Social Emotional Development in Preschoolers Flashcards
What are the major areas of social emotional development for preschoolers?
Social Initiative
Social Competence
Friendships
Social Participation
In order to have social initiative it requires ____ ____ and ___-___.
sel-assurance; risk-taking
Social Initiative is critical for:
sustaining peer relationships
entering playgroups easily
being liked by peers
forming friendships
Social Initiative covers which stage of Erikson’s Stages of Development?
3rd Stage
*Initiative vs Guilt
The degree to which a person is liked by others and has learned skills to interact effectively in social settings
Social Competence
True or False
Children who are rejected or neglected need help learning the skills they need to form peer relationships
True
True or False
Most preschool children have at least one reciprocated friendship
True
Friendships are useful contexts for teaching social skills:
conflict resolution
play skills
making new friends
Name Mildren Parten’s stages of social participation children go through:
unoccupied behavior
*no interest in activities
onlooker behavior
*interest in and intent watching
parallel play
*side by side; no interaction
associate play
*individual activities with interaction
cooperative play
*single coordinated play theme with shared goal with sophisticated interaction
According to the maturationist altruism and empathy can be encouraged by:
kind behaviors are inborn and simply emerge over time
According to the psychoanalyst this leads to empathy:
Early attachment
According to Behaviorist children learn altruism by:
watching adult models
According to the Cognitive-Developmental Theory encourage altruism and empathy through:
understanding strategies that are effective in promoting acceptance
According to the Ecological Systems Theory children learn altruism and empathy through:
development based on context of the child’s home, school, and societal environment
Name the different kinds of aggression
verbal
physical
proactive
reactive
instrumental
bullying
Verbal aggression consists of:
taunts, teasing, threats, cruel statements intended to harm psychologically
Physical aggression consists of:
biting, pushing, kicking, etc.
Proactive aggression consists of:
unprovoked physical or verbal attacks
Reactive aggression consists of:
retaliation for another perceived aggressive incident
Instrumental aggression consists of:
aggression designed to obtain something
bullying consists of:
aggression that is unprovoked or without a clear purpose
True or False
Cultures vary in how much initiative is encouraged. Some emphasize collective thought and action instead
True
True or False
American children are low in altruism and empathy
True
True or False
In some cultures extraversion is valued more or less
True
True or False
Children who are abused are least likely to reject the friendly advances of peers
False
Having sibling relationships help children by:
learning conflict resolution
cooperative nurturing
opportunity to practice and learn social skills early in life
True or False
Differences in play behavior between boys and girls are present in all cultures
True
What are some ways to help children who have difficulty with social skills?
Intervene to encourage next level of play
offer open-ended play materials for all ability levels in same area
create an accessible environment
teach specific skills: gettin a peer’s attention, joining a play group, using language to express feelings
True or False
Not avoiding to evaluate and compare children’s completed works is a sound strategy for children with social skills deficiencies
False
Avoid evaluating and comparing children’s completed works
*careful not to over-praise, can give implicit value to one creative approach over the other.
