Psych 202 Developmental Psychology
Exam 3 Study guide (Ex 3 on 4/9)
Ch 16 Adolescence: Psychosocial Development
Identity
Four Arenas of Identity Formation
Relationships with Adults
Parents
Cultural Differences
Closeness Within the Family
Other Adults
Peer Pressure
Selecting Friends
Approval for Risk Taking
Best Friends
Romance
First Love
Same-Sex Romances
Learning About Sex
Sadness and Anger
Depression
Clinical Depression
Suicide
Delinquency and Disobedience
Breaking the Law
Causes of Delinquency
Drug Use and Abuse
Variations in Drug Use
Variations by Place
Variations by Generation and Gender
Harm from Drugs
Preventing Drug Abuse: What Works?
Ch 15 Adolescence: Cognitive Development
Adolescent Thinking
Egocentrism
Fables
The Imaginary Audience
Formal Operational Thought
Piaget’s Experiments
Hypothetical-Deductive Reasoning
Intuitive, Emotional Thought
Two Modes of Thinking
Comparing Intuition and Analysis
Better Thinking
Thinking About Religion
Teaching and Learning
Technology and Cognition
The Dangers of Technology
Ch 14 Adolescence: Biosocial Development
Puberty Begins
Age and Puberty
Genes and Gender
Body Fat
Stress
Too Early, Too Late
Girls
Boys
Ethnic Differences
Nutrition
Diet Deficiencies
Choices Made
Body Image
Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
Origins of Disordered Eating
The Transformations of Puberty
Growing Bigger and Stronger
Sequence: Weight, Height, Muscles
Sexual Maturation
Sexual Characteristics
Sexual Activity
Problems with Sexual Activity
Sex Too Soon
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Neurological Development
Caution Needed
Benefits of Adolescent Brain Development
Ch 13 Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Development
The Nature of the Child
Industry and Inferiority
Erikson’s Insights
Self-Concept
The Me-Self
Complications of Unrealistic Self-Esteem
Culture and Self-Esteem
Resilience and Stress
Cumulative Stress
Social Support and Religious Faith
Families and Children
Family Function and Family Structure
Diversity of Structures
Connecting Structure and Function
Family Trouble
The Peer Group
The Culture of Children
Friendship and Social Acceptance
Popular and Unpopular Children
Social Awareness
Bullies and Victims
Causes and Consequences of Bullying
Can Bullying Be Stopped?
Ch 12 Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development
Building on Theory
Piaget and School-Age Children
A Hierarchy of Categories
Language
Vocabulary
Adjusting Vocabulary to the Context
Ch 11 Middle Childhood: Biosocial Development
A Healthy Time
Slower Growth, Greater Strength
Improved Medical Care
Children’s Health Habits
Physical Activity
Neighborhood Games
Exercise in School
Athletic Clubs and Leagues
Health Problems in Middle Childhood
Childhood Obesity
An International Problem
Why Childhood Obesity?
Nature and Nurture
Brain Development
Coordinating Connections
Think Quick; Too Slow
Pay Attention
Automatization
Children with Special Needs
Attention-Deficit and Bipolar Disorders
Attention-Deficit Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Distinguishing Between Disorders
Learning Disabilities
Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Symptoms
Treatment
Special Education
Changing Laws and Practices
Cohort and Culture
Ch 9 Early Childhood: Cognitive Development
Piaget: Preoperational Thinking
Obstacles to Logical Operations
Conservation and Logic
Limitations of Piaget’s Research
Animism in Preoperational Thought
Language
The Vocabulary Explosion
Fast-Mapping
Words and the Limits of Logic