believes outcomes are determined by factors beyond their control
external locus on control
believes they control their own outcome & that the results they achieve are direct result of their efforts
internal locus of control
children pay attention to one things & not the things around them
centration
ABUSE: physical, emotional, sexual. NEGLECT: physical, emotional. HOUSEHOLD DYSFUNCTION: mental illness, mother treated poorly, divorce, incarnated relative, substance abuse
ACEs (adverse childhood experiences)
attachment styles
Mary ainsworth
parents constantly meet infants’ needs by being warm & responsive. tend to be more well-adjusted, from successful social relationships, & perform better at school
secure attachment
parents fail to fully meet infants’ needs by being neglectful & inconsistent. tend to form shallow relationships, appear withdrawn, sometimes display an insatiable need for affection. Avoidant, Ambivalent
insecure attachment
system of rules in a language that enables us to communicate with & understand others.
grammar
set of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes, words, and sentences.
semantics
rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences in a given language. sentences are sequences of words constructed according to the rules of this.
syntax
smallest distinctive unit of sound in a language. English speakers use approx. 44.
phonemes
smallest unit of meaning in a language. can be words such as “I” and “a”, or they be parts of words such as the prefix “un-“ and the suffix “-able”
morphemes
LOW-HIGH: foreclosure– “i’ve made a choice without thinking”. HIGH-HIGH: Identity achievement– “I thought about it & I now know what I should do w/ my life. LOW-LOW: Identity diffusion– “I don’t know & don’t care about what I’m supposed to do w/ my life.” HIGH-LOW: moratorium– “I’m thinking about what I should do”
James Marcia’s Identity Statuses
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. a person will always experience at least 2. will experience several stages in a Roller Coaster effect
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’s 5 stages of grief