Chapter 8: Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood Flashcards
1
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Sense of self; descriptive and evaluative mental picture of one’s abilities and traits.
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self-concept
2
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our total picture of our abilities and traits
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self-concept
3
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It is “a cognitive construction
. . . a system of descriptive and evaluative representations about the self” that determines how we feel about ourselves and guides our actions
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self-concept
4
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Cluster of characteristics used to
describe oneself
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self-definition
5
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the way they describe themselves—typically changes between about ages 5 and 7, reflecting self-concept development and advances in cognitive abilities.
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self-definition
6
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The self one actually is.
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real self
7
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The self one would like to be.
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ideal self
8
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the only people who are accurate about self-description?
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the clinically depressed.
