211: CH. 8 Flashcards
Developmental Psychology
who theorized initiative vs guilt?
Erikson
what is initiative?
having a:
- new sense of purposefulness
- eagerness to try new things and join activities (play permits trying out new skills)
- having strides in confidence development
What is guilt?
overly strict superego or conscious that causes too much guilt
what is guilt related to?
parental threats, criticism, and punishment
what does self awareness promote development of?
self concept
what is self concept
a person’s perception of who they are, including their thoughts, feelings, and beliefs about themselves
what to emerging language skills enable children to do?
enables children to discuss their inner mental states
what does self concept consist largely of?
observable characteristics such as appearance, possessions, and behavior
as wells as typical emotions and attitudes such as “I like…” and “I don’t like…”
what does self concept not yet reference?
personality traits such as “I’m shy”
when it comes to self concept, is emotions based more internally or externally?
externally
delay of video self identification happens until what age?
age 4
what is self esteem?
self judgement and associated feelings; a person’s overall evaluation of their worth or value, and their beliefs about their abilities and limitations
what are influences on self esteem?
- emotional experiences
- future behavior
- long term psychological adjustment
gains in emotional competence show improvements in:
- emotional understanding
- emotional self regulation
preschoolers have the emotional understanding to correctly judge:
- causes of emotions
- consequences of emotions
- behavioral signs of emotions
gains in emotional competence increase in what emotions?
self conscious emotions (shame, guilt, pride, and empathy, GSEEP)
what is preschoolers emotional understanding challenged by?
situations offering conflicting emotional cues
what are some factors that contribute to emotional understanding?
parents, siblings, peers, and make believe play
what happens to emotional self regulation by ages 3-4?
children are aware of strategies for adjusting emotional arousal
what is emotional self regulation affected by?
- temperament (effortful control)
- warm parents who use verbal guidance
no full distinction between appearance and reality yields what kinds of fears?
- monsters
- ghosts
- darkness
- preschool/childcare
- animals
(phobias are also possible)
what do self conscious emotions depend on?
adult feedback (labeling help)
what are self conscious emotions?
GSEEP: guilt, shame, embarrassment, envy, pride
what is empathy?
feeling same or similar emotions as another person
what is sympathy?
feeling concern or sorrow for another’s plight
what motivates children towards pro-social behavior?
empathy
does empathy usually lead to sympathy in children?
yes but not with all children, some children become personally distressed when feeling empathy
what are two factors that encourage sympathy, empathy, and pro-social behavior?
- nature (temperament)
- nurture (parenting)
what is nature (temperament)?
- sociable
- assertive
- good at emotional self regulation