PSYCH211 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Stereotype, Peer Victimization, Gender Role
11 Apr 2017
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Emotional understanding and empathy are linked to favorable social relationships and prosocial behaviour. In problem-centered coping, children appraise the situation as changeable, identify the difficulty, and decide what to do about it. If problem solving does not work, they engage in emotion-centered coping, which in internal, private, and aimed at controlling distress when little can be done about an outcome. Ex) when faced with an anxiety-provoking test, school-age children view problem solving and seeking social support as the best strategies. But when outcomes are beyond their control after receiving a bad grade they opt for distraction or try to redefine the situation in ways that help them accept it. With age, children increasingly prefer verbal expression to crying or aggression. As the cognitive-developmental approach emphasizes, they actively think about right and wrong. During middle childhood, children construct a flexible appreciation of moral rules.
