PSYC228_Chap4 Flashcards
psychodynamic perspective
Freud + Erikson
Freud oral/anal stages
individ’s passive agents whose personalities driven by unconscious conflict betw biology of survival + societal rules + regulations
libido for survival
idea that libido was satisfied in mouth + anal area
toilet trainnig + sucking thumb/nursing
freud’s believed adult outcomes of infant fixations
overeating, alcoholism, smoking, sarcasm, talking too much - oral fixation during oral stage
anal-retentive personality - overly neat, orderly + controlled or anal-expulsive personality - messy, highly emotionally expressive, undercontrolled
part of personality or psychic structure that emerges during oral stage
id
no boundaries/limits
instant gratification
controversial oral stage
freud’s anal stage - toilet training initiates new personality compoenent?
ego
control id + impulsive bodily functions - bowl movements
continuing life theme
oral fixation
return to oral stage in later life shown thru habits like smoking, gum chewing, as result of too much/little gratification durign oral stage
anal fixation
return to anals tage in later life thru obsessive personality issues, as result of too much/little gratification during anal stage
critical attaacks of Freud’s early years
too sexually based + not testable
influence remains though
fails to say what is too much or little gratification
Erikson’s stages of trust vs mistrust + autonomy vs shame + doubt
social interaction emphasized
sex de-emphasized
early development acutely influenced by infant’s socail context
trust vs mistrust stage
erikson
first stage of psychosocial development is resolved when individ develops a sense of trust in environment to meet his/her needs
trsut in caregivers, themselves + world
autonomy vs shame + doubt stage
erikson’s 2nd stage of psychosocial development
toddler begins to understand self-control thru key accomplishments
transformation based on physical + cognitive changes
toilet training central issue (like freud)
mastery of environment
develop autonomy
poor development has potential to influence adult beliefs
internalized shame is associated with believing one is
defective, flawed, unwanted, + unlovable
easy temperament
temperament of a child who is generally cheerful + adaptable + has regular patterns of eating + sleeping
temperament
biologically based invid differences in how one responds to teh environment that influence emotions, physical activity level, + attention
used to think temperament was stable + unchanging across lifespan but
now think development is more dynamic
new york longitudinal study
thomas + chess
indiv differences in primary reaction patterns
interviews with parents
came up with 9 NYLS temperaments, later condensed by Rothbart to 3
3 patterns temperament categories from NYLS
easy temperament
difficult temperament
slow-to-warm-up temperament
easy temperament
temperament of child who is generlaly cheerful + adaptable + has regular patterns of eating + sleeping
difficult temperament
temperament of child who is generally fuss, doesn’t respond well to new situations, + has irregular patterns of eating + sleeping
slow-to-warm-up temperament
temperament of child with low activity level who adjusts to new situations over time
Rothbart’s 3 broad dimensions of temperament
negative affectivity
extraversion/surgency
effortful control
can be seen in newborns + fetus
negative affectivity
Rothbart dimension of infant temperament having to do with fear, frustration, sadness, discomfort, + soothability
extraversion/surgency
Rothbart dimension defined by low shyness, high-intensity pleasure, smiling, laughter, activity level, positive anticipation, + high affiliation
effortful control
Rothbart dimension of infant temperament indicated by inhibitory control, attention control, low-intensity pleasure, + preceptual sensitivity
rothbart view temperament as governed by
biological forces
amygdala
part of the brain that mediates emotion
what observation let to the development of goodness of fit?
that though some biological tendencies from infancy remain static, some do change
goodness of fit
relationship between environmental forces + predisposed temperament behaviour
betw infan’ts predispositions to behave a certain way and parent’s tendencies to respond
interplay mediates future emotional attachments + outcomes
attachment
enduring emotional bond that connects 2 people across time + space
primary = parents
believed to be for survival
self-regulation
ability to deliberately change one’s behaviour + emotion
bowlby
attachment thoery
attachment theory
prespective that process of social, emotional, + cognitive development occurs in context of caregiver-infant attachement
bowlby, influenced by piaget object permanence
also consistent with erikson’s trust vs mistrust