Referral - Sending a family that needs assistance to a support service or group.
Law Of Dominance - states that the presence of one dominant
gene may mask or prevent the expression of the recessive gene.
Law Of Segregation - proposes that a pair of genes is separated
during the formation of gametes with every independent trait or
characteristics developing.
Law of Independent Assortment - states that the separation
of gene pairs on a given pair of chromosomes and the distribution
of the genes during meiosis are entirely independent of the
distribution of other gene pairs on the other pair of chromosomes.
Newborn Stage - First 4 weeks or first month of life. It is a transitional period from intrauterine life to extra uterine environment
Sigmund Freud - founder of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic theories of human development.
Id - the unconscious part of the mind that houses the libido.
Ego - The conscious part that develops in the first 2 to 3 years of the life of an individual; part of the personality in which the individual is
aware of.
Superego - Root of morality; helps the individual to decide what is right and wrong.
Fixation - tendency to be stuck at a certain stage of development.
Sensory Memory Gate - lasts for milliseconds.
Short Term Memory is also regarded to as Working Memory
Long Term Memory is also referred to as Permanent Storehouse Of Information
Episodic Information are the unforgettable memories in one's mind.
Dyslexia - Learning disability with reading and comprehension.
Dysgraphia - inability to write properly.
Dyscalculia - Learning disability that concerns numbers
Colostrum - First form of milk
Organization - the mind's natural tendency to organize
information into related, interconnected structures, according to Piaget.
Assimilation - fitting new information into the schema
Accommodation - changing, modifying, removing existing schemas to fit new information.
Elektra Complex - Also known as Sausage Envy, this occurs when a young girl develops a sense of rivalry for love against their mother, for the affection of her father
Oedipus Complex - occurs when a young boy develops a sense of rivalry to his father, for the affection of his mother.