Social and Emotional Development

Question 1

What is meant by attachment

Answer 1

enduring emotional tie between one animal/person and another specific individual

Question 2

attachment

Answer 2

an affectional bond between individuals characterized by a seeking of closeness or contact and a show of distress upon separation

Question 3

separation anxiety

Answer 3

experienced by infant when contact cannot be maintained with caregiver/ fear of being separated from a target of attachment

Question 4

secure attachment

Answer 4

type of attachment showing mild distress at leave-takings, seeking nearness to an attachment figure, and being readily soothed by this figure

Question 5

what percent of infants show secure attachment

Answer 5

60%

Question 6

avoidant attachment

Answer 6

type of insecure attachment, apparent indifference to the leave-takings of, and reunions with, an attachment figure

Question 7

what are the two types of insecure attachment

Answer 7

avoidant and ambivalent/resistant

Question 8

what percent of infants show avoidant attachment

Answer 8

15%

Question 9

what percent of infants show resistant attachment

Answer 9

10%

Question 10

what percentage of infants show disorganized/disoriented attachment

Answer 10

15%

Question 11

what pattern of attachment was the mom most likely to have post-partum depression

Answer 11

disorganized/disoriented

Question 12

Factors that affect attachment security

Answer 12

• quality of caregiving
• fathers matter too
• infant temperament
• family circumstances/availability of support services
• parents own attachment experiences

Question 13

what is the stability of attachment

Answer 13

-when caregiving remains constant, attachment persists

Question 14

can adopted children overcome early insecure attachment

Answer 14

yes

Question 15

early attachment patterns tend to endure into _______?

Answer 15

adulthood

Question 16

institutionalized children with little social stimulation.

2

Answer 16

• encounter developmental problems

- becomes withdrawn and depressed

Question 17

percent of children experience neglect

Answer 17

34%

Question 18

percentage of children that experience exposure to family violence

Answer 18

34%

Question 19

percentage of children experience physical abuse

Answer 19

20%

Question 20

percentage of children experience emotional harm

Answer 20

9%

Question 21

percentage of children that experience sexual abuse

Answer 21

3%

Question 22

causes of child abuse and neglect

Answer 22

crying infant, lack of problem solving skills, history of child abuse, situational stress

Question 23

effects of child abuse and neglect

Answer 23

high incidence of personal, social problem, and psychological disorders

Question 24

How to prevent child abuse?

Answer 24

strengthening parenting skills, home visits to high risk groups, provide support like child abuse hotline, increase public awareness

Question 25

characteristics of autism spectrum disorder?

Answer 25

impairment in communication skills, impairment in social interactions, repetitive stereotypes behaviour

Question 26

what age is autism evident?

Answer 26

age 3

Question 27

what gender is autism more common in?

Answer 27

4-5x more common in boys

Question 28

causes of Autism

Answer 28

• vulnerability may be inheritied

- neurological involvement

Question 29

Treatment of Autism

Answer 29

behaviour therapy, drug therapies

Question 30

is stranger anxiety normal

Answer 30

yes

Question 31

what month does stranger anxiety appear

Answer 31

6 months

Question 32

emotional regulation

Answer 32

ways young children control their own emotions

Question 33

how do caregivers help infants learn to regulate emotions

Answer 33

interplay between caregiver and infant, develop strategies to reduce arousal

Question 34

what month do children demonstrate self concept

Answer 34

18 months

Question 35

what happens at 24 months to a child

Answer 35

point to their own picture, use “I” in reference to self

Question 36

what does presence of self awareness allow

Answer 36

sharing and cooperation, self conscious emotions

Question 37

temperament

Answer 37

characteristic way of relating and adapting to world

Question 38

characteristic of temperament

Answer 38

present very early in life, basic core of personality, has genetic component

Question 39

percentage of easy temperament infant

Answer 39

40%

Question 40

percentage of difficult temperament

Answer 40

10%

Question 41

percentage of slow to warm up temperament

Answer 41

15%