Human Growth and Development Flashcards
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A social worker working with an adolescent client considers how puberty timing may affect psychosocial outcomes. Research suggests that early maturation in girls is most associated with:
Answer: Increased risk of depression and risky behavior
Early-maturing girls are at greater risk for depression, body dissatisfaction, association with older peers, and engagement in risky behaviors compared to on-time or late maturers.
Selective optimization with compensation (SOC), a model of successful aging, was developed by:
Answer: Paul Baltes
Paul Baltes developed the SOC model, proposing that successful aging involves selecting fewer but meaningful goals, optimizing resources, and compensating for losses.
In Mahler's separation-individuation theory, the 'rapprochement' subphase is characterized by:
Answer: The toddler returning to the caregiver after exploring, seeking reassurance
During rapprochement (approximately 15–24 months), toddlers alternate between moving away to explore and returning to the caregiver for emotional refueling.
A social worker notes that a 9-year-old child can sort objects by size, classify them by multiple attributes, and understand that operations can be reversed. This child is in Piaget's:
Answer: Concrete operational stage
Concrete operational thinking (ages 7–11) is characterized by logical operations applied to concrete objects, including classification, seriation, and reversibility.
The 'still-face' paradigm, used to study infant social development, demonstrates that infants as young as 2–3 months:
Answer: Become distressed when caregivers display a neutral, unresponsive face
The still-face experiment shows that infants become distressed, withdraw, and attempt to re-engage when caregivers suddenly adopt a neutral expression, revealing early sensitivity to social cues.
Which term describes the tendency for children to attribute lifelike qualities to inanimate objects, a characteristic of preoperational thinking?
Answer: Animism
Animism is the preoperational child's belief that inanimate objects (e.g., clouds, toys) are alive and have feelings or intentions.
A social worker is using a strengths-based approach with an older adult client experiencing cognitive decline. Which principle of successful aging is the social worker applying?
Answer: Activity theory
Activity theory posits that older adults who remain engaged in meaningful activities maintain higher life satisfaction and well-being, aligning with a strengths-based perspective.