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The Nature of Child Development

2018-07-22T19:21:47-04:00

Orientation: Scientific study of patterns of growth, change, and stability from conception through adolescence Topical areas in Child Development o Physical development­ body's physical makeup, including brain, nervous system, [...]

The Nature of Child Development2018-07-22T19:21:47-04:00

Perspectives on Children

2019-05-25T22:33:23-04:00

Perspectives on Children Theory= fact based framework for understanding phenomena Hypothesis= testable predictions Psychodynamics Perspective Freud= behavior motivated by inner forces/ conflicts/ memories; little awareness o Two forces Eros= [...]

Perspectives on Children2019-05-25T22:33:23-04:00

Prenatal Development and Birth

2019-05-25T22:29:50-04:00

Earliest Development Gametes­ sex cells that form new cell at conception o Sperm, ovum Zygote­ new cell formed by fertilization o Genes­ basic units of genetic information o DNA [...]

Prenatal Development and Birth2019-05-25T22:29:50-04:00

Birth and the Newborn Infant

2019-05-25T22:28:01-04:00

Stages of Birth 1.Stage one­ process of reaching full cervical dilation Latent phase­ contractions become more frequent/strong/regular Cervical effacement­ thinning Most variable. Up to 20hrs for 1st time, 10­12hrs [...]

Birth and the Newborn Infant2019-05-25T22:28:01-04:00

Physical Development in Infancy

2019-05-25T22:22:34-04:00

Growth and Stability Physical Growth: The Rapid Advances of Infancy 4 Principles of Growth Cephalocaudal­ growth follows a pattern that begins with the head and upper body parts and [...]

Physical Development in Infancy2019-05-25T22:22:34-04:00

Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development

2019-05-25T22:20:48-04:00

Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development Cognitive development­ involves changes in cognitive process and abilities; processes based on physical action and later progresses into changes in mental operations Key Elements [...]

Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development2019-05-25T22:20:48-04:00

Physical Development in the Preschool Years

2019-05-25T22:15:36-04:00

Physical Growth The Growing Body Individual Differences in Height and Weight Significant differences especially cross culturally. Economically developed countries – taller and heavier. Ses in US – kids in [...]

Physical Development in the Preschool Years2019-05-25T22:15:36-04:00

Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years

2019-05-25T22:14:10-04:00

Intellectual Development Piaget’s Stage of Preoperational Thinking During the stage that Piaget has described as preoperational, children are not yet able to engage in organized, formal, logical thinking.  However, [...]

Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years2019-05-25T22:14:10-04:00

Forming a Sense of Self

2019-05-25T22:11:57-04:00

A. Psychosocial Development Changes in understandings we have of ourselves as members of society; comprehension of meanings of behaviors of others Erik Erikson believed that people pass through eight [...]

Forming a Sense of Self2019-05-25T22:11:57-04:00

Cognitive and Language Development

2019-05-25T22:06:49-04:00

Cognitive and Language Development Piagetian Approaches to Cognitive Development 1. The Rise of Concrete Operational Thought a) The school­age child enters the concrete operational stage, the period of cognitive [...]

Cognitive and Language Development2019-05-25T22:06:49-04:00

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood

2019-05-25T22:08:07-04:00

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood The Developing Self Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood: Industry Versus Inferiority  According to Erik Erikson, middle childhood encompasses the industry­versusinferiority stage, [...]

Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood2019-05-25T22:08:07-04:00

Physical Development in Adolescence

2018-07-22T19:14:55-04:00

  Physical Maturation Adolescence – Developmental stage between adulthood and childhood Growth During Adolescence: The Rapid Pace of Physical and Sexual Maturation The dramatic changes during adolescence constitute the [...]

Physical Development in Adolescence2018-07-22T19:14:55-04:00

Cognitive Development in Adolescence

2019-05-25T22:02:22-04:00

Intellectual Development Cognitive growth during adolescence is rapid, with gains in abstract thinking, reasoning, and the ability to view possibilities in relative rather than in absolute terms. Prefrontal cortex­ [...]

Cognitive Development in Adolescence2019-05-25T22:02:22-04:00
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