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Child Development
Child Development
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Psychology
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04/19/2017

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Developmental Psychology
Definition
branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social changes throughout a life span
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Sensorimotor Stage
Definition
according to Piaget, the stage (from birth to about 2 years of age) during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities
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Preoperational Stage
Definition
according to Piaget, the stage (from about 2 to 6 or 7 years of age) during which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic
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Concrete Operational Stage
Definition
according to Piget, the stage of cognitive development (from about 6 or 7 to 11 years of age) during which children gain the mental operations that enable them to think logically about concrete events
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Formal Operational Stage
Definition
according to Piaget, the stage of cognitive development (normally beginning about age 12) during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts
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Attatchment
Definition
an emotional tie with another person; shown in young children by their seeking closeness to the caregiver and showing distress on separation
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Socialization
Definition
process by which children learn the behaviors, attitudes, and expectations required of them by their society and culture
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Preconventional Stage
Definition
Kohlberg's moral development stage where your behavior is influenced by rewards and punishments
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Conventional Stage
Definition
Kohlberg's moral development stage where your behavior is influence by peer pressure/society
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Postconventional Stage
Definition
Kohlberg's moral development stage where your behavior is influenced by your own ethics
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Identity Foreclosure
Definition
identity state where you accept your identity and the values that were given in childhood
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Identity Diffusion
Definition
identity state where you have no clear idea of your own identity and you are NOT trying to find one
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Moratorium
Definition
identity stage where you are trying to achieve identity through experimentation and trial and error
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Trust VS. Mistrust
Definition
stage from infancy - 1 year where infants develop a basic sense of trust
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Autonomy VS. Shame & Doubt
Definition
stage through toddlerhood (1-2 years) where toddles learn to exercise will and do things for themselves or they will doubt their abilities
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Initiative VS. Guilt
Definition
stage trough preschool (3-5 years) where preschoolers lean to start tasks and carry out plans or they will feel guilty about efforts to be independent
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Competence VS. Inferiority
Definition
stage through elementary school (6-puberty) where children learn the pleasure of applying themselves to tasks or they feel inferior
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Identity VS. Role Confusion
Definition
stage through adolescence where teenagers work at refining a sense of self by testing roles and then integrating them to form a single identity, or they become confused about who they are
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Secure
Definition
type of baby where the baby is calmed down by re-contact
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Avoidant
Definition
type of baby where the baby does not engage in a reunion with its mother
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Anxious/Ambivalent
Definition
type of baby where after re-contact that baby is anxious and fears for further absence
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lift neck
Definition
before babies can walk this is the first thing they need to learn
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APGAR Test
Definition
test given to a new born baby after 1 and 5 minutes.
each letter worth 2 points.
a - activity
p - pulse
g - grimace (reflexes)
a - appearance
r - respiration
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Bubinsky's Reflex
Definition
reflex where if you touch a baby's foot the toe bends
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37-42 weeks
Definition
term birth range
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Breach Birth
Definition
type of birth where the baby comes out feet first
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Germinal Stage
Definition
stage of development from conception - 2 weeks.
cells divide
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Embryonic Stage
Definition
stage of development from 2 weeks to 8 weeks where the vital organisms/system forms. most important stage.
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Fetal Stage
Definition
stage of development from 8 weeks till birth
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Identity Achievement
Definition
identity state where you have gone through an identity crisis and have come out with a well defined self-concept. you are committed to a set of personal values and goals.
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