Social Developments Of Infants And Children Flashcards
_____ - involves the ways that infants and children relate to others
Social Development
_____ - An important factor in a child’s social development (emotional ties that form between people and begins between parents and their child)
Attachment
Attachment was studied by ______ who came to the conclusion that infants prefer being with people instead of being alone
Mary Ainsworth
Infants develop attachments with their caregivers in ____ months
4 months
Attachment with mothers grow around __ to__ months
6 to 7 months
____ - Excessive worry and fear about being apart from family members or individuals to whom a child is most attached
Separation anxiety
_____ and _____ are factors in a child developing this attachment
Contact comfort and imprinting
_______ also studied attachment theory, but used infant monkeys (experiment by having the monkey decided between a comforting mother without milk or a monkey covered in barbed wire with milk, always preferred comfort)
Harry Harlow
_____ - Instinctual need to be touched by something soft (monkeys became more exploratory of their environment because of their mothers comforting company)
Contact comfort
_____ - Process by which some animals form an instinctual, immediate attachment during a critical period (animal can become _____ with unusual objects, humans do not have this)
Imprinting
____ style - Developed when their primary caregiver is reliable
Secure attachment style
______ style - Developed when caregivers are unresponsive to the needs of their child
Insecure attachment style
___ attachment - When the child is unresponsive to the parent if the parent is totally inattentive
Avoidant attachment
____ attachment - When the child becomes clingy due to inconsistent care from caregiver
Resistant attachment
____ attachment - Due to child abuse, and the child avoids the parent
Disorganized attachment
_____ - developmental disorder that is mostly diagnosed in childhood (a spectrum disorder)
Autism
_____ - Severity of the disorder occurs along a spectrum from people with high-functioning to low-functioning forms
Spectrum Disorder
_____ - Form of autism that is less severe, categorized by a specific interest
Asperger’s
2 dimensions of parenting styles
^ warmth, v cold, < Not strict, > Strict
___ parents - Shows lots of love and affection but rarely sets rules and boundaries ( acts more like a friend than a parent, child may lack discipline, high self esteem better social skills and lower depression rates)
Permissive parents
______ parents - Have strict rules and shows very little warmth and affection towards their children (emphasis on conformity and obedience, rules aren’t relaxed and aren’t given a reason, children grow up to be unhappy)
Authoritarian parents
______ parents - Involves a parent showing warmth and affection, while establishing rules and boundaries (set rules and open about them, children grow up with mostly positive self worth and have less issues)
Authoritative parents
_____ parents - May show little love and affection towards their child but also do not show much discipline (not always neglectful, Ex: Parent who works multiple jobs and still cares for their child)
Uninvolved parents
_____ - Physical, sexual, or psychological harm done to a child (Ex: exposing a child to alcohol or illicit drugs)
Child abuse
____ - Caregiver is inattentive to the needs of the child
Child neglect
______ - People who are legally required to make reports to proper authorities when they suspect a case of child abuse
Mandatory reporters
_____ - The value or worth one sees in themselves (helps people with the struggles of life, those w/high ____ will be more confident in overcoming their struggles)
Self esteem
______ positive regard - Parent shows love and acceptance for who their child is (child has higher self esteem)
Unconditional positive regard
______ positive regard - Parent shows love and acceptance based on certain behaviors of their child
Conditional positive regard
