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| What is a life span psychologist? |
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| A psychologist that studies continuity and change in development over a lifetime. |
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| Aging starts early in adulthood; it is something everyone must cope with through much of adult life. |
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| What are the some of the more serious childhood problems? |
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| Toilet training, feeding disturbances, speech disturbances, learning disorders |
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| A culturally defind social status. |
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| Name the four career periods |
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| Exploration phase, establishment phase, midcareer phase, later career phase |
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| Name five emotional reactions to death. |
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| Denial anger, bargaining, deprssion, acceptance. |
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| What is the Hospice movement? |
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| The hospice movement has helped many people face death with greater dignity. |
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| Episodes of intense and anguished yearning for a person who has died. |
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| A perion of emotional adjustment that follows the death of a loved one. |
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| What are Erikson's Psychosocial Dilemmas? |
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| A psychosocial dilemma is a conflict between personal impulses and the social world. |
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| Name Erikson's 8 devlepment stages and the associated dilemma. |
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Birth to 1 Year, Trust vs. mistrust
1-3 years, Autonomy vs. shame and doubt
3-5 years, Initiative vs. guilt
6-12 years, Industry vs. inferiority
Adolescence, Identity vs. role confusion
Young Adulthood, Intimacy vs. isolation
Middle Adulthood, Generativity vs. stagnation
Late Adulthood, Integrity vs. despair |
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| Name the 3 general parenting styles. |
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| Authoritarian, Permissive and Authorotative |
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| A group of people who share similar social status. |
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