PSY 100 1st Edition Lecture 21Outline of Last Lecture XXIV. Psychological Development: Early LifeA. Jean Piaget’s Cognitive TheoryB. Social developmentC. Moral developmentOutline of Current LectureXXV. Early Life Development ExpandedA. AttachmentB. Parenting stylesC. Erikson’s Stages Psychosocial DevelopmentCurrent LectureXXV. Early Life Development ExpandedA. AttachmentAttachment looks at the primary care giverResearchers have examined the reunion – how child responds to primary care giver leaving and then returning and how the presence of the primary care giver affects how the child explores their environment. They have also examined how children respond to strangers with or without the presence of their primary care giver.Securely attached children are able to accept primary care giver left but then be satisfied when the primary care giver returns – trusting.Insecure-avoidant children are ambivalent- they are more detached childrenInsecure-anxious children become continually upset after the care giver leaves – no trustAlmost all babies cry when their primary care giver leavesAttachment result of continuum between disposition and environmentB. Parenting stylesThere are 2 continuums: discipline and desire to please childParenting styles are correlational not necessarily causational1. Authoritarian: like a drill sergeant, high interest in controlling and being a part of the child’s life but not necessarily invested in the child’s happiness. These children tend to have more grit and discipline but on the other hand they can buckle under pressure and rebel.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.2. Permissive: want children to be happy but are less interested in discipline, more like a pal. Present but not very parental when it comes to rules. These children generally lack disciplineand have high self-esteem. 3. Authoritative: high control while also pleasing the child. Considered the “middle way”. Children tend to be successful (best outcomes)4. Detached: not interested in disciplining or pleasing the child. Often parent is absent to being to busy or parents are divorced and fighting. This parenting style is correlated with the most negative outcomes, children have low self-esteem and can not admit their own worth because they never got feedback/reinforcementC. Erikson’s Stages Psychosocial DevelopmentAt any given age there is a question in focus – this is a person’s crisis at that stage of their lifeaccording to EriksonSee lecture 20 for the ages and crisisErikson saw the problem (or crisis) could be resolved either negatively or
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