Research in Family Therapy

ORIGIN: th th *Research began in the late 19 and early 20 century

QUESTION 01.

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4. RELATIVE

IMPORTANCE: *They provide organising frameworks for our observations of children. *They serve as a sound basis for practical action INFLUENCES: *Cultural values *Belief systems

INFLUENCE OF NATURE & NURTURE

Nature-Nurture Controversy: Questions whether genetic or environmental factors important in influencing development

THEORIES

Nature *Inborn, biological givens *Hereditary information received from parents at conception

Nurture *Complex forces of the physical and social world influencing biological makeup and psychological experiences before and after birth Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory)

BASIC ISSUES UNDERLYING CHILD DEVELOPMENT

2. CONTINUOUS

OR DICONINOUS

3. ONE COURSE OF DEVELOPMENT OR MANY

DEFINITION

CONTINUOUS Process of gradually adding more of the same type of skill

INFANTS

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Stage Theorists assume that people everywhere follow the same sequence of development. Other Theorists are aware that children grow up in distinct contexts (different personal and environmental circumstances) Contemporary Theorists regard the contexts that mould development as multi-

IMMATURE

Respond to the world in much the same way as adults do Thinking is logical and well-organised, but less complex

MATURE

Thinking is logical and well-organised, but more complex

DEVELOPMENT THEORIES

Gradual Information Processing Approach

DISCONTINUOUS Process where new ways of understanding and responding to the world emerge at specific times Emotions, thoughts and behaviour differ from those of adults Can’t organise objects or remember and interpret experiences Can organise objects, remember and interpret experiences Series of steps Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory

METACOGNITIVE KNOWLEDGE

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The older the children, the more conscious they are of their cognitive capacities

*A process of continually monitoring and...