Socioemotional Development

• Parenting Styles• Temperament & Attachment• Erik Erikson “Psychosocial Stages”• James Marcia’s Theory of Identity

Socioemotional Development

How do our social and emotional lives change through childhood and adulthood?

How do social relationships interact with our emotional life and personal qualities?

Childhood Temperaments

“Easy” – calm, happy, adaptable, regular sleep and eating habits, positive in mood, interested in new experiences

“Slow to warm up” – relatively inactive, reflective, tend to withdraw from new situations, gradually become more positive

“Difficult” – fussy, irregular in eating and sleeping, fearful, easily upset, high strung

Harry Harlow – Contact Comfort

John BowlbyInfant

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Mary AinsworthAttachment Style

SecureAvoidantAnxious

Erik Erikson Psychosocial Stages of Development: See Figure 8.15 in your text

JAMES MARCIA

Moral DevelopmentHow do people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors regarding the principles and values that guide them change with age?