FMST 210 Flashcards

Question

Explain Erikson's third stage of development (Initiative vs Guilt) (Age 4-5)

Answer 1

Goal oriented Sense of self grows; sensitive to labels More assertive with wants and needs Attempt adult activities Children want to try things out, want to maybe try things that adults are doing. They want to try new opportunities and demonstrate they can show they can do things others can do. If dad is going golfing then the kid will show they want to go too.

Answer 2

Focus on: - Doing - Getting things done - Developing competencies - Skill building - Using tools When child doesn’t believe they can compete/learn - run the risk of feeling inferior Crisis is about building industry (completing tasks, demonstrate skills) Need to feel success

Answer 3

Review and refine sense of self/identity Test new roles and incorporate them into an identity Important events: forming relationships with friends Essentially who we are, friends/peer groups are the most important influencers of this process.

Answer 4

Develop intimate relationships, capacity for love Important event: forming love and/or strong relationships

Answer 5

Family and work can satisfy desire to contribute to world Supporting and satisfying future generation

Answer 6

Reflection on entire life: Did I contribute to this world? Sense of fulfillment OR sense of melancholy that moments didn’t occur

Answer 7

1. Secure - positive thoughts about self and others; comfortable with intimacy and autonomy 2. Disorganized - put up walls to protect self; don't trust other people

Answer 8

Babies are born with an innate need to bond with their caregiver (develop a sense of security - "secure base")

Answer 9

Argued for "genetic epistemology" a timetable established by nature for the development of the child's ability to think Stages of development

Answer 10

Sensorimotor (object permanence) Experiencing the world through senses and actions (looking, touching, mouthing) begin to understand cause and effect Object permanence; stranger anxiety

Answer 11

Pre-operational (Ecocentrism) (Language Acquisition) Representing things with words and images but lacking reasoning, increase in communication Pretend play; egocentrism; language development

Answer 12

Concrete operational (Conservation) (logic) Thinking logically about concrete events; grasping concrete analogies and performing math operations Conversation; mathematical transformations Able to focus on more than one idea at a time

Answer 13

Formal operational (abstract logic) Abstract reasoning Abstract logic; potential for moral reasoning Can think systematically to solve problems Can consider ethics in logic

Answer 14

Children construct their own knowledge Learning happens in a social setting Learning happens through guided participation with a MKO

Answer 15

Studied the role of social and cultural factors in lifespan development Cultural values and customs dictate what is important to learn

Answer 16

Difference between what a child can do independently (already) and what a child needs help from a more knowledgeable person to do (in order to learn)

Answer 17

1. nuclear 2. single parent 3. extended 4. blended 5. common law

Answer 18

Couples today are less likely to get married or marrying later Divorce rates have declined since the early 1990’s One-parent families are more common than before More couples today are choosing to live together without getting married Young adults are more likely to like with parents Multigenerational households are one of the fastest growing household types Fertility rates have hit a record low Fathers represent a growing share of parents in one-parent families

Answer 19

Physical maintenance and care Addition of new members Socialization of children Love and emotional nurturance Producing, consuming and distributing goods and services

Answer 20

The capacity for families to care depends on support and the role of other systems to support families’ needs. As families can vary in their structure and living circumstances, so can their available economic and psychological resources and the support available to them. The quality of the relationships in the microsystem is central to how a child develops and the potential outcome of that development. These relationships are highly influenced by the social and economic resources available to families.

Answer 21

Functions of family (what families DO) are more important than family structure (what families are) in determining lifespan development.

FMST 210 Flashcards

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