Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood

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______ involvement seems to increase a child's well-being, physical, cognitive and social development

father

In step families boys often benefit from having a ______, but girls have a hard time if their mother remarries because ______

father figure; now they have to share their mom

Bullying for ______ tends to take the form of relational aggression (rumors, no talking to)

girls

the fact that children tend to pick friends that are the same as them in sex, race and age

homogeneity

Children raised by their grandparents are often said to be raised in _______ families

skip-generation families

one's behavior with other people

sociability

in middle childhood children develop skills of _____ and ____ with their peers which provides _____ and _____

sociability and intimacy emotional security and validation

Which measure of popularity asked children to judge how popular they thought each of the others in their class were?

sociometric popularity

_____ on children in single parent families could lead to problems

stress

why might children have to live with their grandparents?

teen pregnancy, substance abuse, illness, divorce, early death

the IQs of children in adoptive families tend to more closely match those of _______

their adoptive siblings and peers

why do children of co-habitating parents tend to have more behavioral, academic and emotional problems?

their families are more disadvantaged in terms of SES because their parents have less income and education and their parents have poorer relationships

children in adoptive families tend to do better than ______

their siblings that stay in the birth home

In step families loyalties to biological parents could lead to _______

trouble forming bonds with new family

Which peer group was thought to contain the most popular kids?

controversial

about how many best friends does a child have in middle childhood?

3-5

What are some issues with children being raised by their grandparents?

age gap stressful for grandparents, especially if low income grandparents have no legal rights of the children unless they officially adopt them

children have an increased risk of bullying if they have a genetic tendency towards _______ and an ______

aggression and an agrgessive family

Being anxious, depressed, cautious, small, quiet, submissive, crying easily, argumentative and provocative are all risk factors for _______

being bullied

Involvement of _______ in a family is important for children

biological father

Bullying for ______ tends to take the form of overt physical aggression (yelling, kicking)

boys

Boys tend to bully _____ and girls tend to bully ______

boys, girls

What does Erikson's industry vs inferiority stage deal with?

children learning skills that are valued in society

If you pass through the industry vs. inferiority stage, you gain the virtue of _____ and feel that you are _______. If you do not pass through this stage, you feel you are ______

competence able to do what you want and contribute to society no good or become a workaholic

friendship teaches children equal give and take through

compromise, sharing, conflict resolution, communication and conversation

Which of Erikson's stages of psychosocial development is dealt with in middle childhood?

industry vs. inferiority

one's sense of belonging

intimacy

Are there any differences in children of adoptive vs traditional families?

no

Do there seem to be issues with children raised in gay and lesbian families?

no

the group of people around you

peers

What were the 5 peer status groups? and what rating did they get?

popular (mostly happy), rejected (mostly sad), neglected (no one knows them), controversial (lots of happies and sads), average (average number of happies and sads)

Both bullies and victims exhibit ______ and are ______

psychological problems and are disliked

What are some negative effects of peers?

reinforce prejudice increase antisocial tendencies (peer pressure)

Perceived popularity is ______

who you think is most popular

Kids do not want to be around bullies when they are _____, but they ______ bullies more as they _____

young, respect, grow up and hit middle school


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