PSYC 420 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Impulsivity, Psychological Abuse, Substance Abuse
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Chapter 8: emotional and social development in early childhood. Self-concept: increased self-understanding leads to development of self-concept, attributes, abilities, attitudes, and values an individual believes defines them, preschoolers: Self-esteem: judgments and feelings about own worth, affects emotional experiences, future behavior, and long-term adjustment, high self-esteem promotes initiative. Emotional self- regulation: adjust emotional state to achieve goals, 3-4 year olds describe strategies for adjusting arousal, affected by: Self-conscious emotions: injure or enhance sense of self, ex: guilt, embarrassment, envy, pride, develop based on: Ability to detect emptions and take others" perspective. Or can lead to personal distress: sympathy. Empathy: temperament, social, warm, good emotional regulation high empathy, parenting, warm, sensitive, empathetic parents high empathy. Early friendships: friend- someone who plays with you, shares toys, friendships change frequently, benefits: Parents" child-rearing styles: authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, uninvolved. Self-control, moral maturity, high self esteem: authoritarian. Anxiety, unhappiness, low self-esteem, anger, defiance: permissive.
