Wednesday, 19 December 2012

Glossary of Terms from Child Development & Pedagogy

1. Schizophrenia : It is a psychosomatic  disorder characterized by distortions of reality & disturbances of thought & language & withdrawal from social contact.

2. Pshychosomatic: Illness or symptoms resulting from neurosis. For Example, disturbances in which emotional maladjustment leads to chronic dysfunction in some organ system are nowadays referred to as psychosomatic disorders.

3. Divergent Thinking: Thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas & solutions: associated with creativity. ( Out-of-the -box Thinking)

4. Convergent Thinking: Thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem, especially solving problems that have a single correct solution.

5. Autism: an abnormal absorption with the self: marked by communication disorders & short attention span & inability to treat others as people.

6.  Multiple IntelligenceHoward Gardner  formulated a list of seven different forms of intelligence. They are i) Verbal/ Linguistic ii) Logical/Mathematical  iii) visual/spatial iv) bodily/kinesthetic  v) Musical/ rhythmic vi) Interpersonal vii) Intrapersonal intelligence.
Another multiple intelligence is said to be Naturalist intelligence added in 1990. It is an ability to distinguish varieties of plants & animals & to amass knowledge of the working of the external world. Environmentalists, fishermen, & garderners display strenght in this intelligence.

7. Interpersonal Intelligence: Interpersonal intelligence is an ability grasp the inner workings of others in such a way as to connect with them & work with them. Politicians, sales executives & teachers demonstrate great strength in this intelligence.

8. Intrapersonal Intelligence: An ability to grasp the inner working of one's self in such a way as to understand one's own life & operate well of one's self in such a way as to understand one's own life & operate well individually. Journal writers, religious gurus & psychologistes are said to be credited with strength in this intelligence.

9. Dyslexia:       Impaired ability to learn to read. (Reading disorder).

10. Dysgraphia: Impaired ability to learn to write. (Writing disorder).

( TO BE CONTINUED)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

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