Jaymie Ticknor Developmental Psychology 3620 Sect 853 30 October 2013 Lecture 25 Chapter 11 Powerpoint Self of Preschoolers sense of self is very concrete what they do have or look like Simple descriptors good bad mean nice no middle ground Initiative vs guilt use imagination to do activities make fun of kids imagination fantasy play would cause a guilty feeling Self what I can do 5 or 6 year old preschoolers overestimate their abilities using wishes and dreams I can do it because I can think of it or because I want to do it Women s self esteem tends to drop significantly and cannot reach early self esteem in elderly ages only can reach halfway men s self esteem drops too but are able to reach early self esteem in elderly ages Self of Elementary School Children social comparison compare themselves with other kids in school social groups more realistic industry vs inferiority realize cultural influences and differences and self ethnic identity biologically based example boys generally more energized Individualistic Culture value individualism see self as a unique individual express emotion Collectivistic Culture emphasize interdependence see self through a group of people responsibility and obligation fulfillment restrain emotion regarded as maturity and wisdom Ratio of personal to social statements in self descriptions in two cultures Euro American tend to have a higher ratio of personal statements because of individualism compared to Chinese who have more social statements instead of personal because of collectivism Chinese Immigrant American have a higher ratio of personal statements compared to Chinese but lower than Euro American Self Esteem SE Preschoolers highest SE Social comparison more realistic SE school age children Too many changes decline in SE for adolescents Boys have slightly higher SE than girls because of social involvement SE rebound in late teens and increases throughout adulthood until around 60s Achievement creates self esteem not the other way around
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