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PSYC 2030 Child Psychology
- Author
- Michelle Slattery
- Publisher
- North Central State College
- Source
- LibreTexts
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 171 sections
- 01: What is Child Development
- 1.01: Principles of Development
- 1.02: Periods of Development
- 1.03: Issues in Development
- 02: Theoretical Perspectives in Development
- 2.01: Theories in Science
- 2.02: Freud and the Psychoanalytic Theory
- 2.03: Erikson and Psychosocial Stages of Development
- 2.04: Behaviorism- Pavlov Watson and Skinner
- 2.05: Operant Learning and School Education (Extra Resources)
- 2.06: Bandura and Social Learning
- 2.07: Piaget's Cognitive Perspective
- 2.08: Constructivism and School Education (Extra Resource)
- 2.09: Vygotsky's Sociocultural Development
- 2.10: Information Processing Theory
- 2.11: Bronfenbrenner and Ecological Systems
- 2.12: Ethology Evolutionary Psychology
- 03: Developmental Research
- 3.01: The Scientific Approach
- 3.02: The Scientific Method
- 3.03: Research Design
- 3.04: Methods of Data Collection
- 3.05: Community Based Research
- 3.06: Developmental Research Design Techniques
- 3.07: Bias
- 3.08: Ethics and Informed Consent
- 04: Genes and Environment
- 4.01: Nature vs Nurture Research
- 4.02: Genes and Chromosomes- An Overview
- 4.03: Chromosomal and Genetic Abnormalities
- 4.04: Nature AND Nurture
- 4.05: Epigenetics
- 4.06: Genotype Environment Correlations
- 05: Prenatal Development
- 5.01: Periods of Prenatal Development
- 5.02: Teratogens
- 5.03: Prenatal Assessment
- 5.04: Complications of Pregnancy
- 5.05: Infertility and Building Families
- 5.06: Twins
- 06: Birth and the Newborn
- 6.01: Approaches to Childbirth
- 6.02: Birth process
- 6.03: Newborns and Newborn Assessment
- 6.04: Newborn Characteristics
- 6.05: Newborn Reflexes
- 6.06: Newborn Challenges
- 07: Physical Development
- 7.01: Size and Proportions
- 7.02: Brain Development
- 7.03: The Brain and Cognition during Adolescence
- 7.04: Sensory Capacities
- 7.05: Motor Development
- 7.06: Exercise Physical Fitness and Sports
- 7.07: Elimination Development
- 7.08: Sleep
- 7.09: Puberty
- 7.10: Sexuality
- 7.11: Systems Approach
- 08: Health Needs and Issues
- 8.01: Nutrition during Infancy
- 8.02: Nutrition during Early Childhood
- 8.03: Nutrition during Middle Childhood
- 8.04: Eating during Adolescence and Health Eating
- 8.05: Energy and Nutrition
- 8.06: Malnutrition
- 8.07: Food Allergies and Intolerance
- 8.08: Obesity
- 8.09: Eating Disorders
- 8.10: Oral Health
- 8.11: Immunizations
- 8.12: Handwashing
- 8.13: Injuries
- 8.14: Other Infant Health Considerations
- 8.15: Illnesses and Conditions in Childhood
- 09: Mental and Sexual Health
- 9.01: An Overview of Child Mental Health
- 9.02: Childhood Anxieties and Phobias
- 9.03: OCD and PTSD
- 9.04: Childhood Depression
- 9.05: Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- 9.06: ADHD and PDD
- 9.07: Substances and Substance Abuse
- 9.08: Mental Illness Harm and Suicide
- 9.09: Domestic Abuse and Child Abuse
- 9.10: Sexual Health
- 10: Cognitive Theory
- 10.01: Piaget- Sensorimotor Stage
- 10.02: Piaget- Preoperational Stage
- 10.03: Piaget- Concrete Operational Stage
- 10.04: Piaget- Formal Operational Stage
- 10.05: Piaget's Theory Evaluation and Critique
- 10.06: Vygotsky
- 10.07: Information Processing
- 10.08: Core Knowledge theory
- 10.09: Memory
- 11: Cognitive Milestones
- 11.01: Memory and Executive Function Development
- 11.02: Attention
- 11.03: Cognitive Milestones- Infancy and Early Childhood
- 11.04: Cognitive Development- Middle Childhood
- 11.05: Cognitive Development- Adolescence
- 11.06: Maturity and Risk Taking in Adolescence
- 12: Language
- 12.01: Linguistics
- 12.02: Theories of language development
- 12.03: Language Development- Infancy
- 12.04: Language Development- Early Childhood
- 12.05: Language Development- Middle Childhood
- 12.06: Bilingualism
- 12.07: Literacy Development
- 12.08: Language Disorders
- 13: Intelligence and Academics
- 13.01: Overview
- 13.02: Cognitive Theories of Intelligence
- 13.03: Measuring Intelligence
- 13.04: Culture and Intelligence
- 13.05: Spectrum of Intelligence
- 13.06: Testing in Schools
- 13.07: Preschool and Head Start
- 13.08: Early Education
- 13.09: Grade School and Middle Childhood
- 13.10: Schooling and Adolescence
- 13.11: Neurodivergence and Special Education
- 14: Emotions and Attachment
- 14.01: Social Cognition
- 14.02: Forming Attachments
- 14.03: Impacts on Attachment
- 14.04: Child Care
- 14.05: Culture and Attachment with a Focus on Middle Childhood
- 14.06: Emotions- Infancy and Early Childhood
- 14.07: Erikson's Psychosocial Stages of Development
- 14.08: Social and Moral Development
- 14.09: Culture and Emotional Development
- 14.10: Social and Emotional Development during Adolescence
- 14.11: Temperament and Personality
- 15: Self and Identity
- 15.01: Theories and Concepts about the Self
- 15.02: Self-Efficacy and Motivation
- 15.03: Self-Concept and Self Esteem during Adolescence
- 15.04: Identity Development
- 16: Sex Gender and Sexuality
- 16.01: Sexual Orientation
- 16.02: Gender Identity
- 16.03: Theories of Gender Development
- 16.04: The Biology of Sex and Gender
- 16.05: Gender Dysphoria
- 17: Family
- 17.01: Definitions
- 17.02: Family Structures
- 17.03: Influences on Parenting
- 17.04: Development and Parenting
- 17.05: Parenting Styles
- 17.06: Sibling Relationships
- 17.07: The Child and the Family
- 17.08: Stress Violence and Abuse
- 18: Culture and Media
- 18.01: Culture
- 18.02: Teen Driving
- 18.03: Media
- 18.04: Technology and Media during Adolescence
- 19: Play and Peer Relationships
- 19.01: Peers and Play Behavior
- 19.02: The Functions of Play
- 19.03: Social Understanding
- 19.04: Peer Groups
- 19.05: Adolescent Peer Relationships
- 19.06: Dating and Romantic Relationships
- 19.07: Sexuality
- 19.08: Antisocial Behavior
- 19.09: Clinical Diagnoses of Antisocial Behavior