Human Growth & Development Flashcards
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What were Freud’s stages? Describe each.
Oral, anal, phallic, latency, genitalia.
Oral: birth-1.5yrs; gratification via the mouth and upper digestive tract
Anal: 1.5-3yrs; Sphincter control and bowel movements
Phallic: 3-6yrs. Goal is resolution of Oedipus complex; leads to devpmt of superego and ability to experience guilt
Latency: 6-10yrs; Sublimation of Oedipus complex; expresses sexually-aggressive drives in socially acceptable ways
Genital: 10yrs+; acceptance of genitalia and concern for others’ wellbeing
What is an Oedipus complex?
Desire for the parent of the opposite sex, resentment of parent of same sex
What is sublimation?
converting unacceptable behavior to sth acceptable
Ex: Student gets into many arguments so he joins the debate team
What is displacement?
Transferring emotions from one thing to another
What is Repression?
Unconscious method of blocking painful memories or impulses
What is suppression?
Conscious method of ignoring painful emotions or impulses
What is Compensation?
Making up for sth I don’t have
What is Intellectualization?
Removing emotion and discussing sth in a detached way
What is conversion?
Mental conflict converted to a physical symptom
What is reaction formation?
Over-compensation for fear of the opposite; Forming opposite rx to how one actually feels
What is introjection?
If PROjection is an outward focus, INTROjection is an inward focus.
Ex: Internalizing bully behavior bc you see others do it
What is projection?
Shifting blame or responsibility for one’s thoughts/actions to someone else.
Ex: You do poorly on a test and blame the teacher for writing an unfair test.
According to Freud, what influenced behavior?
The environment, social, and 4 unconscious elements (“DDDW”):
1. Covert Desires
2. Dreams
3. Defenses
4. Unconscious Wishes
According to Freud, what were the 3 levels of the mind? Describe each.
Conscious: thoughts and ideas within our awareness
Preconscious: thoughts and ideas outside of our immediate awareness but within our reach
Unconscious: thoughts and ideas outside of our awareness and sth we can’t access alone
What is the focus of psychoanalysis, per Freud?
The unconscious past; repressed desires, defenses, dreams, and wishes
Describe Freud’s theory of personality development
Id: present at birth, “pleasure principle” of gratification; the “devil”; irrational and illogical, seat of sex and aggression
Ego: Moderates the id and superego; rational, logical, “reality principle”
Superego: Develops last, the “angel,” morals, ethics, justice
Who was Maslow and what was his theory?
-Abraham Maslow
- coined the term “positive psychology”
-Humanistic psychologist
-Hierarchy of needs viewed motivation in terms of Needs and Wants
- only studied high performers for his self-actualization dilemma; avoided the “psychology of the average”
Describe Maslow’s pyramid.
Pyramid starts on bottom with:
1. physiological needs (sleep, sex, food, shelter, clothes)
2. safety and security (freedom from physical/psychological threat)
3. Love/belonging: connection, caring, support, intimacy
4. Esteem: self worth, respect from others
5. Self actualization: realizing potential
- The pyramid is epigenetic, which means one must “unlock” the lower level before progressing to the next
Who was Jean Piaget? Was his research formal or informal?
- swiss psychologist
- continuous development theory, children
- idiographic approach (examined individuals, rather than nomothetic which studies groups [eg., DSM, behaviorism])
- Worked with Binet (French, created 1st intelligence test)
- Informal research based on his own kids
What is conservation, per Piaget?
Occurs in the concrete stage along with counting
Refers to the learning that a substance doesn’t change in mass, weight, or volume even if its shape changes
According to Piaget, in what order to kids learn the elements of conservation?
1 Mass
2 Weight
3 Volume
Who was Robert Perry?
The “RR”–>DUAListic thinking and relativistic thinking.
- Known for Three stage Theory of intellectual (cognitive) and ethical devlpmt (esp w/college students:
- Dualistic thinking: binary, good and bad, right and wrong
- Relativistic thinking: the problem/solution is relative to the situation; adulthood; acknowledge uncertainty and ok with it
- Commitment to relativism: initial commitment, balancing several commitments, commitments evolve, and may be contradictory
William Perry developed his “Scheme of Intellectual and Ethical Development” based on his studies of college students. The scheme consists of four general categories with 3 positions within each category.
• Category 1 is Dualism and is divided into Basic and Full. Students in the basic position believe authorities know the truth, but in the full position begin to realize that not all authorities know all the truth.
Category 2 is Multiplicity and is divided into Early and Late positions. Students in this category come to believe that any opinion is as good as any other and realize that there is more than one approach to solving a problem.
Who was Robert Kegan
‘Keegles are constructive and interpersonal’
- Known for adult cognitive devlpmt
- Constructive model of development (reality is constructed through one’s lifespan)
What do radical behaviorists NOT believe in? What do they prefer?
they DON’T believe in the id, ego, superego or mental constructs (mind, consciousness); DO believe in metrics