238 ILLNOIS CONTENT EXAM
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
Intact family
Consists of a married or common-law couple where all children are the natural and/or adopted
offspring of both members of the couple
Family system theory
, The family is viewed as a system composed of interrelated parts, such that a problem for any
member of a family has an effect on all others, and changes in any member result in adaptations
among all other family members.
Lev Vygotsky's sociocultural (social development) theory
Asserts that a child's cognitive development and learning ability can be guided and mediated by
their social interactions—that learning is a crucially social process as opposed to an
independent journey of discovery.
John Bowlby's attachment theory
Argued that the quality of early attachments significantly influences a child's emotional and
social development.
Jean Piaget's cognitive developmental theory
Explains the mechanisms and processes by which an infant and child develop into an individual
who can think hypothetically and reason abstractly.
Cognitive development is a progressive reorganization of the basic mental structure through
maturation and environmental experiences.
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
Intact family
Consists of a married or common-law couple where all children are the natural and/or adopted
offspring of both members of the couple
Family system theory
, The family is viewed as a system composed of interrelated parts, such that a problem for any
member of a family has an effect on all others, and changes in any member result in adaptations
among all other family members.
Lev Vygotsky's sociocultural (social development) theory
Asserts that a child's cognitive development and learning ability can be guided and mediated by
their social interactions—that learning is a crucially social process as opposed to an
independent journey of discovery.
John Bowlby's attachment theory
Argued that the quality of early attachments significantly influences a child's emotional and
social development.
Jean Piaget's cognitive developmental theory
Explains the mechanisms and processes by which an infant and child develop into an individual
who can think hypothetically and reason abstractly.
Cognitive development is a progressive reorganization of the basic mental structure through
maturation and environmental experiences.
