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Chapters 11-13
Development, Personality, Stress
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
11/13/2011

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zygote
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one-celled organism formed by the union of a sperm and an egg
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prenatal period
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conception-birth
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germinal stage
Definition
first two weeks after conception
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embryonic stage
Definition
two weeks-end of second month
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fetal stage
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2 months-birth. mother can feel baby moving
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age of viability
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baby can survive premature birth, between 22-26 weeks
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motor development
Definition
progression of muscular coordination required for phys. activities
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cephalocaudal trend
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head-to-food direction of motor development
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proximodistal trend
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center-outward direction of motor development
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maturation
Definition
development that reflects the gradual unfolding of one's genetic blueprint
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easy children
Definition
happy, regular in sleep and eating, and not readily upset
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slow-to-warm-up children
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less cheery, less regular in sleep and eating, slower in adapting to change
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difficult children
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glum, erratic in sleep and eating, resistant to change, relatively irritable
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attachment
Definition
the close, emotional bond of affection that develop between infants and their caregivers
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separation anxiety
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emotional distress when separated from caregivers, 6-18 months
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harlow
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monkey experiments
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bowlby
Definition
infants are genetically programmed to behave in ways that trigger affectionate, protective response from adults
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patterns of attachment
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secure, anxious-ambivalent, avoidant
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piaget's stage development
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birth-2 years: sensorimotor pd
2-7 years: preoperational pd
7-11: concrete operational pd
11-adulthood: formal operational pd
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piaget's sensorimotor pd
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object permanence (birth-2)
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piaget's preoperational pd
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cannot do conservation tasks (conservation of matter) (2-7)
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piage's concrete operational pd
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can do conservation tasks (7-11)
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piaget's formal operational pd
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thoughts are abstract, symbolic, logical, reflective (11-adulthood)
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erikson's stage theory - 1
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trust v. mistrust (0-1): "is my world predictable and supportive?"
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erikson's stage theory - 2
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autonomy v. shame and doubt (2-3): "can i do things for myself or must i always rely on others?"
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erikson's stage theory - 3
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initiative v. guilt (4-6): "am i good or am i bad?"
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erikson's stage theory - 4
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industry v. inferiority (6-puberty): "am i competent or worthless?"
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erikson's stage theory - 5
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identity v. confusion (10-18): "where am i going and who am i?"
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erikson's stage theory - 6
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intimacy v. isolation (early adulthood, 18-30s): "shall i share my life with another or live alone?"
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erikson's stage theory - 7
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generativity v. self absorption (mid 30s-50s): "will i produce something of real value for the world?"
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erikson's stage theory - 8
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integrity v. despair (late adulthood, 50s+): "have i lived a full life?"
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personality (2 definitions)
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1. stability in a person's behavior over time and across situations (consistency)
2. behavioral differences among people reacting to the same situations (distinctiveness)
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five-factor model of personality traits (mccrae & costa)
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conscientiousness, neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness
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conscientiousness
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constraint, messiness, organization
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neuroticism
Definition
negative emotionality, insecurity
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extraversion
Definition
sociable, quiet
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openness to experience
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imaginative, open to new ideas, adventurous, traditional
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agreeableness
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trusting, suspicious, helpful
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id
Definition
pleasure principle, primary process thinking (biological urges). unconscious
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superego
Definition
morals. unconscious/preconscious/conscious
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ego
Definition
reality principle, secondary process thinking. rational. conscious/preconscious
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skinner's personality
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behavioral. "personality is collection of response tendencies tied to various experiences w/ reinforcement and punishment"
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bandura's personality theory
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social cognitive. observational learning, environment influences behavior/behavior influences environment
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roger's personality theory
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humanistic. "collection of beliefs about one's own nature, unique qualities, and typical behaviors"
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congruence
Definition
self concept and actual experience overlap
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incongruence
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self concept and actual experience do not overlap
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evolutionary perspectives on personality
Definition
natural selection has favored "big five" personality traits
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frustration
Definition
pursuit of a goal is thwarted
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conflict
Definition
incompatible motivations or behaviors compete for expression
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change
Definition
significant alterations in living circumstances that require readjustments
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pressure
Definition
expectations or demands that one behave in a certain way
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coping
Definition
active efforts to master, reduce, or tolerate the demands created by stress
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bad coping strategies (3)
Definition
-give up, blame self
-blame others, strike out
-indulging
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defense mechanisms
Definition
self-deception to avoid anxiety
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healthy coping (6 ways)
Definition
-confront probs directly
-realistic appraisal of stress/coping
-recognize/inhibit disruptive emotional stress reactions
-humor
-talk/write
-take care of body
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lev vygotsky
Definition
children hugely influenced by models around them (parents, older children, etc)
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kohlberg
Definition
moral development determined by cognitive development
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