Theories and Perspectives Flashcards

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big names in psychology

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Erik Erikson = psychosocial stage theory
Jean Piaget = cognitive development theory
Lev Vygotsky = sociocultural theory
Ivan Pavlov = classical conditioning
BF Skinner = operant conditioning
Albert Bandura = social cognitive theory
Mary Ainsworth = attachment theory
Diana Baumrind = parenting styles

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biology and evolution

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  • genetics interact with environment to shape health and well-being
  • genetics and physiological processes underlie human behaviour
  • biological theories may undermine environmental factors
  • evolutionary theories are hard to prove
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psychoanalytic perspective

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  • developmental change happens because of the influence of internal drives, emotions, behaviour
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psychosocial theory

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  • development results from interaction between inner instincts and cultural demands
  • development occurs across the entire lifespan
  • one must move through and successfully resolve eight crises/dilemmas
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Erikson’s stages (0-2)

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Erikson’s stages (2-3)

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AUTONOMY VS SHAME AND DOUBT

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Erikson’s stages (4-5)

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INITIATIVE VS GUILT

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Erikson’s stages (6-11)

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INDUSTRY VS INFERIORITY

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Erikson’s stages (adolescence)

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IDENTITY VS CONFUSION

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Erikson’s stages (young adulthood)

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INTIMACY VS ISOLATION

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Erikson’s stages (middle adulthood)

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GENERATIVITY VS STAGNATION

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Erikson’s stages (late adulthood)

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INTEGRITY VS DESPAIR

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cognitive theory

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  • emphasizes mental aspects of development
  • logic, memory
  • Jean Piaget
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sociocultural theory

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  • development emerges from interactions with more skilled people and institutions and tools provided by the culture
  • language is key tool of cultural interaction
  • zone of proximal development
  • learning is guided by a learned other - scaffolding
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Bronfrenbrenner: Systems theory

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  • personal + external factors form a dynamic integrated system
  • holism
  • ____
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holism

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  • the “whole” primary
  • often greater than the sum of its parts
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8 life cycles

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infant = joy
toddler = safety
child = truth
youth = challenge
young adult = wandering
parent = provider
grandparent = life teacher
elder = spiritual teacher