Child Development Chapter 15

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Stress

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Only thing that places excessive demands on our ability to cope

Hypothalamus sends signals to adrenal gland in order to produce cortisol, which gets your body ready to deal with threats

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Flight or fight response

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The body's physiological response to threat

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Normative stress

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Stress that is predictable and that most individuals go through, and which requires a moderate and relatively brief response

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Non-normative stress

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Stress that results from a relatively rare occurrence that often overwhelms the individual

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Coping

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Conscious effort made it to master, tolerate, or reduce stress

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Problem-focused strategies

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Coping strategies that focus on changing or improving a stressful situation

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Emotion focused strategies

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Coping strategies designed to reduce or manage emotional distress

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Pediatric psychologist

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Child psychologist who provides therapeutic interventions for children with medical disorders

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Child Life specialist

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Experts in child development who promote optimal development in children in medical settings

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Asthma

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The most common chronic illness in childhood, and what's your child's the Airways constrict, making it difficult to breathe

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Hygiene hypothesis

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The idea that living in a germ-free environment is causing our immune systems to become more reactive to allergen

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Substance use disorder (SUD)

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Use of drugs that is marked by Cravings, social impairment, risky use, tolerance build up and withdrawal symptoms

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Post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD

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We are experiencing a traumatic event through intrusive thoughts, distressing dreams, flashbacks, or extreme reactions in situations similar to the original trauma

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Maltreatment

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Any act committed by a parent or caregiver that results in harm or potential harm to a child

Includes abuse and neglect

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Abuse

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Deliberate and intentional words and actions that cause physical, sexual, or psychological harm or potential harm to a child

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Neglect

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Failure to provide for the basic physical, emotional, medical, or educational needs of a child or to protect a child from harm or potential harm

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Mandatory reporters

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Individuals who work with children who are required by law to report suspicions of child maltreatment to authorities

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Racism

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A pervasive system of the advantage and disadvantage based on race

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Stereotypes

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Conclusions made about someone based solely on the group with which he or she is identified

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Prejudice

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Negative attitudes toward individuals based on their race, ethnicity, religion, or other factors

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Discrimination

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Negative behavior directed at people on the basis of their race, ethnicity, religion, or other factors

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Racial socialization

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Efforts by minority parents to teach their children about discrimination, prepare them to deal with these experiences, and teach them to take pride in their heritage

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Resilience

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The ability to bounce back from adversity or to thrive despite negative life circumstances