This document provides an overview of developmental psychology concepts across 5 modules. It discusses 1) physiological, cognitive, moral, spiritual, and psychosocial dimensions of development, including concepts like critical periods, heredity, and plasticity. 2) Major developmental theories like psychodynamic theory and Maslow's hierarchy. 3) Links between behavior, attitudes, personality, and character. 4) How humans evolved self-awareness and culture. 5) External influences on human development like physical environment and primary/broader social groups.
This document provides an overview of developmental psychology concepts across 5 modules. It discusses 1) physiological, cognitive, moral, spiritual, and psychosocial dimensions of development, including concepts like critical periods, heredity, and plasticity. 2) Major developmental theories like psychodynamic theory and Maslow's hierarchy. 3) Links between behavior, attitudes, personality, and character. 4) How humans evolved self-awareness and culture. 5) External influences on human development like physical environment and primary/broader social groups.
This document provides an overview of developmental psychology concepts across 5 modules. It discusses 1) physiological, cognitive, moral, spiritual, and psychosocial dimensions of development, including concepts like critical periods, heredity, and plasticity. 2) Major developmental theories like psychodynamic theory and Maslow's hierarchy. 3) Links between behavior, attitudes, personality, and character. 4) How humans evolved self-awareness and culture. 5) External influences on human development like physical environment and primary/broader social groups.
GROWTH -it is influenced by the interaction of genetic
-Measurable changes in the physical size of the predisposition, (the central nervous system) body and its parts. FIXATION DEVELOPMENT -it is characterized as either adequate master of -behavioral changes in skills and functional failure to achieve development task. abilities (changes not easily measurable) MOTIVATION -systematic and continuous changes that people -the will to perform the behavior display over the course of their lives 2)COGNITIVE DIMENTION MATURATION -intelligent beings are being able to change -state which a person becomes fully grown and behavior in response to the demands of ever- developed. changing environment. DEVELOPMENT TASKS -According to Piget, children learn to think by -referred to as the foundation for future learning. playing CRITICAL PERIOD a) ASSIMILATION -most rapid growth and development in stage of -it is a process of taking in new experiences or life span. information. 1) HEREDITY b) ACCOMMODATION -genetic information passed from parents to -allows for adjustment of thinking to new children (genetic blueprint) information increase understanding 2) HEALTH STATUS c) ADAPTATION -experiencing wellness progress through the -the change resulting from assimilation and lifespan as expected. accommodation. 3) LIFE EXPERIENCE 3) MORAL DIMENTION -rate of development can be influence (lagging -person’s value system, which help differentiate physical growth than whose family plenty right or wrong resources) MORAL MATURITY 4) CULTURE -the ability to independently decide to oneself -individual are expected to master certain skills what is “right” HEREDITARY 4) SPIRITUAL DIMENTION -characteristics are inherited from parents and -it refers to the sense of personal meaning. are often called genetic factors 5) PSYCHOSOCIAL DIMENTION ENVIRONMENT -consist of feelings and interpersonal -is the sum of all conditions and factors relationships surrounding the child. A CONTINUAL AND CUMULATIVE PROCESS QUANTITATIVE CHANGES -developmentalists have learned that the first 12 -changes in amount, a children grow taller and years are extremely important years that set the run faster each passing year. stage for adolescence and adulthood. QUALITATIVE CHANGES HOLISTIC PROCESS -transformation of a child into an adult -A unified view of the developmental process that emphasizes the important interrelationships PLASTICITY OEDIPUS COMPLEX - It refers to a capacity for change in response to -Boys build up a warm and loving relationship positive or negative life experiences. with mothers (mommy’s boy). HISTORICAL/CULTURAL CONTEXT ELECTRA COMPLEX -No single portrait of development is accurate for -girls experience an intense emotional all cultures, social classes, or racial and ethnic attachment for their father (daddy’s girl). groups. INFERIORITY COMPLEX -Adler is perhaps best known for his concept MODULE 2 IMPRINTING THEORY -a process in which new-born of most species -is a set of concepts and propositions that will recognize and seek proximity with the first describe and explain observations. object they encounter. parsimonious D-MOTIVES -concise and yet applicable to a wide range of -according to Maslow’s Hierarchy, there are need phenomena. relating to survival and focusing on deficiencies FALSIFIABLE B-MOTIVES -able to be disconfirmed by scientific research. - needs relating to psychological growth and HEURISTIC focusing on becoming everything we are capable -they build on existing knowledge by continuing of becoming, long-term involving planning. to generate testable hypotheses, leading to new