Temperament

Question 1

Temperament

Answer 1

• differences in behavior, emotion, characteristics
• Behavioral styles: energy, adaptability, persistence, intensity of reaction
• emotions: how quick, strong and long
• ways of responding

Question 2

Thomas and chess model

Answer 2

Followed 141 children
- groundbreaking

Identified 9 key traits of temperament:
1. Activity level
2. Rhythmicuty
3. Approach-withdrawal
4. Adaptability
5. Threshold of responsiveness
6. Intensity of reaction
7. Quality of mood
8. Distract ability
9. Attention span

Question 3

Children’s temperament

Answer 3

• easy baby (40%), playful, regular bio. Function, adapt
• difficult baby (10%), irregular bio. Functions, irritable, respond negatively
• slow to warm up baby (15%)

Question 4

Identity development (Erik Erikson)

Answer 4

• adolescence stage
• identity crisis is: identity vs role confusion and essential to psychosocial development
• successful: achieved identity and coherent sense of sexual identity

Question 5

Marcia’s approach, identity

Answer 5

Extended eriksons theory
1. Ident. Confusion (hasn’t explored, feels lost about future)
2. Ident. Foreclosure (commuted to occupational and ideological positions, no crisis)
3. Ident. Moratorium (identity crisis, hasn’t resolved conflict between them and parents)
4. ident. Achievement (evaluates themselves to come to one conclusion)