Pediatrics

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GREGARIOUSNESS

the tendency for people to associate with others in groups, organisations and activities so they can enjoy social life for

INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

an approach where people or information using more than one discipline will collaborate and obtain more detailed information about a

INTIMACY VERSUS ISOLATION

Development and the eight stages of it erikson's and the sixth, this is from late adolescence through to courtship and

JUNGIAN TYPOLOGY

a theory of personality that puts individuals into separate categories according to attitudes and dominant functions of the psyche.

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

the process by which children learn to use language.

EYE-HAND COORDINATION

is the combined motions of the hands and eyes, working in tandem, for example; an infant may locate a toy

FAMILY OF ORIGIN

refers to the family, or parents an individual was either raised or born into, this may not be the same

FERAL CHILDREN

This term is applied to children that reportedly have been raised by wild animals and isolated from human contact. An

FITTS LAW

a principle of motor control where activities done quicker can be less accurate than those activities done slower. It is

FREQUENCY

the term that is used to describe the number of repetitions of a periodic signal or event.

FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY

a form of family therapy that focuses on both family interaction patterns and on the benefits family members may derive

GENDER CONSISTENCY

the understanding that your own and other people's sex is fixed across situations regardless of superficial changes in appearance or

GENERALIZATION

1. Deriving a concept or theory from a number of specific cases, applying it widely. 2. Judgement derived and applied

GERMINAL STAGE

1. Humans. The first 2 weeks of prenatal life after fertilisation where the egg moves to the uterus and is

GROUP

1. Collection of people. 2. Social psychology. 2 or more people influencing each other. Also called social group. 3. organised

INTERINDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

the name describing the variations between people in one or more traits, behaviors or characteristics such as variations in intelligence).

INTIMATE ZONE

The small distance zone in social psychology and adopted by those in very close relationships, such of that of mother

JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

illegal behaviour by a minor.Including behaviour that would be considered criminal in an adult, vandalism, petty theft, auto theft, arson,

LANGUAGE LOYALTY

using a minority language by a speech community or any of its members

FABRICATION

is a term which can be applied to a number of examples; for example, fabrication may refer to the act