Chapter 6/early childhood

• Peroperational thought is a combo of preconceptional thought (2-4 years) and intuitive thought (4-7 years). A total from 2-7 years old
• followed by concrete operational thought from 7-11 years and Formal operational thought from 11-15

The idea that an object conserves amount reguardless of shape. Weather the OJ is in a cup or a bowl it is still the same measurement. The pizza is stilll the same size no matter how many slices you cut it into.

The idea that an object is permanent weather you can see it or not

I am the center of the universe!

• The idea that non-living things possess living thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
• i.e. pulling apples off of a apple tree hurts the tree and makes the tree yell ouch.

• Is the way that children explain natural phenomenan.
• god is bowling is thunder
• god if crying is rain
• the stork brings the baby

• EITHER:
• 1) low control and low attachment
• i.e. the parent comes into her office on her bluetooth while her child destroys the office and does not care where Johnny is.
• 2) low control and high attachment
• i.e. parent in the grocery store is calling out the childs name while she is shopping down another isle while her child is destroying the store. The parent is absent and won't disipline the child so the child is attached

• high control and low attachment
• i.e. the child lives in fear of the parent

• High control and high attachment
• i.e. parent takes away the fork before Johnny sticks it into the socket and redirects Johnny back to what he was doing before the episode

• 1) Oral = explores the world thru their mouths
• 2) Anal = potty training years: knowing when to go on the potty is a "big deal" (anal retentive = stuck up, and anal expulsive = living in chaos)
• 3) Phallic = "Penis" if I rub it; it feels good (lack of a need for a partner)
• 4) Latency = academic oriented, soccer, dance, boys have cooties, clam before the storm. (Adults without this can not figure out why you are fixed on him)
• 5) Genital = natural sexuality, can not get stuck here, wanting to share

mind pleasure

Oedipal complex = all boys want to kill their fathers and marry their mothers from 2-4 years old. Solve by sending them to school to find a girl to replace mom.

Electra complex = Plots to kill mom, so that she can stay home with father and live the rich life. Solve by marrying for money (old guy), or become rich herself.

• 1) from birth to 1 year is preintellectual speech; crying, cooing, and babbling.
• 2) At 1 year are single words. Niave speech, 1st words are usually holophrases and contain multiple meanings. "Ball", may mean "Throw the ball to me."
• 3)2-word sentences at age 18-24 months and is egocentric speech and is telegraphic speech. "mommy milk" might stand for "Mommy I would like some milk."

• 1) Ego is above the water, aware of the ego, means - who I know myself to be.
• 2) Superego is just under the water, unaware of the superego, it is your conscience. Means - knowing right from wrong.
• 3) Id is below both the Ego and Superego, unaware of the Id, its your animal instincts or the 4 F's. Fight, Flight, Feeding, Fornication. (the I can not believe I said that moment)

• 1) Consistency within a setting of diversity. Give them routines, but change the types of items like when singing songs; sing different ones. At breakfast eat different cereals.
• 2) Physical needs met and not promised. Feeding them, playing outside; you cannot compromise them with abuse and neglect
• 3) Affirmation of self and works, but as two seperate things. Only praising them for good work is not ok, need to praise them when they miss the ball too, not an issue of your identity. Tell them they are good at a different time than you praise them for their art work.

2,000 to 4,000 women are killed each year

4 times more likely to get arrested in the future

75%

6 times more likely to commit suicide.

If we lack the initiave then it turns into guilt. If I can't do that then I must be a baby

Significantly sub-average general intellectual functioning with a cognitive function below 70

Mentally retarded could learn calculus in a lifetime of learning but only if they want to learn it, is it worth the time.

• 1) reading disorders
• 2) mathematics disorder
• 3) written expression disorder
• Learning disorders are diagnosed on a acheivement test if it is below what they expect due to their IQ. 15+ points lower than their IQ.

• 1) Expressive language disorder - when children have difficulty verbalizing thoughts
• 2) Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder - difficulty expressing and understanding language
• 3) Phonological disorder - mixing up common sounds the d and f. Duck and Fuck
• 4) Studdering - can be delt with at a young age sometimes by just slowing down speech, but never fill in the blank for the child. Singing helps studdering.

Autistic disorder - A social disorder, locked inside themselves. Self stimualtion behavior like rocking, head-banging.

• 1) attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder - attention deficit is not a lack of attention, they pay attention to everything. The pen clicking, the papers shuffling; the mind is always searching for the distraction. hyperactivity disorder - the physical body goes everywhere the activity is.
• 2) oppositional deficit disorder (pre-cursor to #3) pattern of negative, hostile and defiant behaviors (purple suit pimp walking little boy)
• 3) conduct disorder - pattern of violating the basic rights of others (anti-society, conduct disorder)
• All neurological disorders

• 1) Pica - persistant of non-nutrient substances (goat kids) eat carpet fuz, pennies, rocks.
• 2) Rumination disorder - repeated regergetation and rechewing of food

• 1) Eneuresis - the repeated voiding of urine in inappropriate places
• 2) Encopresis - repeated passage of feces into inappropriate places

• 1) Seperation anxiety disorder - excessive anxiety concerning seperation from home or from those who the child is attached.
• 2) Selective mutism - failure to speak in specific social situations