CLD 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Gender Role, Social Emotions, Erik Erikson

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Early Childhood Studies
• Course: CLD 103
• Professor: Rachel Caplan

Document Summary

Descriptive and evaluative picture of one"s abilities and traits. Your overall perception of your abilities and traits (how you perceive yourself) Cluster of characteristics used to describe oneself. Changes between about ages 5 and 7, reflects development. At first will say i am tall and like to play soccer or i like kicking balls very specific and concrete things. Individualistic cultures: individuals seen as separate from one another. Culture helps shape the understanding of the self. Collectivist cultures: individuals seen as fundamentally interrelated. Group harmony and cohesiveness take precedence over individual concerns. Children with contingent self-esteem: attribute failure to their personality deficiencies. Children with non-contingent self-esteem: attribute failure to factors outside themselves. Emotion regulation includes both minimizing certain emotions and maximising others. Key advances of early childhood is the ability to understand and regulate, or control one"s feelings. Emotional self-regulation helps children: guide their behaviour and adjust their responses to meet societal expectations.