social refrencing
when your childern look to another person for emotional or behavioral cues to understand a situation
secure and insecure attachment
secure - consistent caregiver responsiveness leading to children who are confident and well regulated
insecure - inconsistent or neglectful care resulting in anxious children and poorly regulated kids
parent sensitivity
parents’ ability to accurately perceive, interpre,t and respond to a child’s signals and needs
types of insecure attachment styles
anxious
avoidant
disorganized
4 parenting approaches
authoritarian
authoritative
permissive
uninvolved
authoritarian parenting
nuturing, supportive, clear expectations
permissive parenting
few rules, allows the kid to make decisions, more open communication
no power difference
uninvolved parenting
emotionally detatched and disengaged
authoritative parenting
strict rules, high expectations, harsh punishmenst
peer victimization
bullying- physical, verbal, and relational victimization
temperament
biologically based tendency to feel/act in a certain way
activity level, emotionality, sociability
positive and negative changes in our aging population
fluid vs crystallized abilities
fluid- problem solving, and non verbal tasks
crystalized- learned things, accumulation of knowledge
facets of executive functions that become less effecient
working memory
processing speed
inhibitory control
aging-related changes in social relationships
smaller social network
avoid negative interactions
Married men and women live longer
Erikson’s psychosocial stsges
One way to understand how personality matures
Kohlberg’s theory of moral development
How we understand and develop morality
our morals
