Chap 10 PSYC – Flashcards
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According to Erikson's psychosocial theory, the negative outcome of middle childhood is
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inferiority
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Erikson's sense of __________ combines several developments of middle childhood: a positive but realistic self-concept, pride in accomplishment, moral responsibility, and cooperative participation with agemates.
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Identity
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differentiates and adjusts to a more realistic level as children enter school.
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Self-esteem
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The best way for parents to foster a positive, secure self-image is to
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encourage their children to strive for worthwhile goals
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Mastery-oriented children are most likely to attribute failure to
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insufficient effort
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Children who develop __________ attribute their failures, not their successes, to ability.
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learned helplessness
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appraise the situation as changeable, identify the difficulty, and decide what to do about it.
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In problem-centered coping, children
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In middle childhood, the ___ becomes an increasingly important context for development.
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society of peers
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Training in __________ often improves the peer relations and psychological adjustment of rejected children.
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positive social skills
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usually stick to "masculine" activities.
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In middle childhood, boys
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Child rearing becomes easier in middle childhood for parents who established a(n) __________ style during the early years.
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authoritative
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involves general parental oversight while letting the child make moment-by-moment decisions.
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Coregulation
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Preschool and young school-age children often __________ a marital breakup.
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blame themselves for
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Regardless of the extent of their friction, divorcing parents who manage to engage in __________ greatly improve the chances of favorable child outcomes.
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coparenting
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Children in blended families usually have ___ than children in stable, first-marriage families.
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more adjustment problems
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enables children to use internal and external resources to cope with adversity.
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Resilience
