PSYB20H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Teenage Pregnancy, Prosocial Behavior, Protective Factor
1 Dec 2016
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Years from ages 3-6 are pivotal ones in children"s psychosocial development. Child"s emotional development & sense of self are rooted in experiences of those years. Our comprehension of self is informed by self-concept, self-esteem, & our ability to understand & regulate emotions. Self-concept= our total picture of our abilities & traits that determines how we feel about ourselves who we think we are. It is cognitive construction that includes representations of self. It also has social aspect that incorporates children"s growing understanding of how others see them. Ex: child who is chronically rejected by other children might form self-concept of herself as unlikable. During early childhood years, self-concept develops through changes in self-definition & is impacted by culture. Children develop sense of self-awareness in toddlerhood, which develops along with gains in cognitive abilities. Children"s self-definition way they describe themselves changes between ages 5 & 7, reflecting this development.
