U4 Flashcards
What is DEVELOPMENT?
Development is enduring growth and change that makes an individual better adapted to the environment.
How does development help?
It enhances the individuals ability to engage, understand & experience more complex behaviour, thinking and emotions.
What is the length of development?
It is a persons process over a lifespan, the change occurred, the behaviour and stability from birth to death.
Why is it important for Counsellors to know the stages of Development?
Provides
1. An explanation as to why people think and act the way they do
- It can be a baseline that indicates where r u? a person should be within their development
Eg what is considered normal
3.evidence for the interventions a counsellor chooses to conduct with their clients
How many HUMAM DEVELOPMENT THEORIES are there?
5
What are the 5 PERSONAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT THEORIES?
- Freud’s psychosexual theory
- Erickson’s pyschosocial stages
- Piaget’s Stages of cognitive development
- Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
- Learning theories
Which is more important… Nature vs Nurture?
Both are regarded is important in the modern counselling process.
Both factors of the clients upbringing need to be assessed within the counselling process.
What are the factors of NATURE?
-Physical Health
-Family History of conditions
Eg anxiety depression schizophrenia and substance abuse
-physiological biology, needs and drives
What are the factors of NURTURE?
- living environment
- support systems
- cultural factors
- education
- childhood history eg traumatic childhood events and behavioural models eg mother father
Is MASLOWS HIERARCHY OF NEEDS known as HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY?
Yes
What is HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY based on?
It is based on the human capacity for creativity, growth and choice.
It argues that development is not dominated by unconscious forces.
What does it highlight for clients in the counselling process?
It highlights the clients strengths and their potential for change
Does Maslow’s theory focus more on ‘human motivation’ or ‘human development’?
Human motivation
What are the “Physiological Needs” first needs in maslow’s hierarchy pyramid?
Survival and physiological needs
- air
- food
- Sex
- sleep
- shelter
- water
What are the SAFETY AND SECURITY needs in Maslow’s Theory?
- Safety
- Security
What are the ‘BELONGING & LOVE needs’ in Maslow’s Theory?
- Social needs
- friendship
- family