01:830:331 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Prosocial Behavior, Childhood Obesity
18 Jul 2016
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Lifelong process of getting to know one"s self: the self-concept and cognitive development, self-concept- sense of self; descriptive and evaluative mental picture of one"s abilities and traits (cognitive construction) Sense of self- social aspect- incorporate into their self-image- their growing understanding of how people see them. Self-concept- comes into focus in toddlerhood- as they develop self-awareness: changes in self-definition: the 5 to 7 shift, self-definition- cluster of characteristics used to describe oneself. Self definition changes between 5 and 70 reflecting self-concept development. 4 y. os- concrete in their thinking- mention specifics- understanding of emotions is still forming. Til 7- aspect of the self will remain immature. Neo-piagetian analysis describes 5-7 shift as occurring in 3 steps. Steps: single representations- 4 yos- in neo-piagetian terminology- 1st stage in development of self-definition, in which children describe themselves in terms of individual, unconnected characteristics and in all-or-nothing terms. Parents transmit cultural ideas and beliefs about how to define the self.
