Week 9 Flashcards
Growth
Physical changes that are measured and that occur in a steady and orderly manner
Development
Relates to change in mental, emotional, and social function
Growth is measured in what
Weight and height
Maturation
Completed growth and development
Some of the principles of the process
Proceeds from simple to complex
Occurs in sequence, order, and pattern
Rate of growth is uneven
Three major factors influence human growth and development
Genetic or natural factors
Heredity
Temperament
Temperament
Characteristic psychological disposition with which the child is born
Environmental factors
Family
Peer group
Health environment
Health environment
individual’s responsiveness to the environment and responsiveness of others to the individual
Interacting factors
Life experience, prenatal health, state of health
Prenatal health
Biological and maturational factors and environment factors together affect fetal growth and development
Theory
Is an organized, often observable, logical set of statements about a subject
Stage 1 of Erickson development theory
Trust vs mistrust
Birth to age 1 year
Stage 2 of Erikson developmental theory
Autonomy vs sense of shame and doubt
Ages 1-3 years
Stage 3 of Eriksons developmental theory
Initiative vs guilt
Ages 3 - 6 years old
Stage 4 of eriksons developmental theory
Competence or industry
Ages 6-11
Stage 4 of eriksons developmental theory
Identity vs role confusion
Ages 12-20
Stage 6 of eriksons developmental theory
Intimacy vs isolation
Ages 20-40
Stage 7 of erikson developmental theory
Generativity vs stagnation
Ages 40-65
Stage 8 of eriksons developmental theory
Integrity vs despair
65 and older
Period one in Paigets theory of cognitive development
Sensorimotor
The infant knows the world through their movement and sensations
Phase two in piagets theory of cognitive development
Preoperational
Ages 2 to 7
Children begin to think symbolically and learn to use words and pictures to represent objects
Phase three in piagets theory of cognitive development
Contrete operations
7 to 11 years old
Begin the think logically about concrete events
Phrase four in paigets theory of cognitive development
Formal operations
11 to adulthood
Individuals thinking moves to abstract and theoretical subjects
