1. Chapter 13: Psychosocial Development The School Years Michael Hoerger

2. Middle Childhood A time to develop social skills –Freud: latency stage –Erikson: industry vs. inferiority –Social cognitive theory: using past experiences for social reasoning Children become less ego-centric, more concerned with social evaluation

3. Bullying Repeatedly inflicting physical or social harm Bullying = 80% Bullied = 65% Peaks in middle school Resilience: ability to overcome significant stressors

4. Michael Hoerger To cite this textbook: Berger, K. (2005). The developing person through the lifespan. New York: Worth. To cite this lecture: Hoerger, M. (2007, February 26). Developmental Psychology: Pre-Adolescent Psychosocial Development. Presented at a PSY 220 lecture at Central Michigan University.