. It is characterized by high levels of glucose in the blood as a result of defective insulin production, ineffective insulin action, or both
Hypertension
high blood pressure
Stuttering
involuntary, frequent repetition or prolongation of sounds or syllables
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
pattern of behavior, persisting into middle childhood, marked by negativity, hostility, and defiance
Conduct Disorder
repetitive, persistent pattern of aggressive, antisocial behavior violating societal norms or the rights of others
School Therapy
unrealistic fear of going to school
Separation Anxiety Disorder
condition involving excessive, pro-longed anxiety concerning separation from home or from people to whom a person is attached
Social Phobia
extreme fear and/or avoidance of social situations
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
anxiety not focused on any single target
OCD
anxiety aroused by repetitive, intrusive thoughts, images, or impulses, often leading to compulsive ritual behaviors
Childhood Depression
mood disorder characterized by such symptoms as a prolonged sense of friendlessness, inability to have fun or concentrate, fatigue, extreme activity or apathy, feelings of worthlessness, weight change, physical complaints, and thoughts of death or suicide
Individual Psychotherapy
psychological treatment in which a therapist sees a troubled person one-on-one
Family Therapy
psychological treatment in which a therapist sees the whole family together to analyze patterns of family functioning
Behavior Therapy
therapy that uses principles of learning theory to eliminate undesirable behaviors
Art Therapy
therapeutic approach that allows a person to express troubled feelings without words, using a variety of art materials and media
Play Therapy
therapeutic approach that uses play to help a child cope with emotional distress
Drug Therapy
administration of drugs to treat emotional disorders
Concrete Operations
the third stage of Piagetian cognitive development (age 7 to 12) during which children develop logical but not abstract thinking
Seriation
ability to order items along a dimension
Transitive Inference
Understanding the relationship between two objects by knowing the relationship of each to a third object
Class Inclusion
understanding the relationship between a whole and its part
Inductive Reasoning
type of logical reasoning that moves from particular observations about members of a class to general conclusion about that class
Deductive Reasoning
type of logical reasoning that moves from a general premise about a class to a conclusion about a particular member or members of the class
Horizontal Decalage
Piaget’s term for an ability to transfer learning about one type of conservation to other types, which causes a child to master different types of conservation tasks at different ages
Metamemory
understanding of process of memory