Across
- 3. The stage where people focus on careers, relationships, and independence
- 6. A long-standing connection or bond with others
- 8. The transition from childhood to adulthood
- 9. A decrease in memory and processing speed often associated with aging
- 10. A style where the child is clingy but rejects comfort
- 11. Psychologist known for his theory of cognitive development in children
- 12. Understanding that things continue to exist even when not seen
- 14. A style marked by erratic or inconsistent behavior toward caregivers
- 16. The first stage of cognitive development; involves learning through senses and actions
- 20. An understanding and assessment of who one is
- 22. The third stage; marked by logical thought about concrete events
- 23. A consistent sense of self; central task of adolescence according to Erikson
- 24. Erikson’s final stage where older adults reflect on life with satisfaction or regret
- 26. A general term for memory loss and cognitive decline severe enough to interfere with daily life
- 30. A degenerative brain disease and the most common cause of dementia
- 33. The influence of environment and experience on development
- 36. Parenting style with little warmth or control; often associated with poor outcomes
- 39. Difficulty seeing another’s point of view, common in early childhood
- 40. A socially defined period of life between adolescence and full adulthood
- 41. The idea that all people go through the same stages in the same order
- 44. Parenting style that is warm but lacks discipline; may lead to impulsivity
Down
- 1. A theory that proposes development happens in specific steps
- 2. Parenting style that is high in warmth and discipline; linked to positive outcomes
- 4. A reflex that helps an infant find a food source by turning toward a touch on the cheek
- 5. An environmental agent that can cause damage to a developing fetus
- 7. The stage of development before birth
- 13. The influence of genetics and biology on development
- 15. A style where the child avoids closeness or emotional connection
- 17. A view that development occurs in distinct stages
- 18. Inborn automatic responses to particular forms of stimulation
- 19. The final stage; involves abstract and hypothetical reasoning
- 21. The term for a developing human from nine weeks to birth
- 22. A view that development is a cumulative, gradual process
- 25. A fertilized egg cell
- 27. The stage of life beginning in the 60s; involves reflection and coping with aging
- 28. The study of how people change over the lifespan
- 29. Parenting style that is strict and low in warmth; associated with obedience but lower happiness
- 31. The developing human from about two to eight weeks after conception
- 32. The growth of thinking and reasoning abilities
- 34. The second stage; marked by symbolic thinking but not logical reasoning
- 35. The field that studies physical, cognitive, and psychosocial changes from birth to death
- 37. A healthy attachment marked by comfort with closeness and independence
- 38. The stage often involving career stability, parenting, and life evaluation
- 42. An infant’s characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity
- 43. Psychologist known for psychosocial stages of development