DP1 - Nature of Hereditary and Environmental Factors Flashcards

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Define nature of hereditary and environmental factors

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The interactive nature of hereditary and environmental factors on a person’s psychological development

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Define development

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Changes that occur over time.
Lifespan development - from birth through to and including old age.

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Physical development

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Changes in the body and it’s various systems (bones, muscles, hormones etc)

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Social development

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Changes in an individual’s relationships with other people and their skill in interacting with others

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Cognitive development

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Changes in an individual’s mental abilities, such as reasoning, problem solving, learning, memory, language etc.

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Emotional development

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Changes in how an individual experiences different feeling and how these feelings are expressed, interpreted and delt with.

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Psychological development

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Changes associated with social, cognitive and emotional development including mental processes that occur with the individual and therefore not directly observable or measurable - must be relatively permanent or ‘lasting’.

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Biological factors

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Include genetics

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Psychological factors

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include self-concept and how we take in information

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Social factors

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include interactions with others

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Nature

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The inborn, inherited factors gained genetically from biological parents

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Nurture

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Refers to the environmental or external conditions that effect an individual’s development. These are the experiences we have or the stimuli we are exposed to throughout our lifespan.

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