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Human Growth and Development Flashcards

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  1. According to Vygotsky's sociocultural theory, the 'zone of proximal development' (ZPD) refers to:

    Answer: The gap between what a child can do alone and with guidance

    The ZPD is the distance between a child's independent problem-solving level and what they can achieve with skilled guidance or collaboration.

  2. A 70-year-old client reports feeling a deep sense of satisfaction when reflecting on her life's accomplishments. According to Erikson, she is successfully resolving which stage?

    Answer: Integrity vs. Despair

    Ego integrity vs. despair is Erikson's final stage, in which older adults evaluate their lives and develop either acceptance or regret.

  3. Which attachment style is characterized by a child who shows distress when the caregiver leaves but is not comforted upon return, often pushing the caregiver away?

    Answer: Anxious-ambivalent attachment

    Anxious-ambivalent (resistant) attachment involves heightened distress at separation combined with ambivalence and resistance to comfort upon reunion.

  4. Bronfenbrenner's macrosystem includes:

    Answer: Cultural values, laws, and societal norms that influence development

    The macrosystem encompasses the overarching cultural beliefs, ideologies, and social structures that shape all other ecological systems.

  5. A social worker observes that a 4-year-old child engages in play alongside other children without interacting with them. This is best described as:

    Answer: Parallel play

    Parallel play occurs when children play near each other using similar materials but do not directly interact or coordinate their activities.

  6. According to Kohlberg, a person who obeys rules to avoid punishment is operating at which level of moral development?

    Answer: Pre-conventional — Stage 1

    Stage 1 (Obedience and Punishment Orientation) is the first pre-conventional stage, where moral reasoning is driven solely by avoiding punishment.

  7. Which developmental theorist proposed that infants are born with innate schemas that are modified through assimilation and accommodation?

    Answer: Jean Piaget

    Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory posits that children use assimilation (fitting new info into existing schemas) and accommodation (changing schemas) to adapt.