PSY 213 1st Edition Lecture 17 Outline of Last Lecture I The Self II Emotional Development Outline of Current Lecture I Emotional Development II Moral Development III Emotional and Personality Development IV Peers Current Lecture I Emotional Development Coping with stress a Older children generate more coping alternatives to stressful situations This doesn t mean they are great at it i Death domestic violence abuse natural disaster war school shootings ii Dose response effects The more severe the higher the dose or trauma the greater we are to have reactions b Outcomes for children who experience disasters i Acute stress reactions child has immediately or shortly after trauma SHORT LIVED ii Depression iii Panic disorder panic attacks 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 iv Post traumatic stress disorder stressful responses that go on for long periods of time People can feel like they are reliving event disassociation II Moral Development Influences on Kohlberg s stages i Pre conventional level of morality how children interpret events Good versus bad most basic level ii Conventional morality apply standards that are set by others iii Post conventional have understanding that sometimes going against what other people say or what the law is is okay b Cognitive development c Experiences dealing with moral questions conflicts d Peer interaction and perspective taking are crucial III Emotional and Personality Development a Gender role classification i Androgyny Presence of positive masculine and feminine traits in the same person b Gender in context i Traits people display may vary with the situation Gender c Gender stereotypes Broad categories that reflect general impressions and beliefs about males and females i Appears very early on in children gender stereotypes d Gender similarities and differences i Physical development ii Cognitive development iii Socioemotional development IV Peers Developmental changes a Reciprocity becomes important in peer interchanges in a positive way with each other Not one way street b Size of peer group increases children also become more selective c Peer interaction is less closely supervised by adults d Children s preference for same sex peer groups children prefer same sex peer groups at this age Peer status e Popular children frequently nominated for wanting to be friends with Children like them i Two categories popular prosocial kids don t get in trouble good students get along with people and popular antisocial kids may get in trouble but have some sort of trait that people like example low SCS kid good at basketball but kids like him because he is good f Average children average number of positive votes and negative g Neglected children kid doesn t get positive or negative People just don t pay attention to them They re quiet uncomfortable with large groups and perfectly content with only having one friend Perfectly adjusted h Rejected children i Controversial children Sociometeric techniques this is how you find out who is well liked and not
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