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Finals Caddev Reviewer
Finals Caddev Reviewer
Finals Caddev Reviewer
1. Microsystem – layer nearest to the child directly interacts with. (one’s family, school and neighborhood)
Bi-directional influences – the child affects the behavior of the parents
2. Mesosystem – connection between the child’s microsystem. Link and interactions between parent and teacher)
3. Exosystem – bigger social system in which the child does not function directly. (city government, mass media and
workplace)
4. Macrosystem – outermost part of the child environment. (cultural values, beliefs, laws and custom)
5. Chronosystem – element of time (pattern of stability and change)
No longer nature vs nurture but nurturing nature
Role of Schools and Teachers – instability and unpredictability of family life is the most destructive force of a child’s
development. This theory helps teacher look into every child’s environmental system in order to understand about the
child. The teacher can contribute stability over long-term relationships but only to support
Stages of Pre-Natal Development – Human life begins from the moment of Conception
Organogenesis – the process of organ formation during the first two months of pre-natal development
Toddlerhood years (1-2) – infants expresses emotions of shame or embarrassment and pride
Emotional Understanding –
- Learning to verbally express their feelings
- Regulate their emotions with the emergence of language
- Empathy – a complex emotional response to a situation also appears in toddlerhood