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Development Flashcards

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Adaptive behaviours

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activity that enhances an individual’s ability to match the changing demands of their everyday life

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Adolescence

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the developmental period beginning after the onset of puberty from approximately 10 to 20 years old

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Assimilation

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the cognitive process of **incorporating new information into an existing schema **

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Attachment

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a long-lasting emotional bond between an infant anf their primary caregiver

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Attachment theory

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theory that suggests that the bond formed between children and their primary caregivers determines the nature of the child’s emotional development into adulthood

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Biopsychosocial model

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a holistic, interdisciplinary framework for understanding the human experience in terms of the influence of biological, psychological, and social factors

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Biological factors

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internal genetic and/ or physiologically based factors

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Psychological factors

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internal factors pertaining to an individual’s mental processes, including their cognition, affect, thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes

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Concrete thinking

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a type of thought based on knowledge acquired through personal experience which involves literal interpretations of tangible concepts

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Conservation

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the ability to understand that the properties of an object stay the same even when the object’s appearance is altered

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Critical periods

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the narrow, rigid developmental period in which a specific skill or function must be learnt

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Difficult temperament

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relatively stable disposition in which infants are unhappy and have irregular sleeping and eating patterns

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Disorganised attachment

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infant displays problematic and unpredictable behaviours, usually due to extremely negative early life experiences

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Dizygotic twins

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twins who are not identical due to variations in the genes they inherited

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Easy temperament

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relatively stable disposition in which infants are warm and friendly and have established sleeping and eating patterns

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Egocentrism

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inability to understand the perspectives of others

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Emotional development

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the continuous, life-long development of skills which allow individuals to control, express, and recognise emotions in an appropriate way

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Environmental factors

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factors which influence development that arise from an individual’s physical and social surroundings

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Social factors

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external factors relating to an individual’s interactions with others and their external environment, including their relationships and community involvement

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Frontal lobe development

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the growth and neural maturation of the frontal lobe

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Genetics

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the unique, cellular makeup of each individual which is inherited from biological parents

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Genetic Predisposition

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increased likelihood to develop certain traits, including diseases, if certain conditions are met

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Goal-directed behaviour

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the ability to behave in a way which meets the demands of a goal that has been purposefully set out

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Hereditary factors

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factors which influence development that are genetically passed down from biological parents to their offspring

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Infancy

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the developmental period from birth until one years old

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Insecure-anxious attachment

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the infant fluctuates between clinging to and rejecting their primary caregiver, usually due to the caregiver inconsistently meeting the infant’s needs

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Insecure-avoidant attachment

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the infant may be reluctant to or avoid contact from their primary caregiver, usually formed due to a lack of responsiveness to their needs

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Maturation

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the biologically programmed changes which facilitate development from conception through to adulthood

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Mental wellbeing

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an individual’s current psychological state, involving their ability to think, process information, and regulate emotions

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Monozygotic twins

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twins who are identical due to inheriting the exact same genes

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Nature versus nurture debate

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a debate which questions whether development is dependent on hereditary (nature) or environmental (nurture) factors

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Object permanence

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the understanding that an object still exists when it is unable to be seen, heard, or touched

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Psychological development

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an individual’s changes across multiple domains, including the life-long growth across emotional, cognitive and social domains

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Reversibility

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the understanding that objects can experience change and then return to their original form

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Schema

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mental representation of a concept developed through experience

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Secure attachment

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style of attachment formed by a strong emotional bond between the infant and their primary caregiver due to the caregiver consistently meeting the needs of the infant

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Sensitive periods

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the optimal developmental period for a specific function or skill to be learnt

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Symbolic thinking

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a more sophisticated type of thought based on the ability to represent concepts, draw conclusions, and understand hypothetical constructs

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Temperament

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the relatively stable disposition of an individual, including the typical behaviours and emotions they express

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Typical behaviour

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an activity that is consistent with how an individual usually behaves

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Atypical behaviour

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an activity that is unusual or unnatural according to how an individual usually behaves

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Societal norms

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society’s unofficial rules and expectations regarding how individuals should act

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Statistical rarity

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something that lies outside the range of statistical normality and is also unusual enough to be considered significant

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Personal distress

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an aversive and often self-oriented emotional reaction

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Maladaptive behaviour

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an action that impairs an individual’s ability to meet the changing demands of their everyday life

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Normality

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the state of having thoughts, feelings, and behaviours that are considered common and acceptable

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Abnormality

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the state of deviating from the norm, usually in a way that is undesirable

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Neurodivergent

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individuals who have a variation in neurological development and functioning

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Neurodiversity

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variations in neurological development and functioning within and between groups of people, such as those experienced by people with autism

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Neurotypicality

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individuals who display neurological and cognitive functioning in a way that is typical or expected

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Autism-Spectrum Disorder

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neurodevelopmental condition characterised by impaired social interactions, verbal and non-verbal communication difficulties, narrow interests, and repetitive behaviour

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Attention-Defecit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

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neurological condition characterised by persistent inattention or hyperactivity that disrupts social, academic, or occupational functioning

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Dyslexia

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neurologically based learning difficulty manifested as severe challenges in reading, spelling, writing words, and sometimes in arithmetic

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Psychiatrist

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doctor who specialises in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and study of mental, behavioural, and personality disorders

Year 11 Psychology 2024 (7 decks)

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