WEEK 4 - Social development Flashcards
Erikson’s psychosocial stages
- Basic trust vs mistrust
- Autonomy vs shame and doubt
- initiative vs guilt
- industry vs inferiority
- identity vs identity confusion
- intimacy vs isolation
- generativity vs stagnation
- integrity vs despair
Attachment patterns
- Secure
- Avoidant
- Resistant
- Disorganised/disoriented
Secure attachment
Parent consistently responsive/sensitive & consistently available
Avoidant attachment
Parent over intrusive & insensitive
Resistant attachment
Parent inconsistently responsive & inconsistently available
Disorganised/disorientated attachment
Infant likely to have experienced abuse & neglect
Why is attachment important
- emotional regulation
- perception of self & others
- initiative to explore through play & peer interaction
- prosocial orientation
Socialisation
the process by which children learn the rules, beliefs, values, skills, attitudes & behaviour patterns of their society
Parenting styles
- Authoritative
- Authoritarian
- Permissive
- Neglectful
Authoritative
Childhood - High cognitive and social competence
Adolescence - high self-esteem and social competence, strong moral/prosocial concern, high academic achievement
Authoritarian
Childhood - Average cognitive and social competence
Adolescence - average social skills and academic performance, more conforming than those of permissive parents
Permissive
Childhood - Low cognitive and social competence
Adolescence - Poor self-control and academic performance, more likely to use drugs than adolescents of authoritative and authoritarian parents
Neglectful
Childhood - Low cognitive and social competence
Adolescence - poor academic performance, delinquency common, often hostile and antisocial
Peer socialisation
Play and socialisation; communication, compromise, emotional understanding
Social cognition
The processes by which we make sense of ourselves, others, social interactions, and relationships
