1. Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood
Lifespan Development
Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood
6 - 12
Chapter 10

2. Theories of Social and Personality Development
Freud – Libido is ____________
Called period “____________”
“rather, adolescents develop a sense of industriousness by achieving educational goals determined by their cultures.”
Personality is being formed by the ID
EGO
SUPEREGO

3. Moral Development Psychoanalytic – emphasizes __________
Cognitive Developmental – focuses on ________________.
Lawrence Kohlberg
4 – 11 Pre-conventional
11 – 13 Conventional
Post-Conventional
Behavioral Theories

4. Social Relationships
Attachment – although less __________ affectionate the _________ of attachment persists AEB:
___________________
Friendships – more stable
How chose
Gender Segregation
Increasing Centrality

5. Physical Aggression
Physical aggression which __________ in early childhood starts to ____________.
Physical aggression is replaced by ____________________________.
Highest Rates of Aggression – who?
Positive aspects of aggression:
Neglected children
TV Watching?

6. Personality and Self-Concept
Big 5 Personality Traits
Variations considered due to ______________
Begin to construct psychological self
Self-concept – Global ______________ of one’s ___________.
Stability
Shaped by 2 factors
____________________________