SELF-ACTUALIZATION discoveries. realizing your full potential, attainable only when PSYCHODYNAMIC lower needs have been satisfied and it is in -other term for intrapsychic theory striving to reach these goals what we grow and UNCONCIOUS MIND develop as a person. -it contains memories, motives, fantasies, and 1)Cognitive constructivism fears that are not easily recalled -states that knowledge is something that is ID actively constructed by learners based on their -is the part of the mind concerned with self- existing cognitive structures. gratification by the easiest and quickest available 2) Social Constructivism means. -claims that learning is a collaborative process, EROS and knowledge develops from individuals' -or life instinct, helps the individual to survive; it interactions with their culture and society directs life-sustaining activities. 3) Radical Constructivism LIBIDO -The notion of radical constructivism was -the energy created by life instincts. developed by Ernst von Glasersfeld and states EGO that all knowledge is constructed rather than -includes one’s intelligence, memory, problem perceived through senses. solving, separation of reality from fantasy. SCHEMAS SUPEREGO -cohesive, repeatable action sequence possessing -is the part of the mind that represents one’s component action that are tightly. conscience. EQUILIBRATION -this is the force which moves development along CLASSICAL CONDITIONING 3)RATIONAL PSYCHE HUMAN -also known as Pavlovian conditioning, is -refers to values and morals, reasons and the will learning through association and was discovered (purpose and freedom). by Pavlov 1)Will OPERANT CONDITIONING -which refers to freedom -it involves learning from the consequences of 2)Intellect our behavior. -which relates to the legal process 3)Soul MODULE 3 -which is considered as the moral spiritual part BEHAVIOR/ BEHAVIORAL of a human -an organism’s activities in response to external EVOLUTION or internal stimuli - human beings have evolved through a process - define as defined as any observable, recordable, of natural selection that turned us into the kind and measurable movement of animal that we are. ATTITUDE SELF-AWARENESS -a relatively enduring and general evaluation of - our ability to think consciously about ourselves an object, person, group, issue, or concept on a -psychological characteristic that distinguishes dimension ranging from negative to positive. human beings from all other animals. PERSONALITY CULTURE -the enduring configuration of characteristics -make us different from other animals because it and behavior that comprises an individual’s allows new ideas and techniques to be passed unique adjustment to life from generation to generation. CHARACTER PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT (EXTERNAL FORCES) -the totality of an individual’s attributes and -all things in this world that affect man directly personality traits, particularly his or her and stimulates the sense organs. characteristic moral, social, and religious Primary Social Group attitudes. 1) Home – It is said to be the “cradle of human PSYCHOLOGY personality”. the study of mind and behavior 2) Neighborhood, etc. TRANSACTION ANALYSIS b. Broader Social Group It is the study of social interactions of people. 1) School The objective of which is to provide better 2) Church understanding of how people relate to each other 3) Criminal Justice System (CJS) for the development of improved. INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT Three Levels 0f Behavior: -the immediate environment within which the 1) VEGETATIVE LEVEL genes exist and function. refers to the nurturing and reproduction, mostly LEARNING found in plants. -permanent change 2)ANIMAL LEVEL 1) CLASSICAL CONDITIONING -refers to them movement and sensation, mostly -neutral stimulus the use of the sense, and sex drives. EXTINCTION -tissue deprivation, eventually disappears. SPONTANEOUS RECOVERY COVERT BEHAVIOR -The reemergence of an extinguished - behavior is not visible conditioned response after a period of rest and VOLUNTARY BEHAVIOR with no further conditioning. - behavior that depends on human want 2. OPERANT CONDITIONING INVOLUNTARY BEHAVIOR -is learning in which a voluntary response is - type occurs naturally and without thinking strengthened or weakened. NEUROLOGICAL 3)COGNITIVE LEARNING THEORY - emphasizes human actions in relation to events - the study of learning that focuses on the taking place inside the body, especially the brain thought processes that underlie learning. and the nervous system LATENT LEARNING COGNITIVE -Learning in which a new behavior is acquired - concerned with the way the brain processes but is not demonstrated. and transforms information in various ways OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING PSYCHOANALYTICAL -Learning by observing the behavior of another -emphasizes unconscious motives stemming person, or model. from repressed sexual and aggressive impulses DRIVES in childhood -are aroused state that results from some biological needs, person to remedy the need. MODULE 4 NEEDS IDIOGRAPHIC VIEW -are the triggering factor that drives or moves a - each person has a unique psychological person to act. It is a psychological state of tissue structure and that some traits are possessed