Developmental Psychology

the ability to control when a how emotions are expressed. The most important psychosocial development to occur between the ages of 2 and 6

Erikson's 3rd psychosocial crisis. Children begin new activities and feel guilty when they fail

how a person evaluates his or her own worth

a persons understanding of who he or she is.

goals or drives that come from inside a person

the need for rewards from outside, such as material possessions or someone else's esteem

difficulty with emotional regulation that involves outwardly expressing emotions in uncontrolled ways

difficulty with emotional regulation that involves turning one's emotional distress inward, as by feeling excessively guilty ashamed or worthless

• 1. instrumental aggression: hurtful behavior that is intented to get or keep something that another person has
• 2. reactive aggression: an impulsive retaliation for another persons intentional or accidental actions
• 3. relational aggression: nonphysical acts; such as insults or social rejection
• 4. bullying aggression: unprovoked, repeated physical or verbal attack

• 1. Authoritarian: Parent always in charge, warmth=low, discipline=strick often physical, expectations of maturity=high, communication parent to child=high child to parent=low
• 2. Permissive: hands off child should be child, warmth=high, discipline=rare, expectation of maturity=low, communication parent to child=low child to parent=high
• 3. Authoritative: give and take lots of explanations and adaptations, warmth=high, discipline=moderate with much discussion, expectation of maturity=moderate, communication parent to child=high child to parent=high

• 1. Authoritarian: strict discipline especially physical doesnt allow positive reinforcement and there should be min punishment and negative reinforcement. Shapping the best behavior iis by alot of fun positive reinforcement a little bit of negative reinforcement and punishment. Can cause depression problems later they will think that they are always bad and that how love is.
• 2. Permissive: makes the child little world predictable from them althoug hthey feel safe knowing the risk of things. The child feels they can do anything but often grow up later on to be unorganized and unable to stay on task
• 3. Authoritative: Raned in the middle no problems with this parenting style

• ID: oral 0-2 infant achieves gratification through oral activities (such as feeding, thumb sucking, and babbling)
• EGO: Anal 2-3 the child learns to respond to some of the demands of society (such as bowel and bladder control)
• SUPEREGO: Phallic 3-7 the child learns to realize the differences between males and females and becomes aware of sexuality. Oedipas Complex & Electra Complex
• LATENCY: Puberty 7-11 dormant sexual feeling but sexual urges are relatively quiet
• GENITAL: 11-adult maturation of sexual interest

pleasure center areas of the body. place where we find our sensation

a cognitive concept or general belief based on ones experiences

the unconscious desire of young boys to replace their father and win their mother' exclusive love

the unconscious desire of girls to replace their mother and win their father's exclusive love

• Stage one: birth-1 trust vs mistrust (is my world predictable and supportive?)
• Stage two: 2-3 authonomy vs shame & doubt (can i do things by myself or must i always rely on others?)
• Stage three: 4-6 initiative vs guilt (am i good or am i bad?)
• Stage four: 6-11 industry vs inferiority (am i complete or am i worthless?)

any culture all around the world by the age of 6 what is that they need to know/do to become successful members of society