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Child Psych Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| expressive component of emotion | -happiness (smile, joy) -sadness, anger, disgust, ect |
| physiological component of emotion | -happiness (smile, eyebrows up) |
| experiential component of emotion | subjective feeling of the emotion |
| functions of emotions | -help regulate the childs behavior -positive and negative emotions can lead to opposite outcomes of a child |
| AFFEX and measuring emotions | -way we an measure emotions in children -physiological, PET, fMRI |
| physiological way of measuring emotion | -heart rate -EEG |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| fMRI | functional magnetic resonance imaging |
| basic emotions | happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise, disgust |
| complex emotions | grief, regret, jealousy |
| interactive synchrony | infants know how to take the initiate in social interactions and being on the same page as their caregiver |
| asynchronous interactions | different parts of the gifted brains do not develop synchronously |
| signaling behaviors | -crying and smiling |
| separation anxiety | worsens a lot about being apart from family members or other close people |
| cortisol | stress hormone |
| norepinephrine | important regulator of brain development |
| best practices in emotional regulation | -situation selection -modification -distraction |
| paul ekman | people from many cultures express and interpret emotional expressions in the same way |
| john bowlby | -british psychiatrist who was one of the first people to study attachment -separated from parents during WWI -separation anxiety |
| mary ainsworth | -studied separation anxiety -secure and insecure attachments |
| secure attachment | -less fussy when parents are separated from them -able to be comforted by caregivers and feel safe to explore environment when caregiver nearby |
| insecure attatchment | cry, scream, clingy, angry with parents when they come back after being gone |
| avoidant attachment | -caregiver doesnt show care or responsiveness past providing essentials like food and shelter -child disregards own struggles and needs in order to maintain peace and keep caregiver close by |
| ambivalent attachment | -try to remain close to their caregiver by up-regulating their attachment behavior -quick to distress when away from caregiver and may be angry when they come back |
| disorganized attachment | child seems constantly on edge and craves attention of caregiver but then be frightened when they get that attention |
| nuclear family | mother, father, and dependent children |
| extended family | grandparents, aunts, uncles, ect live in household |
| single family | -only one parent/caregiver -single women are poorer than single males -programs to help these households (TANF and SNAP) |
| augmented family | coparents that got other partners after divorce |
| LGBTQ family | MLM or WLW families raising children |
| functionality of extended family | -support and care for younger generation -participates in care of the family -support family economically -offer advice due to living longer |
| Robert LeVine Goals of Family | -survival goals -economic goals -cultural goals |
| authoritative parenting | -children are able to have a voice and caregivers let their children ask questions -they always hear their children out and explain things to them about what they did wrong -children grow up to be able to communicate |
| authoritarian parenting | -the parents way or nothing -do as the parents say and complete compliance of the children -no reasoning with the child at all and harsh punishments -leads t more aggression and resentment, less empathy |
| permissive parenting | -allow child to do whatever they want to do -neglectful of child -no guidelines -leads to more children with poor impulse control, more dependent, not responsible for actions -leeching off of parents, no job |
| helicopter parent | -never leave their child alone and are always with the, and always give them what they want -anxiety, entitlement, inability to cope |
| solitary play | -child plays by themselves in a consistent pattern -prefer to be alone and dont invite others/themselves into play -if this happens frequently: self-esteem issues, avoidance behaviors, social interactions do not bring pleasure |
| onlooker play | -child is in back/side of the room and looking at children playing -dont ask to participate and not welcome to participate with others -becomes problematic for teachers trying to connect children |
| parallel play | children will play alongside eachother but do not communicate with one another |
| associative play | -children are interacting with another and playing with each other -healthiest kind of play |
| dramatic play | -role play with another acting out different scenarios that are different from enviornment they are in -act out certain roles and see themselves in those roles -emerges in preschool years |
| rough and tumble play | -on the ground joking with each other -not aggressive but involves physicality |
| effective parenting | -pos expressions and approval -kids must know they are loved and hear it -setting limits -providing children with opportunities to become more independent -setting appropriate beh controls -effective disciplinary techniques -interagent consistancy |
| roles of siblings | -role model outside of parents -dependence with certain matters |
| physical abuse | beating, hitting slapping, harsh punishments |
| emotional abuse | manipulation, guilt |
| dental abuse | -dont take to dentist when they have cavities -dont teach them proper dental hygiene |
| sexual abuse | forced to do sexual acts by a parental figure |
| abuse | -stress main reason why children are abused -2-7 years old most likely to be abused because more needy |
| sociometric rating scale | -rate peers on a variety of characteristics -most popular, dont like, ect -get an idea of how other children are evaluating others -children who are considered popular, rejected, neglected, and controversial |
| dominance hierarchy | -everyone knows the place that they are in -peers have dominance hierarchy |
| peers | -companions of same age and developmental stage -usually functional and help feel good abt ourselves -can act as models -provide inappropriate behaviors -act as reinforcers |
| peer groups | formed when children have similar interests |
| peer relationships | 1 year - brief interactions 2 - interactions bit longer 3 - play interactions that become more frequent |
| friendship | -can challenge something you say and still be friends after -mutual disclosure -all genders can be friends -women's friendships tend to be closer due to amount they share |
| bullying | -10% of children are victims of bullying victims tend to be shy and not able to defend themselves |
| peer-rejected children | -loneliness -low self-esteem -social anxiety -poor academic performance -mental health problems |
| boys play behavior | display aggressive, competitive behavior |
| girls play behavior | prefer teamwork and talking |
| negative consequences of spanking | -mental health problems, aggression, antisocial behavior, cognitive difficulties, low self-esteem, substance abuse |
| intra-agent consistency | you are consistent of how you behave as a parent |
| interagency agreement | partners who are in the household agree to the kinds of behaviors that are wrong and right |
| sociometry | measurement that reflects the degree to which someone is liked or disliked by their peers |
| sociometric scale | degree to which children are liked or disliked by their peers |
| sociometric nomination | -ask children in a classroom who they would nominate for certain roles |
| Jacob Moreno | sociograms |
| social copentency | ability to get along and maintain harmony in relationships with each other |
| kenneth dodge | five step model of social competency |
| five step model of social competency | 1 - you have to perceive the groups cues correctly 2 - able to evaluate and make sense of the cues 3 - generate one or more potential responses 4 - choose a response 5 - monitor the outcome and modify the behavior |