by deprivation. only one person MOTIVATIONS NOMOTHETIC VIEW -refers to the causes and “why’s” of behavior as -comparability/ differ in their positions along a required by a need. continuum in the same set of traits SENSATION DYNAMICS - refers to the feeling or impression of the -The dynamic aspect of personality is concerned stimulus recorded by man’s senses with the meaning and function of behavior PERCEPTION BLANK SLATE -knowledge of stimulus. - believed that children were born into the world AWARENESS with minds -based on one’s interpretation and experience of STRUCTURALISM the stimulus or object. - focused on uncovering the fundamental mental MOLECULAR BEHAVIOR components of perception - it is an unexpected behavior that occurs FUNCTIONALISM without thinking - approach to psychology that concentrated on MORAL BEHAVIOR what the mind does - behavior occurs after thinking ESTALT PSYCHOLOGY OVERT BEHAVIOR - our perception, or understanding, of objects is - a visible type of behavior that can occur outside greater and more meaningful than the individual of human beings elements NEUROPLASTICITY MODULE 5 Plastic means flexible, collection of ways in A. BIOLOGICAL SOURCES OF MOTIVATION which the brain changes in response Motivation – It refers to factors that activate, NEUROLOGICAL direct, and sustain goal-directed behavior. Emphasizes human actions in relation to events Motives – Defined as the “whys” of behavior, taking place inside the body, especially the brain needs or want and the nervous system. Instinctive behaviors – Defined as fixed, inborn 1. Limbic System – plays an important role in patterns of response that are specific to motivational and emotional aspect of behaviors members of a particular species. such as sex, eating, drinking and aggression. Instinct theory holds that behavior is motivated 2. Thalamus – regulates sleep, arousal and by instincts. consciousness Drive – A state of bodily tension, such as 3. Hypothalamus – It oversees the basic hunger or thirst, arising from an unmet need. behaviors associated with survival Need - A state of deprivation or deficiency. 4. Midbrain – critical in regulating bodily Homeostasis-The tendency of the body to functions such as breathing, swallowing, posture, maintain a steady internal state and movement Drive theory is based on the principles of 5. Medulla – regulates the cardiovascular system homeostasis and respiration Drive reduction-The satisfaction of a drive NERVOUS SYSTEM Primary drives – Refers to biological or -Responsible in transmitting messages between instinctive drives such as hunger, thirst, and the brain and the body sexual desire. STUNTING Secondary drives – It results from experiences - is the impaired growth and development that Example: A drive to achieve monetary wealth is children experience from poor nutrition not something we are born with PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY Stimulus motives prod organisms to explore According to Sigmund Freud, the personality is their environments and manipulate objects. made up of three components—the id, the ego, Arousal theory postulates a biologically based and the superego need to maintain stimulation at an optimal level. ID B. PSYCHOLOGICAL SOURCES OF MOTIVATION -represents basic biological and psychological Incentive value - The strength of the “pull” of a drives goal or reward. EGO Psychosocial needs also called interpersonal - reality-testing part of the personality; also needs called the reality principle -Needs that reflect interpersonal aspects of SUPEREGO motivation, such as the need for friendship or - much like a moral guide to right and wrong achievement. Need for achievement - The need to excel in one’s endeavors. Extrinsic motivation - Motivation reflecting a desire for external rewards INTRINSIC MOTIVATION Motivation reflecting a desire for internal gratification ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION The motive or desire to achieve success. AVOIDANCE MOTIVATION The motive or desire to avoid failure. HIERARCHY OF NEEDS - Maslow’s concept that there is an order to human needs Self-actualization - The motive that drives individuals to express their unique capabilities EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION reflects a desire for external rewards, such as money or the respect of one’s peers or family. INTRINSIC MOTIVATION reflects a desire for internal gratification, such as the self satisfaction or pleasure ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION (the desire to achieve success) leads us to undertake challenges that run the risk of failure EMOTION refers to feelings effective responses as a result of physiological arousal BODILY AROUSAL (nervous system activation), -The physiological component of fear Cognitions (the subjective or felt experience of the emotion fear includes what it feels like to be afraid EXPRESSED BEHAVIORS (outward expression of the emotion, such as approaching a love object or avoiding a feared one). FEAR - experienced in many different situations becomes anxiety. Anger-strong feeling of displeasure and antagonism. SADNESS - Lasting, enduring sadness becomes depression. ENJOYMENT (Contentment) - Contentment is a sense of well-being and pleasant feelings without much anxiety, anger, and depression