Test 1

Question 1

3 domains of psychology

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Physical, cognitive, social

Question 2

Define life span perspective

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Everything from conception to death

Question 3

5 characteristics of the lifespan perspective

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Multidisciplinary, Multidirectional, Multi contextual, Multi cultural, Plasticity

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Multi-contextual breaks up into two categories called

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Generation and ses( social economic states )

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Define multidirectional

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we not only move forward, but backwards (as may occur with aging)

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Define multi disciplinary

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Psychologist are not the only one studying change over the life span other guys like sociologist, and biologist study it too

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Multi contextual

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Influences by the world around us and our past

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Multicultural

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Not everybody is just one culture

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Plasticity

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The quality of being easily shaped and molded

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Define cohorts

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People born within a few years of one another

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Define socioeconomics status (ses)

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a social-economic scale that measures such factors as education, income, occupation, place of residence, etc

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Epigenetic

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the study of changes in organisms caused by modification of gene expression rather than alteration of the genetic code itselfo

Question 13

Define psychoanalytic theory

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irrational, unconscious, drives and motives, often originating in childhood, underlies human behavior

Question 14

Freud

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• 3 structures of personality
• 5 psychosexual stages
• unconscious mind

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Erikson

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• 8 stages
• Artist, teacher
• professor
• conflicts/ crisis
• environmental influences
• epigenetics

Question 16

Define behavioral theory

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A theory of human development that studies observable behavior. it describes the laws and processes by which behavior is learned

Question 17

Define developmental psychology

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The study of change over the life span

Question 18

Define Cognitive theory

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A theory of human development that focuses on changes in how people think over time

Question 19

The Word cognitive refers not just to thinking but also to

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Attitudes, beliefs, and assumptions

Question 20

Assimilation

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In which new experiences are interpreted to fit into, or assimilate with, old ideas

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Accommodation

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In which old ideas are restructured to include, or accommodate new experiences

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Accommodation produces significant

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Intellectual growth

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Accommodation example; child says cigarette should be outlawed how can the parents receive intellectual growth

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By revising their concepts to accommodate such ideas

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Humanism theory

Maslow hierarchy of needs

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One. Physiological
Two. Safety
Three. Love and belonging
Four. Esteem
Five. Self-actualization

Question 25

Three periods of prenatal development

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One. Germinal (Conception-two weeks) Two. Embryo (week three-week eight ) Three. Fetal stage (week nine-Birth)

Question 26

In the germinal stage the baby is called

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Zygote

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Define differentiation

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Has in her mass of cells in the outer mass of cells

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The inner mass is the

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Embryo

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The outer mass is the

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Placenta

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Define placenta

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Sustains life of baby during pregnancy

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What are the three main functions of placenta

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Improvise nourishment, Oxygen, and removes any waste product

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Define implantation

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Embryo buries itself in the mother's uterus lining within 10-14 days

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When is the critical period

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The embryo stage

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What happens in the embryo stage

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All the organs of the system function at week eight

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When does the neural tube form

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Either day 21 or 22

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Define what the neural tube does

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Becomes central nervous system of embryo

Question 37

What week does the reproductive system completely develop

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Week 12

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What is the SRY gene

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A gene only present in boys

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What week is the age of viability

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22 weeks

Question 40

What is the age of viability

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Earliest age in which a baby is likely to survive outside the uterus

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How many baby survive at the age of viability

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Only one third

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At what week do 95% of babies survive with no issues

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Week 28

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What happens between months four and six

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Extensive brain development

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What is stage one of stages of birth

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Uterine contractions

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What are the two main functions of uterine contractions

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One. Dilate cervix | Two. A efface cervix

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What is the average length of contractions for female

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12 hours

Question 47

Define transition during birth

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The baby moves from the cervix to the birth canal

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What is stage two of stages of birth

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Aiding baby through birth canal

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What does the mother have to do during stage two in what is the average timeframe

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Push the baby which aids it | 10 minute- 3 hours

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What is a cesarean section

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Whereby the fetus is removed through incisions in the mothers abdomen

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Define low birth weight

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A body weight at birth of less than 5 1/2 pounds

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Define very low birth weight

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Under 3 lbs. 5 oz.

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Define extremely low birth weight

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Under 2 lbs. 3 oz.

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Define teratogen

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Substances, illnesses, conditions that can cause birth defects

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Define behavioral teratogens

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Agents and conditions that can harm the prenatal brain, impairing the future Childs intellectual and emotional functioning

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What are the three stages to risk analysis

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One. Amount (or how much of the teratogen did they use) Two. Timing (When did they and when did they stop) Three. Genetics (is it heritable cause)

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Why are boys genetically vulnerable

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Because they do not have 2X chromosomes

Question 58

How does the Apgar scale score

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0-2

Question 59

What are the five vital signs of the Apgar scale

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Color, heartbeat, reflex irritability, muscle tone, respiratory effort

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Signs of respiratory effort

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The baby crying

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Signs of reflex irritability

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Coughing, sneezing, crying

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Define postpartum depression

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A sense of inadequacy and sadness

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What can happen during postpartum

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Taking care of the baby feels like a burden and upsets the mother

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How long can baby blues last

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Six weeks

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How long can postpartum lost

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Up to a year

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If it last longer than a year what is it called

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Postpartum psychosis

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Who did the little Albert study

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John Watson

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What happened in the little Albert study

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Watson conditioned infants to fear white fluffy objects such as a rabbit

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Frauds two stages

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Oral and anal

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Oral stage

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Sticking things in mouth and weaning off bottle ( 1year)

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Anal stage

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Potty training (2/2.5yrs)

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Anal retentive

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Very structured, scheduled, controlling

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Anal expulsive

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Slob, late, disorganized