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Ritualism
Term for toddlers increasing their sense of security by making compulsive routines of
simple tasks
Proximodistal
Proceeds from the midline to the periphery
general to specific
Refers to the ability to perform general physical functions
Maturation
The total way in which a person grows and develops, as dictated by inheritance
Growth
Increase in physical size
Parallel play
activity in which children play side by side without interacting
Cephalocaudal
development from head to toe
Heredity
Factor that develops maturation
Blended
Refers to remarried individuals with children
,Alternative
refers to communal families
Personality
the unique attitudes, behaviors, and emotions that characterize a person
Nuclear
The traditional family that includes husband, wife, and children
Extrusion reflex
protrusion of the tongue. pushes food out of the mouth to prevent intake of inappropriate
food
Grasp reflex
occurs when one touches the palms and flexion occurs
Prehension
the ability to grasp objects between the fingers and the opposing thumb
Parachute reflex
protective arm extension that occurs when an infant is suddenly thrust downward when
prone
negativism
an example of the toddler testing their power and control of independence by saying
"no" frequently
Development
Refers to a progressive increase in the body's function
Egocentrism
, a type of thinking that doesn't recognize any point of view other than the child's own and
is common in toddlers and preschool-age children
Oral Stage
(0-1 yrs) Freud's first stage of psychosexual development during which pleasure is
centered in the mouth. (they like to put things in their mouth; sucking and tasting)
Anal Stage
(2-3 yrs) Freud's psychosexual period during which a child learns to control his bodily
excretions (potty training)
Phallic Stage
(3-6 yrs) Freud's concept for that period of life during which excitation or tension begins
to be centered in the genitals and during which there is an attraction to the parent of the
opposite sex.
latency stage
(6 yrs- Puberty) Freud's stage of development. Children spend more time and interact
mostly with the same sex peers
Genital Stage
(Beyond puberty) Freud's last stage of development where individuals are attached to
opposite sex peers
Sensorimotor
(0-2 yrs) Piaget's first stage. Coordination of senses with motor responses; sensory
curiosity about the world, language used for demands and cataloguing. object
permanence is developed.
Preoperational