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three fundamental domains of development

physical
-milestones
-cephalocaudal and proximodistal

cognitive
-Piaget cognitive development
-classical v operant conditioning
-Kohlberg's moral development

psychological/ social
-Freud psychosexual development
-Erikson psychosocial development

Freud's psychosexual development

key principles
-id: pleasure
-ego: reality and/or self-interest
-superego: morality

stages
-oral (infancy) = id development, teething
-anal (toddler) = potty-training, autonomy
-phallic (preschool) = ego development, Oedipal complex
-latency (school-age) = sex repressed, socialization
-genital (adolescence) = sexual reawakening

Erikson's psychosocial development

trust v mistrust
autonomy v shame and doubt (tantrums common)
initiative v guilt

,industry v inferiority
identity v role confusion

Piaget's cognitive development

sensorimotor
-birth to 2
-reflexes, object permenance

preoperational
- 2-7yr
-egocentrism, single aspect focus, magical thinking/animism

concrete operational
- 7-11yr
-logical thought

formal operational
- 12+ yrs
-abstract thought, complex problem-solving

maslow's hierarchy of needs

physiological - food, water, warmth, rest
safety
love/belonging- relationships
esteem- accomplishments
self-actualization- creativity and full potential

preterm infants

born before 37 wks gestation

low birth weight </= 2500g
very low birth weight </= 1500g
extremely low birth weight </= 1000g

average size of newborns

weight
-3400g = 7.5 pounds

,length
-51cm

head circumference
-35cm

chest circumference
-2cm < head

physical growth milestones

birth weight
-initial 8-10% loss by first 4 days
-regained by 2 wks
-doubles by 6 mos
-triples by 1 yr
-quadruples by 2 yrs

(0.5-1oz / day; 2lbs/ mos)

length
-50% increase by 1 yr
-doubles by 4 years

(1 inch/mos)

head circumference
-0.5 inch per month until 6 mos
-2cm > chest until 1 yr
-equal chest at 1yr
-5-7cm < chest as child

when do reflexes disappear

palmar grasp
- 6 mos

stepping
-4 mos

, rooting
-4 mos
-in sleep till 12 mos

moro
-6 mos

tonic neck
-6 mos

plantar grasp
-12 mos

parenting styles

authoritarian: strict, high expectations, low support
permissive: few demands or expectations
authoritative: firm limits, high support, high communication

(harsh verbal reprimands and corporal punishment ineffective)

instrumental v hostile aggression

instrumental
-focused on retrieving (objects, space, privileges)
-preschoolers (decreases w/ understanding of sharing)

hostile
-person-oriented
-emerge if impulse control remains problematic

puberty

onset
-girls: 9-10 (8 in AA); first sign = breast buds
-males: 11-12; first sign = testes enlargement
-precocious: girls before 8, boys before 9

Breast Stages
-1 prepubescent
-2 breast buds

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