PY 352 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Anna Freud, 6 Years, Prosocial Behavior

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PY 352
• Professor: Carolyn Gibson

Document Summary

Anna freud & sophie dann"s research: studied a group of orphans liberated from a nazi concentration camp at the end of wwii. Peer sociability in middle childhood and adolescence: more diverse peers, apply social and emotional knowledge, perspective taking, prosocial acts, rough and tumble play specifically for boys, dominance hierarchy establishes who is the strongest and biggest. Parental influences on peer relations: direct, arrange informal peer activities, guidance on how to act toward others, give direct advice, monitoring activities, how much supervision did you have from your parents. Intimacy, mutual understanding and loyalty: 11 15 years and up, get to know; relieve distress; understand each other"s values, beliefs and feelings. Intimate exchange: always tell each other our problems, tell each other secrets. Interactions between friends: compared to non-friends, friends have more, positive interaction, emotional expression, prosocial behavior, self-disclosure, also, more, disagreement (but negotiation and compromise, too, competition.