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| A disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by deficient communication, social interaction, and understanding of others' states of mind. |
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| the fear of strangers that infants commonly display, beginning by about 8 months of age |
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| Experiments with monkeys to demonstrate attachment and comfort |
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| Strange situations/ attachment. Demonstrated that babies with secure attachment wandered around, while insecure babies freaked out |
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| A strange situation, with odd circumstances previously not experienced by infant |
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| emotional tie shown by seeking attention from caregiver and getting upset when separated |
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| Glad to see mother, but "free to go play" |
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| insecure/ avoidant attachment |
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| Does not return to mother, or recognize her presence |
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| anxious/ambivalent attachment |
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| Went to mother, but then cried |
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| Optimal period shortly after birth when an organism's exposure to stimuli or experiences produces proper development |
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| Literally wild. Unable to communicate verbally, unkempt, savage. |
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| Sense that the world is predictable and trustworthy |
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| A sense of one's identity and personal worth, typically developed by age 12 |
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| The process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period early in life |
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| Experimented on ducks to prove theory of imprinting |
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| Impose rules and expect obedience. "Because I said so" |
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| Submit to child's desires, making few demands and using little punishment. |
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| Both demanding AND responsive |
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| Responsible for parenting styles diagram, with warmth/responsiveness to the bottom and control to the left |
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| The transition period from childhood to adulthood. Starts with sexual maturity, ends with social achievement of adult status. |
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| The period of sexual maturation, in which a person becomes capable of reproducing |
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| primary sex characteristics |
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| Body structures that make reproduction possible |
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| secondary sex characteristics |
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| nonreproductive characteristics that develop during puberty |
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| First menstrual period. Typically around age 12 |
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| A belief in one's uniqueness and invulnerability... an expression of adolescent egocentrism, which may expand further into the lifespan |
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| Adolescence consists neither of identity resolution nor identity confusion as Erikson claimed, but the extent to which one both has explored and committed to an identity in a variety of life domains. Theory of identity achievement. |
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| Status of individuals who have not yet experienced a crisis or made any commitments. Not only are they undecided about occupational and ideological choices, they are also likely to show little interest in such matters. |
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| Status of individuals who have made a commitment but not experienced a crisis. This occurs most often when parents hand down commitments to their adolescents, usually in an authoritarian way, before adolescents have had a chance to explore different approaches, ideologies, and vocations on their own. |
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| Status of individuals who are in the midst of a crisis but whose commitments are either absent or are only vaguely defined. |
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| Status of individuals who have undergone a crisis and made a commitment. |
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| Morality development and moral reasoning/ stages of moral development |
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| OH SNAP KOHLBERG ONLY STUDIED BOYS. Felt that stages were biased because boys answered in black/white, whereas girl answers are more situation-dependent |
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| guided by self-interest. Obey to avoid punishment or get rewarded. |
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| Caring for others, upholding of laws and social rules because they are laws and social rules |
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| Affirms agreed-upon rights or follows what one perceives as basic ethical principles |
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| Basic trust. Also stages of psychosocial development |
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| One's sense of self; created by testing and integrating various roles |
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| Initiating tasks and being independent |
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| Learning pleasure of applying self to task |
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| Ability to form close, loving relationships |
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| Cessation of menstruation, usually around age 50. HOT FLASHES for western women |
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| A progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and finally physical function. Deterioration of neurons that produce ACh |
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| Study in which people of different ages are compared |
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| Testing the same person over a long period of time to determine change/ enduring feelings or actions |
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| crystallized intelligence |
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| One's accumulated knowledge and social skills. Increases with age |
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| one's ability to reason speedily and abstractedly. Decreases over time |
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| Culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement |
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| 5 Stages of Grief- progenitor |
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