Experience Human Development
Chapter 10: Psychosocial Test Bank
Latest Edition.
representational systems - Answer in neo-Piagetian terminology, the third stage in
development of self-definition, characterized by breadth, balance, and the integration and
assessment of various aspects of the self
industry vs inferiority - Answer Erikson's fourth stage of psychosocial development, in which
children must learn the productive skills their culture requires or else face feelings of inferiority
internalizing behaviors - Answer behaviors by which emotional problems are turned inward
ex. Anxiety or Depression
externalizing behaviors - Answer behaviors by which a child acts out emotional difficulties ex.
Aggression or Hostility
joint custody - Answer custody shared by both parents - main determinant of success is the
amount of conflict between the parents
sole custody - Answer custody of 1 parent
joint legal custody - Answer share the right and responsibility to make decisions regarding the
child's welfare
joint physical custody - Answer child lives part time with each parent
One Parent Families - Answer result from divorce, unwed parenthood, separation, death. Kids
lag socially and educationally behind peers in 2 parent families. Parenting lacks also
Cohabiting Families - Answer similar in many ways to married families, but the parents tend to
be more disadvantaged. traditionally have less income and education, report poorer
relationships, and have more mental problems
, Homosexual Parents - Answer show no significant difference in homo/heterosexual
development with parents in terms of emotional or parenting skills and attitudes
open adoptions - Answer both the biological parents and adoptive parents share information
or have direct contact with the child
Adoptive Families - Answer show no significant differences between adoptive/non-adoptive
families
hostile attribution bias - Answer tendency to perceive others as trying to hurt one and to strike
out in retaliation or self defense - reactive aggression
proactive (instrumental) aggressors - Answer kids that view force and coercion as effective
ways to get what they want
bullying - Answer aggression deliberately and persistently directed against a particular target,
or victim, typically one who is weak, vulnerable or defenseless - can be proactive or reactive
disruptive conduct disorders - Answer aggression, defiance, or antisocial behavior
anxiety or mood disorders - Answer feeling sad, depressed, unloved, nervous, fearful, or
lonely
oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) - Answer pattern of behavior, persisting into middle
childhood, marked by negativity, hostility, and defiance
conduct disorder (CD) - Answer repetitive, persistent pattern of aggressive, antisocial behavior
violating societal norms or the rights of others
school phobia - Answer unrealistic fear of going to school, may be a form of separation anxiety
disorder or social phobia
separation anxiety disorder - Answer condition involving excessive, prolonged anxiety
concerning separation from home or from people to whom a person is attached - decreases
with age
Chapter 10: Psychosocial Test Bank
Latest Edition.
representational systems - Answer in neo-Piagetian terminology, the third stage in
development of self-definition, characterized by breadth, balance, and the integration and
assessment of various aspects of the self
industry vs inferiority - Answer Erikson's fourth stage of psychosocial development, in which
children must learn the productive skills their culture requires or else face feelings of inferiority
internalizing behaviors - Answer behaviors by which emotional problems are turned inward
ex. Anxiety or Depression
externalizing behaviors - Answer behaviors by which a child acts out emotional difficulties ex.
Aggression or Hostility
joint custody - Answer custody shared by both parents - main determinant of success is the
amount of conflict between the parents
sole custody - Answer custody of 1 parent
joint legal custody - Answer share the right and responsibility to make decisions regarding the
child's welfare
joint physical custody - Answer child lives part time with each parent
One Parent Families - Answer result from divorce, unwed parenthood, separation, death. Kids
lag socially and educationally behind peers in 2 parent families. Parenting lacks also
Cohabiting Families - Answer similar in many ways to married families, but the parents tend to
be more disadvantaged. traditionally have less income and education, report poorer
relationships, and have more mental problems
, Homosexual Parents - Answer show no significant difference in homo/heterosexual
development with parents in terms of emotional or parenting skills and attitudes
open adoptions - Answer both the biological parents and adoptive parents share information
or have direct contact with the child
Adoptive Families - Answer show no significant differences between adoptive/non-adoptive
families
hostile attribution bias - Answer tendency to perceive others as trying to hurt one and to strike
out in retaliation or self defense - reactive aggression
proactive (instrumental) aggressors - Answer kids that view force and coercion as effective
ways to get what they want
bullying - Answer aggression deliberately and persistently directed against a particular target,
or victim, typically one who is weak, vulnerable or defenseless - can be proactive or reactive
disruptive conduct disorders - Answer aggression, defiance, or antisocial behavior
anxiety or mood disorders - Answer feeling sad, depressed, unloved, nervous, fearful, or
lonely
oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) - Answer pattern of behavior, persisting into middle
childhood, marked by negativity, hostility, and defiance
conduct disorder (CD) - Answer repetitive, persistent pattern of aggressive, antisocial behavior
violating societal norms or the rights of others
school phobia - Answer unrealistic fear of going to school, may be a form of separation anxiety
disorder or social phobia
separation anxiety disorder - Answer condition involving excessive, prolonged anxiety
concerning separation from home or from people to whom a person is attached - decreases
with age
