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| 3 stages of prenatal development |
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| a single cell with 23 chromosomes from mom and 23 from dad |
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| what are time periods for prenatal dev |
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germinal-week 1 and 2
embryonic-weeks 3-8
fetal-months 2-9 |
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| what happens in each stage |
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germinal-conception then zygote and then the mass of cells attaches to uterine wall
embryonic-cell differentiation intensifies support systems develope organs begin neural tube and spinal chord starts heart begins to beat and and face limbs and intestines begin to appear
fetal-fetus goes from size of bean to moving and gaining weight |
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| embrryonic period is critical because? |
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| its when all vital organs begin |
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| what are some environment threats to developing kid |
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teratogens
fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
sti's
and being preterm |
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| any agent that causes a birth defect |
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| smoke from smoking and alcohol |
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| what determines type or extent of birth defect |
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| what is fetal alcohol syndrome |
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| problems that appear in offspring of mothers drink alcohol heavily during pregnancy, like small head defected limbs and heart and not smart |
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| Period of rapid skeletal and sexual maturation that occurs in early adolescence |
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| in guys puberty it is associated with |
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| testosterone develops boys genitals increase in height and voice change |
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| in girls puberty is associated with |
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| estrogen and development of breasts uterin and skeletal development |
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| what happens to the body as it ages? |
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| our cells become less able to divided and the stress of hormones reduce the immune system |
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| what happens to the brain and neurons as we age |
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| it does not get much worse as long as its stimulated |
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| difference between longitudinal vs. cross sectional studies |
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| a longitudinal study and its topic is critiqued for quite a lenghty period of time. this study is undertaken by the researcher and lasts for years, so in saying this it is quite obvious that this is a study that is taken into the future. however, a cross sectional study critiques its research at something that has happened or occured at a specific point in time. it may be a person's experience or an event of some interest. |
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| how dod developmental psychologists study young children? |
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Developmental Psychologists study the physical, mental, and social changes that occur during the lifecycle. Thus, child psychologists focus on these changes that occur from birth to adolescence.
Read more: http://www.alleydog.com/topics/child-psychology.php#ixzz2NVcU7YWD |
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| mental structure we use to organize and simplify our knowledge of the world around us. We have schemas about ourselves, other people, mechanical devices, food, and in fact almost everything. |
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| assimilation vs accommodation |
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| assimilation is fitting the world to what you know and accomodation is fitting your thoughts to the world |
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Sensorimotor (Birth – Age 2)
Preoperational (Age 2 – Age 7)
Concrete Operational (Age 7 – Age 12)
Formal Operational (Age 12 +) |
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| when an infant exercises rudimentary sensory and motor awareness and functions almost exclusively by means of reflexive responses |
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| The child demonstrates an increase in language abilities and concepts become more elaborate. However, the child can only view the world from his/her own perspective (egocentrism) |
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| The ability to consider the viewpoints of others and understand relational concepts is evident. However, the child cannot solve problems of an abstract nature. |
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| The ability to consider the viewpoints of others and understand relational concepts is evident. However, the child cannot solve problems of an abstract nature. |
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| The close emotional bond that provides security and stability |
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secure
avoident
ambient
disorganized |
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| general term referring to individual differences in behavior tendencies that are biologically based, present early in life, and relatively stable across situations and time |
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| eriksons stages of development |
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Infant (Hope) – Basic Trust vs. Mistrust
Toddler (Will) – Autonomy vs. Shame
Preschooler (Purpose) – Initiative vs. Guilt
School-Age Child (Competence) – Industry vs. Inferiority
Adolescent (Fidelity) – Identity vs. Identity Diffusion
Young Adult (Love) – Intimacy vs. Isolation
Middle-aged Adult (Care) – Generativity vs. Self-absorption
Older Adult (Wisdom) – Integrity vs. Despair |
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1. Permissive– sets few rules and rarely punishes more of a friend
2. Authoritarian– sets strict rules and relies on punishment setting fear in child
3. Authoritattive– sets limits, but provides warm and loving explanations |
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| 1st level of kohl bergs levels of morality |
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preconventional : concerned with the consequences that behavior has for oneself.
morality externally controlled |
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2. conventional : concerned with upholding laws and conventional values by favoring obedience to authority
Conformity to social rules |
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3. postconventional : complex reasoning about principles and values and the need to uphold human dignity.
Abstract principles |
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| Kübler-Ross’s tages of death and dying. |
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| denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance |
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| the monkey experiment showed what |
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| that we want the attchment and warmth and love more than food |
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