1.01B Human Development Flashcards
4 dimensions of organization
biological
psychological
social
spiritual
Subject of medicine
Man
Emphasis is placed on the primacy of human experiences as shapers of behavior and wiring of the brain
Psychodynamic approach
Basic principles of the psychodynamic approach
1) value of subjective experiences and their meaning
2) unconscious effects behavior
3) transference
4) experiences of infancy and childhood effect behavior
The relationship with someone, something, a force bigger than oneself
spirituality
Optimal environment for growth and development
1) stable
2) predictable events
3) with adults who can provide basic needs
Basic needs for children
1) food, clothing, shelter
2) protection from internal and external danger
3) 3As: affection, acceptance, approval
4) 2Ds: discipline and demands
5) new experiences that excite the mind and neurons
‘Animated’ objects for safety when one moves from primary caregiver
Transitional objects
The belief that what one thinks can make things happen
Magical thinking
Restructuring of the brain to be more efficient, less energy consuming and more adaptive to a given environment
synaptic pruning
Different conceptual models for human development
Biological Sociocultural Psychological Psychodynamic Spiritual Biopsychosocial
Two components of the biological model
Structures
Functions
Model that puts emphasis on the growing circle of relationships
Sociocultural model
Model that emphasizes the growth of the mind, characteristic ways of feeling, thinking and remembering, perception
relating to the world of ideas
Psychological model
A group of unconscious functions of the ego that temporarily displace discomforts to help people move on
Defense mechanisms