Unit 3 Topic 3.6 - Social-Emotional Development Across the Lifespan Flashcards
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Microsystem
The closest and most direct influences on an individual, including family, friends, school, and other immediate environments
Mesosystem
The interactions and relationships between elements of the MICROSYSTEM
Ex: how a child’s home life influences their school performance
Exosystem
Indirect environmental influences that affect the individual
Ex: a parent’s workplace policies or government decisions that impact their daily
Macrosystem
The overarching cultural, societal, or economic influences that shape a person’s development
Ex: societal norms, poltical climate, and historical events
Chronosystem
The dimension of time and life events such as historical changes, personal life transitions that impact development
Ex: growing up during a pandemic or experiencing parental divorce
Authoritarian Parenting
A strict, high-demand, and low-responsiveness parenting style that emphasizes obedience and discipline over warmth and flexibility
Authoritative Parenting
A balanced parenting style that is both demanding and responsive, setting clear rules while also offering warmth and support
Permissive Parenting
A lenient parenting style that is highly responsive but has few demands or rules, allowing children significant freedom
Secure Attachment
A healthy attachment where a child feels safe and confident that their caregiver will provide comfort and support when needed
Avoidant Attachment
An INSECURE attachment where a child becomes INDEPENDENT and emotionally distant due to a lack of CONSISTENT caregiver responsiveness
Anxious Attahment
An insecure attachment where a child is OVERLY DEPENDENT and fearful of abandonment due to INCONSISTENT caregiving
Disorganized Attachment
A HIGHLY UNSTABLE attachment where a child shows confused or contradictory behaviors, often due to neglect or trauma
Temperament
A child’s natural personality and emotional reactivity, which can influence how they respond to caregivers and form attachments
Separation Anxiety
A developmental stage where a child experiences distress when separated from their primary caregiver, often occurring in infancy and toddlerhood
Attachment Theory
A psychological theory that explains how early relationships with caregivers shape emotional bonds and influence relationships later in life
Harry Harlow’s Monkey Studies
A series of experiments which an infant monkey preferred a soft, comforting surrogate mother over a wire mother that provided food, demonstrating the importance of EMOTIONAL SECURITY
Contact Comfort
The idea that physical closeness and warmth from a caregiver provide more emotional security than basic needs like food
Stranger Anxiety
A related concept where infants show fear and distress when approache by an unfamiliar person, often emerging at around 8-12 months of age
Parallel Play
A form of play in which children play alongside each other without directly interacting, common in toddlers
Pretend play
A type of play where children use imagination to create scenarios, roles, and interactions which helps develop cognitive and social skills
Peer Relationships
Social connections between individuals of similar age that play a crucial role in emotional and social development
Egocentrism in Adolescence
A heightened self-focus in teenagers, where they believe their thoughts and experiences are unique or that others are constantly observing them
Imaginary Audience
The belief, common in ADOLESCENCE, that others are constant watching and judging them
Personal Fable
The belief that one’s experiences are unique and that they are invulnerable to harm or consequences
