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11 Cards in this Set
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Plasticity
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capacity for adaptive reorganization at the neurological, psychological and behavioral levels
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Continuity and Change
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1)Individuals show continuity and change as they progress through time.
a)Continuity: stability in characteristics from one period to another b)Change: patterns of growth and reorganization |
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Why do we need to understand the whole person?
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because we function in an integrated manner, involving physical, social, emotional, and cognitive capabilities in a complex context.
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Why must behavior be interpreted in context?
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1)Behavior must be interpreted in the context of relevant settings and personal relationships – development is a reciprocal process.
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How do people actively contribute to their development?
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People contribute actively to their development in terms of choices, goals, and degree of willingness to embrace social expectations.
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The Psychosocial Approach
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an interaction of biological, psychological, and societal systems. Underscores the integrative nature of human development, helps assess the influence of early experience on later life stages, explains reciprocal links across generations, and locates development within a framework of significant relationships
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The biological system
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includes all processes necessary for the physical functioning of the organism
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The psychological system
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includes those mental processes central to a person’s ability to make meaning of experiences and take action – includes emotional component
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The societal system
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includes those processes through which a person becomes integrated into society.
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What is resilience?
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he positive capacity of people to cope with stress and adversity. This coping may result in the individual “bouncing back” to a previous state of normal functioning, or using the experience of exposure to adversity to produce a “steeling effect” and function better than expected. Resilience is most commonly understood as a process, and not a trait of an individual.
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Lifespan
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a projection of the number of years one can expect to live – the task of mapping one’s future depends on how long one expects to live.
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