Developmental Psychology - Infancy Part 7
This deck covers key concepts in developmental psychology related to infancy, focusing on attachment patterns, emotional responses, and early socialization processes.
by Mary Ainsworth; designed to assess attachment patterns between infant and adult
o Strange Situation
Key Terms
by Mary Ainsworth; designed to assess attachment patterns between infant and adult
o Strange Situation
flexible, resilient
o Secure Attachment
generally anxious even before the caregiver leaves
o Ambivalent (Resistant) Attachment
lack a cohesive strategy to deal with the stress of the strange situation; they show contradictory, repetitive, or misdirected behaviors; confused and afraid
o Disorganized-Disoriented
– wariness of a person she does not know
o Stranger Anxiety
– distress when a familiar caregiver leaves her
o Separation Anxiety
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
by Mary Ainsworth; designed to assess attachment patterns between infant and adult | o Strange Situation |
flexible, resilient | o Secure Attachment |
generally anxious even before the caregiver leaves | o Ambivalent (Resistant) Attachment |
lack a cohesive strategy to deal with the stress of the strange situation; they show contradictory, repetitive, or misdirected behaviors; confused and afraid | o Disorganized-Disoriented |
– wariness of a person she does not know | o Stranger Anxiety |
– distress when a familiar caregiver leaves her | o Separation Anxiety |
crying when caregiver leaves | o Separation Protest |
the ability of both infant and caregiver to respond appropriately and sensitively to each other’s mental and emotional states | o Mutual Regulation |
seeking emotional information to guide behavior | o Social Referencing |
shameless willfulness that leads to jump into things without proper consideration | o Maladaptive Tendency for Toddler: Impulsiveness |
perfectionism, rule follower o Sphincter Muscle is developed | o Malignant Tendency for Toddler: Compulsiveness |
our image of ourselves; it describes what we know and feel about ourselves and guides our actions | Self-concept |
an early indication of the ability to understand other’s mental states and their own | o Pretend Play – |
process by which children develop habits, skills, values, and motives that make them responsible and productive members of the society | o Socialization – |
– extra assistance provided by their parents reminder and prompts to complete the task | o Situational Compliance |
they were committed to following request and could do so without their parents direct intervention | o Committed Compliance |
– eager willingness to cooperate harmoniously with a parent, not only in disciplinary actions, but in variety of daily interactions | o Receptive Cooperation |
slowed or arrested physical growth with no known medical cause, accompanied by poor developmental and emotional functioning | A. Nonorganic Failure to thrive |
baby has a weak neck muscles, and a large, heavy head, shaking makes the brain bounce back and forth inside the skull | B. Shaken Baby Syndrome |