Normal development

Question 1

3 factors influencing development

Answer 1

Constitutional ie genetics
Environmental
Disability

Question 2

Problems in the child in the first year of life x5

Answer 2

Premature birth
Difficult delivery
Crying a lot
Difficult to console
Physical illness

Question 3

Problems in the parent in the first year of life x5

Answer 3

Teenager
Single parent
Relationship problems
Little support
Stress

Question 4

Cognitive skills acquired at end of 2nd year x2

Answer 4

Symbolic thinking
Object constancy

Question 5

Problems in toddlers x5

Answer 5

ASD
Child abuse
Mild intellectual disability
Insecure attachment
Reactivate attachment disorder

Question 6

Define intermodal perception

Answer 6

Integration of information from different senses

Question 7

Describe the ages at which language develops x3

Answer 7

Wk 6- sounds
6M- babbling
10-12M - real language

Question 8

Describe Bowlby’s attachment theory

Answer 8

Emotional and social development of an infant is shaped by their relationship with the primary caregiver

Question 9

Describe the first form of communication in the 1st year of life

Answer 9

The reaction of the caregiver to the child’s crying or laughing

Question 10

Describe a good enough mother according to Winnicott

Answer 10

One that makes active adaptation to the infants needs

Question 11

Separation anxiety is marked by 2 things

Answer 11

Beginning of attachment
Beginning of fear of strangers

Question 12

Characteristics of children’s behaviors x2

Answer 12

Urge to explore
Search for safety

Question 13

Psychiatric disorders in the first year of life x2

Answer 13

ASD
Reactive attachment disorder

Question 14

Define object constancy

Answer 14

The ability to retain a bond with a person or object despite how they may make you feel upset or angry

Question 15

Describe inner representation and when it develops

Answer 15

Child can imagine that an object or person is somewhere else
18M

Question 16

Describe some milestones that occur in toddlers x5

Answer 16

Walking around- 20M
Potty training- 31-37M
Differentiation of emotions
Self control of emotions and behaviors
Differentiation between self and others

Question 17

Psychiatric problems in toddlers x2

Answer 17

ASD and ID(mild forms)

Question 18

Attachment problems in parent child relationship in toddlerhood x2

Answer 18

Insecure attachment
Reactive attachment disorders

Question 19

Describe 2 characteristics of preoperational stage

Answer 19

Understands simple causal r/ships
Can sort objects within one dimension eg color or shape

Question 20

Describe social and emotional development in preschool children

Answer 20

Understand that their emotions do not always correspond to those of others but can’t yet put themselves in others shoes

Question 21

Describe the theory of mind that occurs in preschool children x2

Answer 21

Understand that others have their inner world with thoughts, feelings and wishes
Able to predict and understand behavior of others and draw conclusions

Question 22

Other aspects of social and emotional development in preschool children x4

Answer 22

Self image
Playing becomes more social
Ability to control fears and impulses
Development of moral sense, what is right and wrong

Question 23

Problems in preschool age x5

Answer 23

Bed wetting
Sleep disturbances
Aggressive behaviors
Pathological fears
Delay in language and speech

Question 24

Internal strategies to remember things x4

Answer 24

Repetition
Ordering
Giving meaning
Remembering in parts

Question 25

Describe metacognition

Answer 25

Awareness of one's own processes of strengths and weakness Thinking about one's thinking

Question 26

Positive factors that promote cognitive development x5

Answer 26

Support Education Exchanging ideas with other children Looking for a solution to a problem together Learning experiences- homework and household tasks

Question 27

Describe some emotional and social developments of a school aged child x5

Answer 27

Self regulation Stress tolerance Moral development Understands complex emotions Broadening of social relationships

Question 28

Roles of family in child development x3

Answer 28

Provide food and safety Offer guidance in developing skills Educate on cultural values and society norms

Question 29

Parenting styles x4

Answer 29

Authoritarian Authoritative Permissive Uninvolved

Question 30

Children's emotional problems associated with parental separation x4

Answer 30

Aggression Anxiety Oppositional behavior Problems in social functioning

Question 31

How do siblings help in development x3

Answer 31

Justice Dealing with anger and aggression

Question 32

3 stages of adolescence

Answer 32

Puberty Early and late adolescence

Question 33

Characteristics of cognitive development in adolescence x5

Answer 33

Abstract thinking Better memory Better selective attention Capable of introspection Ability to reason logically

Question 34

Describe how sleep cycle may be affected in adolescence x3

Answer 34

Sleep deprived > poor school performance > stress > sleep disturbances

Question 35

Define identity development

Answer 35

A belief of being an individual who is different from others

Question 36

Problems characteristic of adolescence x5

Answer 36

Depression Antisocial behavior Eating disorders Experimenting with alcohol and drugs Feelings of being worthless and hopeless