PSYC 2013 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Old Ideas, Object Permanence, Lev Vygotsky
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Developmental theory- a systematic statement of general principles that provides a framework for understanding how and why people change as they grow older. Sociocultural theory: 5) is survival an inborn instinct, underlying all personal and social decision, each question is answered with yes. Facts and norms: norm- an average or usual event or experience (common behavior) Psychoanalytic theory: freud and erikson: psychoanalytic theory- inner drives, deep motives, and unconscious needs rooted in childhood form the foundation of psychoanalytic behavior. Makes us aware of the impact of early-childhood experiences, remembered or not, on subsequent development. Area of focus- psychosexual (freud) or psychosocial (erikson) Fundamental depiction of what people do- battle unconscious impulses and overcome major crises. Freud maintained that sensual pleasure (from stimulation of the mouth, anus, or penis) is linked to major developmental stages, needs, and challenges. 1) oral stage (birth-1 yr)- in infancy, the erotic body part is the mouth.
