PSY 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Oedipus Complex, Gender Identity, Social Skills
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Autonomy vs shame and doubt: children begin to form interests and identity. I like things other people don"t like", individualization develops. Initiative vs guilt: attempting to act independently. Highly over optimistic about their futures and overestimating their own abilities. Wanting to be an astronaut, thinking they can run faster than a car. Individualistic orientation: focused on one"s self, uniqueness. Race dissonance: children of one race indicate preferences for values or people of another race. Gender identity: perception of oneself as male or female. Gender schema: our own definition of what it means to be male or female, largely comes from our culture. Gender constancy: idea that one"s gender is permanent; growing a mustache or cutting hair and still remaining the same person. Boys and girls self-segregate during play in preschool. Boys participate in rough play, girls participate in organized games and role playing. Freud: argued gender roles are acquired through processes of identification;
