Developmental Psychology

o A compromise that seems to be the best option would be to allow a student with a learning disability into a general education classroom with the assistance of an aid. Debates include whether to include or not include children with LD’s. • Hyperactivity : o Children with hyperactivity usually have the following characteristics  Overactive  Impulsiveness  Restlessness  Distractibility  Short attention spans o Usually diagnosed as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder o Attention Deficit Disorder is related and has the same symptoms with the exception of the hyperactivity o Children who have ADD or ADHD will have difficulties choosing the appropriate emotional and/or behavioral response to a given stimuli o Some believe that children develop ADD or ADHD is because they are under stimulated during the critical period of learning and during brain formation o Some of the treatments include  Medication  Environmental Changes  Structured Time • Gifted and Talented Students o Children who are gifted often times do not need special need classes in school o Many schools throughout the United States are beginning to have assistance to schools for superior (Gifted) students. o Students who are considered gifted will usually have physical, social and emotional development, but are advanced in the area of cognitive, intellect and academics. o Gifted students tend to be divergent thinkers who will respond to situations in unusual ways. Their peers may be convergent thinkers who may respond in normal/typical ways. o On many occasions gifted and talented students are placed in accelerated courses or programs. o Gifted students are given enrichment courses and/or given challenging work. 6.6 Social and Emotional Development Middle childhood is a time where children will explore their environment more independently. One of the most important goals is the improvement of social cognition or an increased understanding about people and groups. Here are the two most influential theories in regard to social development and emotional development. • Freud’s Theory o The Latency stage of Psychosexual Development o This stage occurs between 7 and 11 years of age o This is where children focus on the outside world and acquire cognitive skills that are needed for adulthood • Erikson’s Theory

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