PSYC 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: White Matter
Document Summary
Lifespan issues: attachment, harry harlow"s studies on rhesus monkeys. If the child does not, they will view the world with mistrust: autonomy vs shame/doubt (1-3 years): allowing a child to take some responsibility and utilize new skills results in autonomy. Shame and doubt come from constant parent- child conflicts. Initiative vs guilt (3-6 years old): child begins to take actions that may conflict with the parents wishes. Parent and child seek a balance between initiative and respect for others. Industry vs inferiority (6-11 years): child learns to function socially in a less nurturing environment. Identity vs identity confusion (adolescence): plagued with questions such as, who am. I? , what am i doing with my life? . The person who fails in these ways feels an absence of meaningful accomplishment: ego integrity vs despair (late adulthood): integrity results from feeling that life was worth living as it happened.
