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Chapter 6

Chapter 6. Social and Personality Development in Infancy. Definition . Personality: Stable patterns in how people relate to those around them Temperament: Basic behavioral and emotional predispositions. Dimensions of Temperament. Activity level

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Chapter 6

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  1. Chapter 6 Social and Personality Development in Infancy

  2. Definition Personality: Stable patterns in how people relate to those around them Temperament: Basic behavioral and emotional predispositions

  3. Dimensions of Temperament • Activity level • Approach/positive, emotionality/sociability • Inhibition and anxiety • Negative emotionality/irritability/anger/emotionality • Effortful control/task persistence

  4. Temperament and Attachment During the same months in which infants are developing an internal model of attachment and exploring their own unique temperament, they are also developing a unique sense of self.

  5. Self Concept Self-concept The subjective self • Awareness by the child that he is separate from others and endures over time • Appears by 8–12 months at the same time as object permanence Self-concept The objective self • Toddler comes to understand he is an object in the world. • The self has properties, such as gender.

  6. Self Awareness Task • video

  7. Figure 6.2 The Rouge Test

  8. The Emotional Self • Babies learn to identify changes in emotional expression. • Then they learn to “read” and respond to facial expressions. • With age and experience, infants learn to interpret emotional perceptions of others to anticipate actions and guide own behavior.

  9. Non-Parental Care • What types of non parental care exist? • What are some benefits of non parental care? • Are there drawbacks to non parental care?

  10. Effects on Cognitive Development • High-quality daycare has beneficial effects • Infant daycare has negative effects on attachment if started under 1 year. • Parents whose behaviors are associated with insecure attachment have children who are negatively affected by early daycare. • Early day care associated with greater risks for social problems in school-age children • Maternal attitudes toward non parental care vary

  11. Foster Care • Temperament • Self Concept • Attachment • What happens in adulthood if attachment is poor? • Lack of affective attunement, self and others • Excessive Shame • How does foster care support or neglect attachment, parent, foster parent, adoptive parent? • What about multiple placements and adoption?

  12. Adoption • Temperament • Self Concept • Another break in attachment, can the child cope?

  13. Long Term • Social and personality development in infancy • Nature and nurture • Foster care system for birth to two, helpful or harmful nurture

  14. Application • Applications of Chapter 6 learning objectives • Theories of Social and Personality Development • Attachment • Personality, Temperament, Self Concept • Effects of Non Parental Care • Research and Practice

  15. Questions?

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