Developmental Psych Ch 7 (copy)

According to the lecture, what are 3 ways to help kids cope with stress?

According to the lecture, what are 3 ways to help kids cope with stress?

Enhance a stable environment, get them involved in yoga or other physical activity, recognize when child is stressed

According to the lecture, what are 3 types of cognitive play categories found in childhood play?

Functional play, constructive play, make believe play

Parents who aim to control their child’s behavior through constant direction and consequences are known as what parenting style?

Authoritarian

What is the most common fear in children?

Darkness

According to Mildred Parson’s, this type of social processing produced unoccupied, onlooker behavior and solitary play.

Non-Social Activity

True or False: Anxiety may show up as fear or worry, but can also make children irritable and angry.

True

What are 4 ways to help a child cope with anxiety?

Yoga, teach them deep breathing exercises, get materials for art projects, help reverse negative thoughts

According to the lecture, what are 4 common types of anxiety?

Separation, general, phobias, panic disorders

According to the lecture, what is the therapy most commonly used to treat anxiety? How does this therapy help them

Cognitive behavioral therapy – educates about anxiety, teaches techniques for managing symptoms, changing their thought processes to attempt to challenge anxiety- provoking thoughts

Know the Defense mechanisms and definitions of them

Displacement – shifting unacceptable feelings or impulses from the target of those feelings to someone less threatened or to an object

Intellectualization – resorting to excessive abstract thinking rather than focus on the upsetting aspect of response to issues that cause conflict or stress

Reaction formation – transforming an unacceptable feeling or desire into its opposite in order to make it more acceptable

Repression – unconsciously excluding disturbing wishes thoughts or experiences from awareness

Denial – dealing with emotional conflict or stress by refusing to acknowledge a painful aspect of reality or experience that would be apparent to other

Projection – attributing personal traits or feelings to someone else to protect one’s ego from acknowledging distasteful personal attributes

Sublimation – transferring an unacceptable impulse or desire into a socially appropriate activity of interest

Regression – dealing with emotional conflict or stress by reverting to childish behaviors

What are 2 types of emotions?

Shame and guilt

According to the lecture, what are 3 types of aggression child psychologists often see?

Physical, verbal and relational

According to the lecture, what percentage of children between 6 and 12 expressed having fears and concerns?

43%

According to the lecture and your textbook, how is fear defined?

State of arousal, tension or apprehension caused by a specific and identifiable stimulus or situation

Diana Baumrind established 4 types of parenting styles, what are those 4 styles?

Authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, uninvolved

This parenting style emphasizes warmth and responsiveness to the child’s needs but they also have high behavioral expectations

Authoritative

What are 4 of the defense mechanisms proposed by Freud that children use to overcome fear and anxiety?

Identification, denial, projection, rationalization

What are 4 symptoms of anxiety listed in the lecture?

Fatigue, irritability, excessive fear and worry, low confidence/self esteem

This parenting style provides love, support and sensitivity towards their children but have few expectations and make few demands of the child

Permissive

According to the lecture, what are 3 drawbacks from punishment?

Any behavior changes that result from punishment are often temporary

punished behavior is likely to reappear after the consequences are withdrawn

does not actually offer any information about more appropriate or desired behaviors

According to the lecture, if using punishment, what are 4 guidelines to follow?

Be consistent, explain after the punishment, don’t promise, and not follow through, become a more positive parent

Mildred Parson’s stated that social processing occurs in 4 steps. What are those 4 steps?

Non-social activity; parallel play; associative, co-operative

According to the lecture, in childhood, what are fears triggered by (4 things)

Objects, people, situations, and events

According to the lecture and your textbook, how is anxiety defined?

Feeling of uneasiness, apprehension or fear that has a vague or unknown source

According to Mildred Parson’s, when children engage in separate activities but exchange toys and comment on one another’s behavior, it is known as what type of social processing?

Associative