APSY2242 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Snowplow, Geriatrics, Preadolescence

• School: Boston College
• Department: Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
• Course: APSY2242
• Professor: Julia Whitcavitch Devoy

Document Summary

Loss of confidence in children - never get to make mistakes in manageable ways and successfully manage them. Lack of trust between parent and child - parent doesn"t trust child"s decisions. Maybe more common in affluent families, but not exclusively, maybe manifested in different ways. Up to the 90s: born infant toddler early childhood middle childhood preadolescence adolescence adulthood middle aged late adulthood geriatrics. Not always applicable - depending on circumstances, may not exist, often social class bound. Ea: everywhere - school, parent"s home, changing location, *residentially transient. Ea: all over the place - volunteering, school, full-time work, part-time work etc. Can be a dangerous time - risk. Open to exploration, values may not be established. Freedom - less commitment so chance to test things out to see what is right for you and freedom to make mistakes. Leads to experience and maybe stronger commitments in adulthood in a world of relativism.