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    In psychology and child development, self-regulation is recognized as a multidimensional construct with aspects of emotion, cognition, and behavior. In the study, researchers focused on the behavioral aspect of self-regulation due to its noticeability in a classroom environment. The behavior aspects of self-regulation are informed by three executive function processes: working memory, attentional flexibility, and inhibitory control. Self-regulation according to researchers of the study is defined

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    In my child Psychology class we were asked to observe children of the same age, no more than eleven months apart, I choose Isabel and Amalia, a pair of twins who are six years old; Isabel is older by a couple of second, she was three ounces heavier and half an inch than Amalia at birth. An advantage in weight and height that’s still persisting as they’re grow, Isabel is more chubby and stronger than Amalia. We are supposed to meet together for at least two hours weekly throughout the semester. These

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    Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and the mind” (Holt, 2012). There are numerous areas in psychology such as child development psychology. Child development began in the 20th century with the intention of focusing on abnormal behaviour. It is important for us to beware of and understand cognitive, physical and emotional growth that children go through. Psychologists such as Sigmund Freud and Jean Piaget studied various stages of child development and in turn this has helped the way

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    INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY AND TWO OF ITS THEORISTS. Developmental psychology became a separate branch of psychology in the late years of the nineteenth century, and began to be widely cultivated in the twentieth century. Studies on developmental psychology predicts Wilhelm Thierry Prayer, English born psychologist who lived, studied and worked in Germany as the pioneer of this still young science. He published his book „The soul of the child: observations on the mental

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    Laura Taylor Paul Kincs Child and Adolescent Psych 26 April 2010 Child Observation This time, I decided to observe children between the ages of five and six in a kindergarten class room at Maddock Public School. Maddock is a smaller school and there were only five children in the class, all of them were boys. I knew this would be an interesting day, because we learned in class that boys tend to be a little bit more active and disobedient, but I was definitely looking forward to it. I went

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    G.J is about a 4-year-old girl who looks like she weighs about 30-40 pounds, and she looks like she has no known physical or cognitive disorders. According to the textbook the brain matures at about age 4 that enables children to switch from one way of sorting objects to another. This observation took place at church which lasted about an hour. This was the second time I have seen G.J. and her family at church, I’m guessing she was visiting. Her mom, much older sister, two older brothers (just a

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    Chapter 7 "Anxiety Disorders" Mash and Wolfe (2012),Understanding Abnormal Child Psychology 5th edition Most of this chapter is explanatory in nature and there is no controversial information related to anxiety disorders in children. Mash & Wolfe (2012) define anxiety as a strong negative emotion, but note that some anxiety is an adaptive response to genuine environmental threats. Anxiety becomes problematic when it arises for no reason or out of proportion to the perceived threat. Children who

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    The Attachment Theory in Child Psychology The term "attachment" describes "an infant's tendency to seek closeness to particular people and to feel more secure in their presence" (Atkinson et al, 2000, p90). This essay will attempt to provide a brief and up to date summary of attachment theory and research, show how it is linked to Child Abuse, the Family, and Children and Divorce, critically evaluating

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    Why it is difficult for researchers to isolate specific causes of child behaviour - using two of your own examples. How is the term “correlation” a solution to this problem? It is difficult for researchers to isolate specific causes of child behaviour because each child’s environmental settings and values are different from one to another. Most scientists agree that genes have some influence over general intelligence and special aptitudes in such activities as athletics, mathematics,

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    later workings of Freud’s studied of child and adult psychology. Freud was very much into looking at dreams and cocaine brought out some lock away memories because of the background of the drug. Freud’s relationship with his daughter Anna she also studied psychoanalyst. The first relationship that helped Freud theories was his mother. Frued relationship with his mother was unhealthy because of the bond they both shared Freud was his mother’s favorite child. Freud favored his mother because

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