What Are Statutory and Voluntary Deductions

question 10

Essay

What are statutory and voluntary deductions?

Understand the nature of pretend play and its implications for cognitive and social development.

Differentiate between various forms of reasoning used by children, including transductive reasoning and the concept of conservation.

Describe the impact of early childhood education on cognitive development.

Understand the role of imagination in child development, including the prevalence and significance of imaginary friends.

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by individuals, groups, and even nations to cope with reality and to maintain a self-image by reducing the anxiety they feel when faced with stressful situations.

Projection

A defense mechanism where an individual attributes their unwanted thoughts or feelings onto someone else.

Sublimation

A defense mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior, often resulting in a long-term conversion of the initial impulse.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by individuals, unconsciously, to protect themselves from anxiety and to cope with reality.