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Medical School Psychology
Core I
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Psychology
Graduate
08/27/2011

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Term
Secure Attachment
Definition
-Soothed by parent’s return
-trusts parent
-robust to stressors
Term
Insecure-Avoidant Attachment
Definition
-child avoids parent
-parent not responsive to child's needs
-less robust to stressors
Term
Insecure-Resistant /Ambivalent
Definition
-child angry and rejects parent
-wants comfort but anticipates rejection
-less robust to stressors
Term
Disorganized Attachment
Definition
-switches between styles
-associated w child abuse
-high risk psych illness
Term
Developmental Lines
Definition
Growth of body
Growth of brain
Control of Body
Cognition
Social/emotional development
Term
Infancy - Brain development
Definition
very environmentally sensitive
-rapid growth, fastest in the first 2 years
-includes neuron growth, pruning, and myelination
Term
Infancy Milestones
Definition
-6 wk: social smile, eyes follow object across midline (=two sides of the brain have connected)
-makes noises
-7-12 mo: crawling
-12 mo: should have 1st word and walking
Term
Infancy Cognitive Dev
Definition
0-24 mo: sensory-motor phase, knows things by acting and perceiving objects
4-16wk: objects aren’t permanent
4-6 mo: objects are permanent
7-10 mo: object is permanent, and I know where you hid it.
Term
Infancy socio-emotional
Definition
-7 mo: anxiety to strangers
-10 mo: attached to identified caregivers
-0-12 mo Oral phase
-12 mo. Transitional object in place, expression of emotions such as distress and joy
Term
Infancy - Erikson
Definition
Trust vs. Mistrust
Term
Toddler - Brain development
Definition
-immature frontal lobes (short attention span, no impulse control, poor judgment)
-neurons still growing, esp in left temporal lobe (language)
Term
Toddler - Milestones
Definition
-ALL play at this period is done to maximize motor and language skills
-18 mo: 50 words, Parallel play
-24 mo: 2-3 word phrases
-24-36 mo: fantasy play, cooperative play
-36 mo: toilet training for most (culturally dep)
Term
Toddler - Cognitive dev
Definition
lack of impulse control and a great ability to act on the impulse leads to ‘terrible twos’
-beginnings of conceptual thought
-by 2-6 yrs, should be pre-operational period
Term
Toddler - socio/emotional
Definition
-10-16 mo- begin to separate from parent and find self-identity
-16-25 mo- increased independence, tantrums
-24-36 mo- interest/fear with body wholeness (the fear of injury)
-Anal Stage
Term
Toddler - Erikson
Definition
Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt
Term
Preschool - Brain Dev
Definition
-corpus callosum myelinates, increasing coordination between brain regions (ex. Language with motor play)
Term
Preschool - Milestones
Definition
-imitative play
-storytelling
-imaginary friends
-mastering of basic social skills to alleviate the use of violence (sharing instead of biting)
-older preschoolers form friendships, increase in size and strength
-apx 5000 words expressed
Term
Preschool - Cognitive
Definition
Piaget Pre-Operational Stage:
-sense of time and memory
-no multitasking
-no understanding of conservation
-egotistical
fantasy and reality blurred
-magical thinking
-may believe medical procedures or illness are ‘their fault for being bad’
Term
Preschool - socio/emotional
Definition
Phallic/Oedipal
-interest in genitals
-masturbation, playing doctor
-realize not every relationship is about them (ex. mom and dad)
-should have empathy
Term
Preschool - Erikson
Definition
Initiative vs. Guilt
(different from shame, guilt is a failing in one’s personal moral code)
Term
School Age - Brain dev
Definition
-frontal lobe and prefrontal cortex dev (pruning)
-planning, control of emotions and impulses improved
Term
School-Age - Milestones
Definition
School and friendships are critical
-initiation of formal schooling
-best friend relationships (important buffer against future psychological stressors)
-bullying is present
-play now involves rules and, goal-orientation, and groupings (collecting things, board games, sports with an emphasis on winning and fairness)
Term
School-age - Cognitive
Definition
Piaget Concrete Operations:
-conservation is understood
-abstract thought and understanding is understood
-7 yo: reality is different from imagination
-executive functions have developed (ex. Planning, concentration)
Term
School-Age - socio/emotional
Definition
Latency Stage
-break from bodily urges allows room for mental, athletic, moral, and social skills
-strong conscience that has no room for grey zones (moral absolutism)
Term
School-Age - Erikson
Definition
Industry vs. Inferiority
Term
Adolescence - Brain Development
Definition
Second surge of neuron growth, pruning, and myelination
-sex hormones start at puberty
-maturation of prefrontal cortex not complete until mid-20s
Term
Adolescence - Milestones
Definition
-onset of puberty (9-10 for girls, 11 for boys)
-play is social (develop relationships, cliques, dating)
-early adolescent peer groups mostly same-sex, but later mixed
Term
Adolescence - cognitive
Definition
Formal Operations Stage
-can form hypotheses and deductive reasoning (so now we can do calculus!)
-judgment and risk assessment aren’t so well developed yet
Term
Adolescence - Socio/Emotional
Definition
-struggle to control aggression and sexual impulses
-self esteem and mood swings
-conscience now has grey zones (moral relativism), experimentation with identity, departure from parents’ rules/values, risk-taking
-occasional conflict with parents is okay
-begins to have concerns with larger social welfare
Term
Adolescence - Erikson
Definition
Identity vs. Role Diffusion
Term
DSM-IV Axis
Definition
I - major pathology
II - personality disorders
III - medical conditions
IV - psychological stressors
V - GAF
Term
Defense mechanisms - Repression
Definition
Keep event out of conscious
-my child did not die
Term
Defense mechanisms - Regression
Definition
Reverts to immature functioning
-acts like child
Term
Defense mechanism - Denial
Definition
ignores reality
-not domestic violence - she provoked me
Term
Defense mechanism - projection
Definition
putting thoughts on another person
-he hates me
Term
Defense mechanism - displacement
Definition
emotions from one situation in a different context
-kicking dog
Term
Defense mechanism - reaction formation
Definition
unacceptable thought transformed to opposite
-'so good to see you again'
Term
Defense mechanism - rationalization
Definition
Distortion of reality
Term
Defense mechanism - Intellectualization
Definition
conceptualize event as cognitive problem
-after diagnosed searches internet for 'cause'
Term
Defense mechanism - sublimation
Definition
unacceptable channeled into more acceptable
-terminally ill starts a foundation
Term
Defense mechanism - humor
Definition
cancer pt makes hair loss jokes
Term
Stages of Change
Definition
Pre-contemplation
Contemplation
Determination
Action
Maintenance
(Relapse)
Term
Neugarten
Definition
Early adulthood - peak of bio dev, intimacy vs isolation, assumption of major roles
Middle adulthood - climacterium, generativity vs stagnation, re-eval of roles
Late - aging, integrity vs despair, social - economics, retirement, social/sexual anxiety
Term
Van Gennep
Definition
Rites of passage (separation, transition, incorporation)
Term
Freud
Definition
push & pull
oral, anal phallic, latency, genital
Term
Vaillant
Definition
Coping mechanisms - mature vs immature
Term
JJ Arnett
Definition
emerging adulthood
-identity formation, risk taking, adulthood
Term
Levinson
Definition
Eras of 20 yrs with periods of transition
Term
Erikson
Definition
Trust vs Mistrust; Autonomy vs Shame & doubt; Initiative vs guilt; industry vs inferiority; identify vs role confusion; intimacy vs self-absorption/isolation; generation vs stagnation; integrity vs despair
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