What are developmental milestones?
Specific normative events (crawling, walking, writing, dressing, naming colors)
What is self-concept?
ERIKSONS toddlerhood stage==-> elem. school==->reevaluate in adolescence
comparison aids in sense of competence and creates motivation, ni teen years messages are internalized or rejected
an understanding of who you are as an individual. By 24-36 months old children can name or point to themselves indicating self-recognition
positive self-concept is important to healthy development.
What is continuous development?
development is a continous process.
What are styles of parenting according to Baumrind?
DIANA BAUMRIND
Theory of 4 Parenting Styles
1. Authoritative style
2. Authoritarian style
3. Permissive style
4. Uninvolved style
* parenting style is an important factor in nurturing a healthy self-concept and a child’s socioemotional growth.
What is discontinuous development?
takes place in unique stages occuring at specific times or ages.
What is Authoritative style?
parents give reasonable demands and consistent limits, expresses warmth and affection, and listens to the childs point of view.
How does nature infliuence developmet?
Biology and genetics
What is Authoritarian style?
the parent places high value on conformity and obedience. The parents are often strict, tightly monitor their children, and express little warmth. In contrast to the authoritative style, authoritarian parents probably would not relax bedtime rules during a vacation.
How does nurture influence development?
Environment and culture.
What is Permissive style?
the kids run the show and anything goes. Permissive parents make few demands and rarely use punishment. They tend to be very nurturing and loving., and may play the role of friend rather than parent.
What is Psychosexual Development Theory?
Theory posits that children’s pleasure seeking urges are focused in different erigenous zones. In each five stages
SIGMUND FREUD
What is uninvolved style?
The parents are indifferent, uninvolved and sometimes referred to as neglectful. They don’t respond to the child’s needs and make realtively few demands. This could be because of severe depression/substance abuse/extreme work culture. Parents provide basic needs but little else.
Children emotionally withdrawn, fearful, anxious, increase risk of subst
What are the 5 stages of psychosexual development?
What is Temperament?
innate traits that influence how one thinks behaves and reacts with the environment.
easy-> adapt well to change, ability to regulate emotions/ responsive
difficult-> negative emotions, hard to adapt to change/ withdrawal
What is Psychosocial Development theory?
What is adolescence?
a period of development that begins at puberty and ends at emerging adulthood.(12 to 18 years).
period between childhood and adulthood. socially constructed concept
What are the stages of psychosocial development?
What are physical developments during puberty?
Puberty can be source of pride or embarassment.
Early puberty in boys= strong, popular vs. early sexual activity & substance abuse
Early puberty in girls= teased, ogled vs. depression & eating disorder
Adrenarche and Gonadarche. The maturing of the adrenal glands and sex glands respectively.
Menarche and Spermache. The beginning of menstrual periods and the first ejaculation respectively.
What is the Cognitive Theory of Development?
JEAN PIAGET
What are primary and secondary sexual characteristics?
Primary-> organs specifically needed for reproduction: uterus, ovaries, testes
Secondary-> physical signs of sexual maturation that do not directly involve sex organs, such as development of breasts and hips, and development of facial hair and a deepened voice.
What are schemata?
What is cognitive empathy?
relates to ability to take the perspective of others and feel concern for others. Increases in adolescence important to social problem solving and conflict avoidance.
What are assimilation and accomodation?
What is psychosocial development?
ERIKSON
adolescents ask the questions “Who Am I?” & “Who do I want to Be?” Some adopt values and roles their parents expect, others develop identities in opposition to their parents but aligned with their peer group.