#8 diss child and adolescent

Topic: Peer Acceptance and Identity Development In this unit, you will learn about emotional and social development in middle childhood and adolescence. The focus of this Discussion is on peer acceptance in middle childhood and identity development in adolescence. Please respond to the following: Children in middle childhood begin to value the input of peers and are concerned with making friends and being well liked by others. Unfortunately, not all children move through this period easily; some are teased and even bullied. Describe the characteristics of a popular-prosocial child and a popular-antisocial child. Why do you think their peers admire them? Describe the characteristics of a rejected-aggressive child and a rejected-withdrawn child, relating these peer classifications to peer bullying and peer victimization. How can parents or teachers/schools help rejected children? Adolescents are on a journey to discover an identity that is separate from their family. Erikson called the psychological conflict of adolescence identity versus role confusion. Current theorists no longer describe this process as a “crisis” but, rather, as a process of exploration followed by commitment. The various combinations of exploration and commitment yield four identity statuses typical of adolescents (identity achievement, identity moratorium, identity foreclosure, and identity diffusion). Recall your identity development during adolescence and describe your identity development path by referring to the four identity statuses and explaining what factors influenced your identity development. How can adults support healthy identity development in adolescents? textbook: nfants, Children, and Adolescents Laura E. Berk READING AND RESOURCES Please read the following chapters in your textbook: Chapter 13: “Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood,” except Sections 13.6 “Family Influences” and 13.7 "Some Common Problems of Development" Chapter 13 focuses on emotional and social development in middle childhood. Self-understanding, with a focus on self-concept and self-esteem, is considered. Gains in emotional development, including self-regulation, are explored. Moral development is examined as are peer relations, including peer acceptance. Gender typing and various family influences are discussed. Chapter 16: “Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence,” except Sections 16.4.2 “Family Circumstances,” 16.4.3 “Siblings,” 16.6 “Problems of Development” and 16.7 "At the Threshold."