Exam 2

Question 1

Night Terror

Answer 1

intense physiological arousal that causes a child to awaken in a state of panic. The child does not remember later what awoke them.

Question 2

Nightmare

Answer 2

vivid dream, usually occurring towards mornings

Question 3

Warning signs of abuse

Answer 3

Visible, serious injuries with no reasonable explanation.
bite or choke marks.
burns from cigarettes or submersion in water.
extreme watchfulness,
fear of adults,
sudden, unexpected change in behavior or school performance, inappropriate attire,
fear of physical contact, use of words for private areas, mimicking sexual acts with toys, resistance of removing clothes.

Question 4

Cycle of violence hypothesis

Answer 4

People who have been abused or neglected as children are predisposed as adults to abuse and neglect their own children.

Question 5

ZPD

Answer 5

Zone of proximal development, level at child can almost, but not fully, perform a task independently, but can do wo with the assistance of someone more competent.

Question 6

Vygotsky and cognitive development

Answer 6

viewed cognitive development as a result of social interactions in which children learn through guided participation

Question 7

scaffolding

Answer 7

Support for learning and problem solving that encourages independence and growth

Question 8

Race Dissonance

Answer 8

phenomenon in which minority children indicate preferences for majority values or people.

Question 9

Gender Constancy

Answer 9

The idea that people are permanently male or females, depending on fixed, unchangeable biological factors

Question 10

Associative play

Answer 10

a child plays side-by-side with others, engaging at time but not coordinating efforts

Question 11

Functional Play

Answer 11

simple, repetitive activities typical of 3 y/oo

Question 12

Constructive Play

Answer 12

children manipulate objects to produce or build something

Question 13

Parallel play

Answer 13

play in which children play with similar toys, but do not interact

Question 14

onlooker play

Answer 14

simply watch others and do not participate

Question 15

Cooperative Play

Answer 15

children genuinely interact with one another

Question 16

Prosocial behavior

Answer 16

helping behavior that benefits others

Question 17

Enmeshment

Answer 17

parent/child role in family becomes blurred

Question 18

Spousification

Answer 18

child plays social role of a romantic partner

Question 19

Pseudomaturity

Answer 19

child appears mature in some aspects, but is still at their age level or lower in other aspects of maturity

Question 20

Compartmentalization

Answer 20

separating aspects of life, such as abuse of a parent and breakfrast with that parent, or school

Question 21

Behavioral cycle associated with dating violence

Answer 21

Implied threat -> tension builds -> event of assault -> love bombing/intense remorse -> repeat

Question 22

Dependent Personality Disorder

Answer 22

Being completely reliant on another person, no sense of self

Question 23

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Answer 23

unreasonably high sense of self - incapable of doing wrong

Question 24

Borderline Personality Disorder

Answer 24

Overly quick attachments, hears what they want to

Question 25

Identification with the aggressor, stockholm syndrome

Answer 25

hostages sometimes develop a psychological bond with their captors. Power imbalances, and abusive

Question 26

Bipolar Disorder

Answer 26

cannot disengage, higher highs, lower lows (manic and depression

Question 27

Secondary Gain

Answer 27

Giving attention for being sick or stuck, or being associated with someone who is sick.

Question 28

Psychotic Disorders

Answer 28

Has a break with reality, sees things that are not there

Question 29

Schizophrenia

Answer 29

See things like grandeur or paranoia, tend to show signs later in life.

Question 30

Delusional systems

Answer 30

person can’t tell what’s real from what’s imagined, treatable with psychotherapy and medication.

Question 31

Munchausen by proxy

Answer 31

Factitious disorder (Gypsie case), a severe form of child abuse where a parent seeks inappropriate medical care for their child.

Question 32

Dissociation

Answer 32

Unconscious level split into different people/ways of coping

Question 33

PINS petition

Answer 33

Going to court to ask for a supervisor (parole officer for minors) for a child with a conduct disorder

Question 34

Identified patient

Answer 34

term often used in family therapy. It describes one family member in a dysfuntional family who is used as an expression of the family’s authentic inner conflicts. Kind of scapegoat, blaming one person for a mental illness, while everyone else in the family may also have mental illness.