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| study of changes in psychology from conception to death |
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| transmission of traits from parents to offspring |
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| polygenic characteristics |
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| genes influence each other |
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| expressed everytime it is present |
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| only expressed when homozygous - xx |
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| physical core of personality |
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| external conditions affecting development |
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| individuals current state of development |
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| time during development with high sensitivity to environment |
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| loss or witholding of normal stimulation |
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| deliberately making an environment more stimulating |
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| used to test infant perceptionby presenting visual stimuli and observing response |
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| physical growth and developmentof body and nervous system |
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| condition that exists when one has matured enough to allow rapid acquisition of particular skill |
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| development of self awareness/relationships with others |
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| person who studies natural behavior patterns of animals |
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| rapid and relatively permanent type of learning that occurs in limited period early in life |
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| close bond infants form with parents, caregiver |
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| uneasiness shown by infants when separated from parent or caregiver |
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| separation anxiety disorder |
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| severe distress caused by extended separation anxiety |
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| pleasant and reassuring feeling humans get when touching something soft and warm, usually mother |
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| emotional needs for love and affection |
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| psychological effect of mother on children |
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| psychological effect of father on children |
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| framework or guidelines for acceptable behavior |
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| witholding affection to enforce child discipline |
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| positive evaluation of oneself |
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| mental ability to change the shape or form of a substance and percieve that volume stays the same |
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| a comflict between personal impulses and the social world that affects dx |
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| competetion among siblings for attention, dominance, status within the family |
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| defiance of adult authority |
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| inability to control urination, bed wetting |
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| a lack of bowel control, pooping ones pants |
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| eating or chewing inedible objects or substances |
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| speech that begins after normal stage for development |
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| chronic hesitation or stuttering speech |
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| problem with thinking, language, attention, or activity that impairs learning ability |
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| inability to read with understanding, caused by tendency to misread letters |
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| behavioral problem characterized by short attention span, restless movement, and impaired learning capacity |
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| pattern where children violate rules and behave aggresively |
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| disorder involving mutism, sensory spinouts, sensory blocking, tantrums, unresponsiveness to others |
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| physical or emotional harm caused by violence, mistreatment, or neglect |
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| period between childhood and adulthood that varies by culture |
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| when a person becomes sexually mature |
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| visible or tangible signs that indicate a persons social status or role |
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| group of people a person imagines is watching his or her actions |
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| a premature end to the search for personaly identity |
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| when s person moves into a new life period |
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| one who studies aging and its effect |
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| innate, nonlearned abilities based on perceptual, motor, or intellectual speed and flexibility |
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| accumulated knowledge and skill |
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| specialist who studies emotional and behavioral reactions to death and dying |
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| period of emotional adjustment following death of a loved one |
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| during grief when a person seems dazed or numb and shows little emotion |
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