Early Childhood Development Vocabulary

Flashcards covering key vocabulary from an Early Childhood Development lecture.

Autonomy vs. Doubt

Erikson's stage for 2-3 year olds, focusing on the development of independence.

Initiative vs. Guilt

Erikson's stage for 3-5 year olds, focusing on taking initiative and avoiding guilt.

Gross Motor Skills

Physical skills involving large body movements, such as running and jumping.

Fine Motor Skills

Physical skills involving small, precise movements, such as building towers and using zippers.

Pre-operational Stage

Piaget's cognitive stage (2-7 years) marked by symbolic function and intuitive thought.

Symbolic Function

The ability to mentally represent objects and events, typically seen in 2-4 year olds.

Egocentrism

The inability to distinguish one's own perspective from that of others.

Intuitive Thought

Primitive reasoning without formal logic, common in 4-7 year olds.

Conservation Problems

Difficulty understanding that properties of an object remain the same despite changes in appearance.

Infantile Amnesia

The inability to remember events before the age of 3.

Emotional Regulation

The ability to manage and control one's emotional responses.

Emotional Coaching

A process where a caregiver helps a child recognize, label, and problem-solve around their emotions.

Night Terrors

Episodes of intense fear and distress during sleep.

Authoritative Parenting

A parenting style high in warmth and control, with clear expectations and open communication.

Authoritarian Parenting

A strict and inflexible parenting style with high expectations and punishment-based discipline.

Permissive Parenting

A parenting style that is nurturing but with few boundaries or consistent rules.

Uninvolved Parenting

A parenting style characterized by emotional detachment and a lack of boundaries or interaction.

Developmental Delay

A slowed rate of skill acquisition in areas like speech or toilet training.

Developmental Disorder

A disruption in the performance of skills, such as ADD or autism.

Developmental Psychopathology

Conditions where healthy adaptation is impeded, such as anxiety.

ADHD

A common childhood behavioral disorder characterized by persistent inattention and/or hyperactivity.

Autism

Pervasive difficulties in social communication and interaction across multiple settings.

Maltreatment

The abuse and neglect of children including Physical abuse, sexual abuse, physical neglect, educational neglect, and psychological abuse.

Neglect

Failure to provide for a child's basic physical, educational, or emotional needs.