Social Development

Question 1

What is social development?

Answer 1

The gradual acquistion of certain skills, attitudes, relationships, and behaviours that let us function as a member of society

Question 2

What was Freud’s theory of psychosexual development concerned with?

Answer 2

The relationship between the conscious and the unconscious
Conscious mind- rational and irrational thoughts
Unconscious mind- biological/instinctive drives like hunger, thirst, sexual desire

Question 3

How is the relationship between the conscious and unconscious relevant to development?

Answer 3

How personality and psyche develop across different stages of psychosexual development

Question 4

What is the superego?

Answer 4

Little voice in your head telling you is something is wrong or right, despite what your body is telling you to do

Question 5

What is the ego?

Answer 5

The compromise between id and superego, to make a final decision

Question 6

Briefly describe Erikson’s theory of psychsocial development

Answer 6

Very detailed explanation of development.
Each age has a different conflict that they have to figure out in the mind.
For example- infancy- trust vs mistrust

Question 7

What are learning theories concerned with?

Answer 7

How people learn specific behaviours

Question 8

How are learning theories relevant to development?

Answer 8

Learning of behaviour can take place across lifespan and has ongoing consequences for the person’s life.

Question 9

When was ASD first described?

Answer 9

Kanner et al. (1943)- a powerful desire for aloneness, and an obsessive insistence on persistent sameness.

First systematic description of autism as a distinct neurodevelopmental disorder

Question 10

What are the two DSM-5 criteria for autism?

Answer 10

Social communication and interaction deficits
Restricted and repetitive behaviour and interests

Question 11

What percentage of the pop has autism?

Answer 11

1%

Question 12

Which sex has a higher prevalence of autism?

Answer 12

Males

Question 13

Is autism highly heritable?

Answer 13

Yep

Question 14

Does autism have a high co-morbidity?

Answer 14

Yes

Question 15

After what age can autism be diagnosed?

Answer 15

2-3 years

Question 16

What is the DTT therapy for autism?

Answer 16

Based on operant conditioning
Highly structured
Could be effective in improving certain skills

Question 17

What are the criticisms of the DTT therapy for autism?”

Answer 17

There is a lack of care for kids’ feelings and needs, learning skills may not be generalisable
When they get older, many describe it as a traumatic experience

Question 18

What did Wang et al find?

Answer 18

That people are more likely to learn when motivated, so you can incorporate special interests to encourage autistic children to engage in activities.

Question 19

What are four ways we can create autism-friendly communites?

Answer 19

Sensory adjustment
Communication adjustment
Don’t make assumptions
Be kind and patient