PSYC 2070 Chapter : Test3Ch 10 Studyguide
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According to psychoanalytic perspective, children vary greatly in the way that they respond to situations. Some become angry and lash out at those who reject them while others withdraw and develop a general fear of social interactions. Freud thought that the challenge of the middle childhood years was to form emotional bonds with peers and to move beyond those that were developed with parents in earlier years. Erikson accepted freud"s view of the central role of peer relationships and the emotions that accompany them in middle childhood. To develop industry, the child must be able to achieve the goals her culture sets for all children her age. Most 6 to 12 year olds gradually develop a view of their own competence as they succeed or fail at academic tasks. Their self-assessments and actual achievements are strongly correlated. Trait and social-cognitive perspectives of social and personality development.
