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Middle Childhood Flashcards

Study middle childhood psychology

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Child obesity Physical Patterns

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Grow average of 2-3in per year

Gain 5-7 pounds per year

Cephalocaudal pattern has now resulted in head circumference becoming more proportionate w/total body weight

Proximodistal pattern progressed to limbs
Boys gain in gross motor
Girls more advanced in fine motor

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Child Obesity Causes

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Genetics

Socioeconomic status (lack of education of healthy behaviors + stress)

Poor behavioral pattern

Less physical activity

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Child obesity consequences

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Low self esteem

Depression

Social exclusion

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ADHD Patterns

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Inattention

Hyperactivity

Impulsivity

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Hyperactivity

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Person moves constantly *including situations which its not appropriate

Excessive fidgets, taps, talks

Adults: Extreme restlessness or wearing others out w/constant activity

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Inactiviton

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Wanders off task

Lacks persistence

Difficult sustaining sustaining focus

Disorganized

*problems due w/defiance or lack of comprehension

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Impulsivity

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Makes hasty actions that occur in the moment w/o thinking *may have high potential for harm

Desire for immediate rewards

Social/intrusive- interrupt others

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ADHD causes

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Genes

Cigarette smoke, alcohol, drug use during pregnancy

Environmental toxins during pregnancy or at young age

Low birth weight

Brain injury

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ADHD Treatment

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Medication

Psychotherapy/Psychosocial Intervention

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Piaget Concrete Operations Benefits/Limitations

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Benefits- Conservation, Classification, Seriation, Logical Thinking?

Limits- abstract thought

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Categories of Peer Acceptance

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Popular

Rejected

Neglected

Controversial

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Popular (peer acceptance)

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Prosocial

  • not bullying
  • popular bc they’re nice and interact well

Antisocial
-might very liked but they harm/bulky peers

*might be a little bit of both

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Rejected

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Aggressive
-some act out and become bullies bc they’ve been bullied

Withdrawn
-try to avoid others or mind up their own business

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Reasons for rejection

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Physical appearance
Have behaviors that call attention to themselves

*antibullying interventions try to stop bully behavior from bully’s standpoint, but allow tries to lift victim up and build social skills

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Neglected

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• Weren’t voted as being popular or disliked
• People forgot about them
• Overlooked
• Make school unpleasant
• Long consequences for being neglected aren’t as serious (as rejected) as long a kid has some pride in themselves or some other outlet outside of that school
They might be fine when they get out of school, just might look back & say “I hated high school”

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Controversial

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  • Have a lot of votes, but have a lot of positive & negative votes
    • Seen in mixed ways
    • Seen as popular but may be “different enough”
    • Might be into a different style of music, off putting to others but the kid is comfortable & carries themselves well so it’s not affected *fine w/themselves
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Divorce Stats

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  • Divorce varies on qualities you may have
    • Religious individuals less likely to be divorced
    • Individuals who get married after 20 less likely
    • Woman more education she has, less likely to be divorced
    • Economic stability- less likely
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Consequences -divorce

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  • Financial
    • Home stability
    • Parental stress
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Financial consequence-divorce

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drop in income

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Home stability consequence-divorce

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○ Within 1st 2 years of divorce parent newly single parent starts to change their parenting style
§ Might be more strict or relaxed *never at the sweet spot
Requiring child to listen to you, but also being very warm *lose balance bs there’s so much else going on

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Parental stress cosequence-divorce

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How well is the adult trying to protect the child from letting the emotional fall out reach them? -refraining from parenting blame game, etc

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Key variables in child response-divorce

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Gender
Age
Temperament
Father role

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Gender variable- divorce

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○ Research indicates being in single parent household is more detrimental to boys
§ More typical for mom to have custody
□ No father model
Girls have harder time w/remarriage

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Temperament variable-divorce

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○ Some kids are more even keeled than others

Effects vary

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Age variable- divorce

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Children typically have more difficulty w/divorce than adolescents (reverse for remarriage)
• Might not think logically about what happened cognitive develop
• Might be a lot of self blame
Teen would have a better understanding of relationship/situation

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Fathers role variable-divorce

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Play important role in self esteem & self image with daughter

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Last affects -divorce

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Children of divorce tend to be very suspicious of marriage & likelyhood at staying in long term relationship
• Shows pattern
Have to work really hard at not falling into those patterns

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Moral Development (Kohlberg)

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Precoventional
Conventional
Post Conventional

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Precoventional

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  • Punishment/obedience
  • Reciprocity/self interest
  • Morality is externally controlled
  • Have to use reward for young kids or they’re not going to get it *can’t reason

*piaget would support

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Conventional

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• Social Harmony
		○ You want to love others & them to love you *reciprocal 
	• Social Order
	• Justice issues
		○ This is fair/not fair
	• Conformity to social rules
More teens fall in this level
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Postconventional

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• Social Contract
○ Founding fathers/declaration,

§ agreement made between government & people

§ Government is going to provide these services, if you do those services

§ & there is going to be a right & wrong to what both parties can do

	○ God/diety?

• Universal ethical Principle
• Morality determine by abstract principles Regardless as to whether society says this act is just or injust it just is
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Kohlberg Controversey

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-controversial- bias from males perspective, women will be ranked at lower level
• Focus on relationship rather than justice?
• Secular point of view
-religious individuals at low level, bc argument is often based on punishment
• If they were able to elaborate on what they meant would they be ranked the same *sounds more post conventional

Psychology (Lifespan Development) (3 decks)

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