Identify the Following Term(s)

question 24

Short Answer

Identify the following term(s).
-underdevelopment

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Definitions:

Psychosocial Stages

A theory by Erik Erikson outlining eight stages of psychological development, from infancy to late adulthood, each characterized by a specific conflict that contributes to a major aspect of personality.

Competence

In self-determination theory, feeling effective in one’s interactions with the social environment and experiencing opportunities to exercise and express one’s capacities.

Proximal Processes

Reciprocal interactions between a person and her immediate external environment, including other people, the physical environment, or informational sources such as books or movies. In Bronfenbrenner’s biological model, all developments are a function of these processes.

Bronfenbrenner's Model

A theoretical model proposing that human development is influenced by various types of environmental systems, from immediate family to broader societal contexts.