Normal development Flashcards

1
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3 factors influencing development

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Constitutional ie genetics
Environmental
Disability

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2
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Problems in the child in the first year of life x5

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Premature birth
Difficult delivery
Crying a lot
Difficult to console
Physical illness

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3
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Problems in the parent in the first year of life x5

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Teenager
Single parent
Relationship problems
Little support
Stress

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4
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Cognitive skills acquired at end of 2nd year x2

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Symbolic thinking
Object constancy

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5
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Problems in toddlers x5

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ASD
Child abuse
Mild intellectual disability
Insecure attachment
Reactivate attachment disorder

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6
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Define intermodal perception

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Integration of information from different senses

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7
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Describe the ages at which language develops x3

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Wk 6- sounds
6M- babbling
10-12M - real language

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8
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Describe Bowlby’s attachment theory

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Emotional and social development of an infant is shaped by their relationship with the primary caregiver

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9
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Describe the first form of communication in the 1st year of life

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The reaction of the caregiver to the child’s crying or laughing

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10
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Describe a good enough mother according to Winnicott

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One that makes active adaptation to the infants needs

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11
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Separation anxiety is marked by 2 things

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Beginning of attachment
Beginning of fear of strangers

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12
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Characteristics of children’s behaviors x2

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Urge to explore
Search for safety

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13
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Psychiatric disorders in the first year of life x2

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ASD
Reactive attachment disorder

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14
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Define object constancy

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The ability to retain a bond with a person or object despite how they may make you feel upset or angry

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15
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Describe inner representation and when it develops

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Child can imagine that an object or person is somewhere else
18M

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16
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Describe some milestones that occur in toddlers x5

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Walking around- 20M
Potty training- 31-37M
Differentiation of emotions
Self control of emotions and behaviors
Differentiation between self and others

17
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Psychiatric problems in toddlers x2

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ASD and ID(mild forms)

18
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Attachment problems in parent child relationship in toddlerhood x2

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Insecure attachment
Reactive attachment disorders

19
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Describe 2 characteristics of preoperational stage

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Understands simple causal r/ships
Can sort objects within one dimension eg color or shape

20
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Describe social and emotional development in preschool children

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Understand that their emotions do not always correspond to those of others but can’t yet put themselves in others shoes

21
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Describe the theory of mind that occurs in preschool children x2

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Understand that others have their inner world with thoughts, feelings and wishes
Able to predict and understand behavior of others and draw conclusions

22
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Other aspects of social and emotional development in preschool children x4

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Self image
Playing becomes more social
Ability to control fears and impulses
Development of moral sense, what is right and wrong

23
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Problems in preschool age x5

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Bed wetting
Sleep disturbances
Aggressive behaviors
Pathological fears
Delay in language and speech

24
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Internal strategies to remember things x4

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Repetition
Ordering
Giving meaning
Remembering in parts

25
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Describe metacognition

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Awareness of one’s own processes of strengths and weakness
Thinking about one’s thinking

26
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Positive factors that promote cognitive development x5

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Support
Education
Exchanging ideas with other children
Looking for a solution to a problem together
Learning experiences- homework and household tasks

27
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Describe some emotional and social developments of a school aged child x5

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Self regulation
Stress tolerance
Moral development
Understands complex emotions
Broadening of social relationships

28
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Roles of family in child development x3

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Provide food and safety
Offer guidance in developing skills
Educate on cultural values and society norms

29
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Parenting styles x4

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Authoritarian
Authoritative
Permissive
Uninvolved

30
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Children’s emotional problems associated with parental separation x4

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Aggression
Anxiety
Oppositional behavior
Problems in social functioning

31
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How do siblings help in development x3

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Justice
Dealing with anger and aggression

32
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3 stages of adolescence

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Puberty
Early and late adolescence

33
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Characteristics of cognitive development in adolescence x5

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Abstract thinking
Better memory
Better selective attention
Capable of introspection
Ability to reason logically

34
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Describe how sleep cycle may be affected in adolescence x3

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Sleep deprived > poor school performance > stress > sleep disturbances

35
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Define identity development

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A belief of being an individual who is different from others

36
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Problems characteristic of adolescence x5

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Depression
Antisocial behavior
Eating disorders
Experimenting with alcohol and drugs
Feelings of being worthless and hopeless