Exam 13: Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Development

A key characteristic of resilience is a child's _____ adaptation within the context of significant adversity.

How is family function connected to family structure? Offer three examples of different family structures.

Neglected children are actively disliked by their peers.

A child's interpretation of events can mitigate the impact of stressful events.

Which scenario is typical of the industry versus inferiority stage?

Name the five ways in which a functional family nurtures its school-age children. Which area was the strongest in your family? How did your family nurture this area? Which area was the weakest in your family? Why?

Resilience to stress is a stable or static trait describing a child's responses under adverse situations.

Repeated, systematic attacks intended to harm those who are unable or unlikely to defend themselves is the definition of _____.

According to Erikson, if 9-year-old Anna is successful in solving her psychosocial conflict, she should be developing a(n) _____ view of herself.

According to Freud, children between the ages of 6 and 11 experience the crisis of industry versus inferiority.

Alisha's family is experiencing multiple problems, including her mother's illness, her father's loss of employment, and two relatives moving into their home. Despite the stress of home life, Alisha has stable routines, and her parents and relatives provide plenty of affection. Overall, Alisha seems to be doing fairly well despite her hectic home life. Alisha may be _____.

Jenny is always friendly. When someone tells her a secret, she does not tell other friends. She also is helpful and cooperates with others to get class projects done. Other students like working with Jenny. Jenny could be defined as a _____ child.

Who described middle childhood as a time of latency?

When child culture conflicts with adult morality, children will _____.

With respect to families today worldwide, _____.

Natasha, a 9-year-old girl, spends many summer afternoons playing with her 6-year-old cousin, teaching her the rules of games, childhood rituals, and values. Natasha is passing down _____ culture to her cousin.

Steve, a divorced father of two, and Caroline, a widowed mother of three, got married and created a _____ family of five.

Bullying differs from ordinary aggression because bullying attacks are _____.

School-age children would most admire _____.

Preconventional morality involves _____.