PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Prefrontal Cortex, Neuroplasticity, Object Permanence
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Stress: an unpleasant emotional state that results from perceptions of danger. Stressor: environmental event or stimuli that threatens an organism. Coping response: response an organism makes to avoid, escape or minimize an aversive stimulus: selyes general adaption syndrome. Making incorrect guesses before getting the answer: resilience. Ability to recover after a difficult experiance: hardiness. Ability to cope with stress and return to normal state. Focuses on cognitive, psychological, and social changes that occur in an individual"s lifespan. Strong emotional connection that persists over time across circumstances: parenting style. Importance of considering social and cultural influences on development: continuity vs discontinuity, erikson"s psychosocial model. Stages of identity feature developmental challenges that must be confronted: piaget"s cognitive development. Children form new schemas (ways of thinking and perceiving) Assimilation: incorporating new experiences into an existing schema. Accommodation: adapting or expanding a schema to include new experiences which don"t fit into an existing one.
