Normal Development Flashcards
Define attachment
Enduring emotional connection that develops between infant and primary caregiver
Harlow’s experiment
Monkeys given feeding mother of mesh or terry cloth; preferred terry cloth
Results
- Attachment not simplky result of feeing
- Comforted monkeys (terry cloth) showed less disorganization during stress
Anaclitic depression
Deprivation of affection –> depression, susceptibility to physical illness
Social/emotional effects of deprivation of affection
Poor language/socialization skills, lack of trust in others
Physical effects of deprivation of affection
Failure to thrive (weight loss, loss muscle tone, physical illness) –> death
Babinski reflex (& when it extinguishes)
Big toe dorsiflex w/ plantar stimulation (12 mos)
Moro reflex (& when it extinguishes)
Limbs extend upon startle (3 mos)
Rooting (& when it extinguishes)
Responds to perioral stim by puckering lips/turning head to assist in breastfeeding (4mos)
Grasp reflex (& when it extinguishes)
Infant grasps object in palm (6mos)
Translational object
Object to which young child becomes attach to allow comfort and a half-way step between attachment to herself and outside world
Stranger anxiety
Normal fear of strangers – infants cry/cling to parents when strangers approach (around 6mos) due to growing ability to distinguish caregivers from others
Separation anxiety
Normal anxiety created by separation from caregiver (9 mos)
Birth-2mos
Social smile, lifts head to prone
4-5 mos
Parent recognition, orients to voice, rolls over
6 mos
Laughs, babbles, stranger anxiety, sits/rolls, passes toy hand-hand
7-8 mos
Crawls
9-10 mos
Orients to name, object permanence, Dada/Mama nonspecific, stands, pincer grasp
12 mos
Dada/mama specific, first words, walks (12-18mos), drinks from cup, points to objects
Birth-24 mos – Piaget
Sensorimotor – interacts w/ world through sensory observation, gains control of motor fxns; oject permanence by end of second year (recognizes hidden objects still exist)
Birth-1yr – Freud
Oral – urges focusses on feeding, the source of all satisfaction and frustration
Birth-1yr – Erikson
Trust vs. mistrust:
- Trust from attachment w/ parent who provides consistent care
- Mistrust when infant can’t rely on parent –> emptiness and despair
Gender identity timing
Begins at 18 mos, solidified by 24-30 mos –> major part of gender is innate
Rapprochement
Child uses caregiver like beacon to explore (back and forth) – starts at 24 mos
18 mos
Imitates housework, 20-100 words, climbs stairs, throws ball overhead