General Psychology Autism- severe chronic developmental disorder * Characterized by severely compromised ability to engage in and by a lack of interest in social interaction. *Autism Spectrum* 1. Asperger’s Syndrome * high/ normal intelligence * shy * problem on eye contact * don’t recognize facial expressions * focus only on 1 thing * absent minded * can’t adapt to changes 2. Semantic Pragmantic Disorder- more sociable 3. Hyperlexia- more on a symptom than a
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Theories and Theorists Application 1 Week 5 Kimberly Perkins Walden University Theory is described as “a set of interrelated constructs, definitions and propositions that presents a systematic view of phenomena by specifying relations among variables with the purpose of explaining natural phenomena” (Creswell, 2009). There are multiple theories that are used in the field of psychology such as Cognitive Behavioral Theory, Learning Theory and Personality Theories to name a few. For the purpose
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Cherry Kendra contends that “Erikson's eight-stage theory of psychosocial development describes growth and change throughout the lifespan, focusing on social interaction and conflicts that arise during different stages of development”. Addressing stages 4, 5, and 6 with relation to classroom management and discipline strategies and techniques that will help to positively address the issues children encounter during the middle childhood and early adolescences years will help educators provide positive
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Perspective or Movement | Key Figures | Key Concepts/Terms | Major Influences on behavior | Behavior | Ivan Pavlov | Classical Conditioning: | Conditioned Response : The response to the Conditioned Stimulus once classical conditioning has been establishedConditioned Stimulus: Initially neutral with respect to the Unconditioned Response which is, by conditioning, associated with the Unconditioned StimulusUnconditioned Response: An automatic or inherent response to the Unconditioned StimulusUnconditioned
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Erikson’s Stages of Personal and Social Development. As people grow, they face a string of psychosocial crises that shape personality, according to Erik Erikson. Each crisis focuses on a particular aspect of personality and involves the person’s relationship with other people. STAGE I: TRUST VERSUS MISTRUST ( BIRTH TO 18 MONTHS) The goal of in-fancy is to develop a basic trust in the world. Erikson ( 1968, p. 96) defined basic trust as “ an essential trustfulness of others as well as a fundamental
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However, these tests only provide enlightenment based on the preliminary insight scored according to the answers judged by the parameters of the test. Other theories on personality development include Jean Piaget's stages of development, Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, and personality development in Sigmund Freud's theory being formed through the interaction of id, ego, and super-ego. Speak to almost any volunteer and they will tell you that they get at least as much out of
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Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages Past Self 1. Think of an important event in your childhood. What does this event tell you about yourself in terms of Erikson’s stages? My important event in my childhood is when I won my drums recital at age 7 because I won the competition against 30 other drummers. I think that is the most important event in my childhood because I was able to accomplish something at a very young age and it just brings me joy and all my competitors looked up and idolized me
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The article about social development in adults I found was from the Britannica Encyclopedia and the name of it is “human behavior”. The excerpt that discusses social development is located in the table of contents under “Personality and social development”. The first part of this section describes the article completely. It states that different theories of personality development suggest that it is an individual, as well as a social, phenomenon and changes are related to that individual’s biological
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current health orientation. The family Genogram are deceased wife, living only son. The developmental stage this character is: Late Adulthood: 55 or 65 to Death Ego Development Outcome: Integrity vs. Despair Basic Strengths: Wisdom.( Erik Erikson's Developmental Stages, 1902-1994.) The family is distant at this time in life. The son is getting married and the father is trying to help plan his son’s first wedding. The father is independent and able to care for himself. His value’s are not
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orientations and emotional expression (Rubin, K. H. (1998). Erikson’s greatest contribution is his focus on psychosocial development, which refers to the development within the social environment in which a person lives, primarily focusing on relationships with other people (Erikson, 1968). Erikson believed that there are certain time periods in which humans must gain certain insights (Witt, G., & Mossler, R., 2010). Erikson's psychosocial theory basically asserts that people experience
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