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7.0 child dev vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| affection | a gentile feeling of fondness or linking |
| attachment | having the freedom to govern itself or control your own affairs |
| autonomy | the establishment of a relationship or link with someone based on shared feelings, interests, or experiences |
| bonding | having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully |
| competent | sharing ourselves, raw and unedited, with the people closest to us—without the need to document, retouch, upload, broadcast, or archive our relationships |
| connected | a lack of restraint manifested in impulsivity, poor risk assessment, and disregard of social conventions |
| disinhibted | learning what feelings and emotions are, understanding how and why they occur |
| emotional development | German-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theory on psychological development of human beings; coined the phrase identity crisis |
| Erik erikson | a thing intended to simulate or copy something else |
| imitation | unable to act in a relaxed and natural way because of self-consciousness or mental restraint |
| inhibited | a early childhood educator in the United States and is known for teaching parents and caregivers how to understand babies and interact with them respectfully from birth |
| magna gerber | a significant point in development |
| milestone | care for and encourage in growth or development |
| nurturing | a condition in which an infant or young child does not form a secure, healthy emotional bond with his or her primary caretakers (parental figures); often results in the child having trouble managing his or her emotions and having struggles to form meanin |
| RAD | dedicated to improving the quality of infant care and education through teaching, supporting, and mentoring |
| RIE | : feeling safe; people getting their attachment needs met; both partners generally content and relaxed |
| secure | the process by which a child learns to interact with others around them |
| social development | Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development that states that stages arise as individuals grown and face new decisions and turning points during childhood, adolescence, and adulthood |
| temperament | consistent individual differences in behavior that are biologically based and are relatively independent of learning, system of values, and attitudes |
| trust | firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something |
| Albert Bandura | Canadian-American social cognitive psychologist whose Bobo doll and theory of social learning transformed the field of psychology |
| Anger | a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility |
| Anxiety | a feeling of fear, dread, and uneasiness |
| autonomy | the capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision |
| behaivor | the way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially toward others |
| consistency | when something is done the same way over time, especially to be fair or accurate |
| doubt | feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction |
| envy | a desire to want what someone else possesses |
| fear | an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat |
| guilt | a feeling of remorse for a wrongdoing that is associated with one’s responsibility |
| jealousy | thoughts or feelings of insecurity, fear, and concern over a relative lack of possessions or safety; can consist of one or more emotions such as anger, resentment, inadequacy, helplessness, or disgust |
| love and affection | caring about someone or something, taking care of them and keeping them safe |
| redirection | directing someone to a new or different place or purpose |
| reinforcement | the process of encouraging or establishing a belief or pattern of behavior, especially by encouragement or reward |
| self awarness | conscious knowledge of one’s own character, feelings, motives, and desires |
| self esteem | : confidence in one’s own worth or abilities; self-respect |
| separation anxiety | anxiety provoked in a young child by separation or the threat of separation from their primary caregiver |
| shame | a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior |
| social learning theory | suggests that social behavior is learned by observing and imitating the behavior or others |
| temper tantrum | an angry outburst by someone who has lost their temper in reaction to something that did not go their way or that they did not want to happen |
| unconditional love | known as affection without any limitations, or love without conditions |
| dechiper | succeeding in understanding, interpreting, or identifying (something) |
| defieance | when one is boldly disobedient |
| discipline | the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior |
| emotional readiness | when one is able to decipher emotions and have an appropriate reaction to them |
| empathy | the ability to understand and share the feelings of another |
| impatient | not being able to wait; eager |
| intervention | the act of interfering with the outcome or course, especially of a condition or process (as to prevent harm or improve functioning) |
| self confidence | feeling of trust in one’s abilities, qualities, and judgment |
| self esteem | confidence in one’s own worth or abilities; self-respect |
| social readiness | the developing capacity to experience and regulate emotions, form secure relationships, and explore and learn |
| stubborn | dogged determination not to change one’s attitude or position on something |