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07/25/2009

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STAGES OF PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT
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conception-zygote, embryo, fetus,child
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Temperament
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natural style of interacting with the environment. genetic.
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temperament styles
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easy, difficult, slow-to-warm-up
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goodness-of-fit model
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attachment
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strong bond that develops between child and primary caregivers. develops in the first 6 months.
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types of attachment
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secure and insecure
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insecure attachment
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avoidant (ignore caregiver) or ambivalent (cry a lot)
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4 parenting styles
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Authoritarian; authoriatative; neglectful; permissive.
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authoritarian parenting
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arbitrary rules. expect unquestioning obedience. punishment to correct misbehavior. children are anxious, withdrawn and unhappy.
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ainsworth
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bowlby
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Harlow
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authoritative parenting
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high but realistic goals. enforce limits but reason with the child. knowing why rules are necessary makes it easier for the child to follow them. children do well.
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permissive parenting
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few rules or demands and do not enforce. allow children to make their own decisions. children can be immature, impulsive, dependent, less self-reliant. behavior problems.
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neglecting parenting
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permissive and not involved in children's lives. children are insecurely attached and have problems building and maintaining relationships.
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puberty
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transition from childhood to adolescence
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physical changes of puberty
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surge of hormones, growth spurt.
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Emerging adulthood
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Jeffery Arnett. industrialization and capitalism changed what 18-29 yo's experienced. focus on self-exploration and identity expression instead of settling down.
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menopause
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the cessation of menstruation. end of a woman's reproductive years.
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male physical decline from aging
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gradual decline in T and semen production
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primary aging effects
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breakdown of myelin sheaths on neurons. slow down of o2 supply to the brain. sensory abilities less sharp.
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secondary aging effects
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chronic diseases
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cognitive changes of aging
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abilities grow up to 60. steady but modest decline to 80. rapid decline after 80.
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crystallized intelligence
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verbal ability and accumulated knowledge. increases over time and age.
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fluid intelligence
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abstract reasoning and mental flexibility. decreases slowly as people age.
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Alzheimer's disease
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progressive and incurable disorder that results in widespread deterioration of the brain cells. dementia.
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dementia
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problems with memory and cognitive abilities.
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Elizabeth Kuhbler Ross
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death and dying. 5 stages of grief.
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5 stages of grief
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denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
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personality
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an individual's characteristic pattern of behavior, thought, emotions and expression of feelings
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psychoanalytic theory of personality
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deterministic. negative. explains irrational behaviors
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Freud's theory of personality
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Id-pleasure principle, Ego-reality principle, Superego-moral principle. personality arises from conflicts among them.
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psychoanalytic defense mechanisms
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technique used by individuals to defend the self against anxiety and maintain self worth. repression, projection, denial, rationalization.
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psychosexual stages
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oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital. center on a particular body part that provides pleasure.
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Maslow's theory of personality
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humanistic. self-actualization. motivation is the root of understanding personality. develop to full potential. strive to be complete.
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Carl Rogers
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humanistic. difficulty accepting true feelings. move away from authentic feelings to make people happy. need unconditional positive regard. 2 selves: real and ideal. greater discrepancy=more problems adjusting.
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trait theories
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personality is broad, enduring dispositions that guide our behaviors. ignore context.
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Gordon Allport
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16PF. cardinal, common and individual traits.
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cardinal trait
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trait that dominates a person
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common trait
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possessed by many people
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individual trait
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possessed by one person
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Hans Eysenck
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5 trait theory of personality. extroversion most important.
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5 trait theory
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Eysenck. OCEAN. openness. conscientiousness. extraversion. agreeableness. neuroticism.
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social cognitive perspective of personality
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focus on individual's interpretation of experiences and how that informs behavior. individual behavior causes situations.
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Bandura
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reciprocal determinism. personality is environment, interpretation and behavior. personal control, self-efficacy.
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reciprocal determinism
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world and person's behavior can cause each other
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personal control
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Bandura. emphasis on regulation and control over one's behavior so that eventually one can control the environment.
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self-efficacy
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Bandura. belief that one can master a situation to produce positive outcomes. coping with stress, reducing addictive behavior.
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Walter Mischel
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social cognition. situationalism. personality not stable.
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situationalism
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Mischel. individuals choose their behavior after evaluating their context. cognitive affective processing system=our interpretation.
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inventories
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personality assessment. MMPI=psychiatric disorders, 16PF, CPI. pen and paper.
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projective tests
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personality assessments. Freud. ambiguous stimuli that encourages individuals to reveal hidden emotions and motives. TAT-tell story about images. Rorschach inkblot.
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