Emotional, Social, and Moral Development in Children

BLOCK IV

IV.2) Emotional Development, Affective Personality, and Development in School: Self-Concept, Strategies for Improvement, and Intervention

Preschool children typically describe themselves in physical terms, focusing on external attributes such as physical appearance and activities. These are the primary means by which they distinguish themselves from others. As children mature, their self-concept evolves, becoming more focused on psychological and social aspects.

Around ages 6-8, children begin

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Child Development: Theories and Stages From Freud to Bronfenbrenner

BLOCK 1

I.1) THE CONCEPT OF THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT (PD)


The PD is the science of concrete man, studied from the psychological point of view, is to provide an overview of its historical development, ie in their development (infant, child, youth, adult, …). Describes how to move from one stage to the next and try to discover the links that unite: affection and intelligence.

It is therefore a science of man considered as a unity of body and mind (learning, intelligence and affection). That’

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Child Psychology and Development

BLOCK 1

I.1) THE CONCEPT OF THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT (PD)


The PD is the science of concrete man, studied from the psychological point of view, is to provide an overview of its historical development, ie in their development (infant, child, youth, adult, …). Describes how to move from one stage to the next and try to discover the links that unite: affection and intelligence.

It is therefore a science of man considered as a unity of body and mind (learning, intelligence and affection). That’

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Understanding Personality, Emotions, Perception & Decision Making

Personality

Definition

Personality: Characteristics that account for a consistent pattern of behavior.

Determinants of Personality

  • Heredity (Genes): 50%
  • Environment: 10%
  • Voluntary Activities: 40%

Personality Frameworks

MBTI

MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) assesses personality based on four dichotomies:

  • Extraverted/Introverted
  • Sensing/Intuitive
  • Thinking/Feeling
  • Judging (Planned)/Perceiving (Spontaneous)

Big Five Personality Traits

The Big Five model identifies five broad dimensions of personality:

  • Openness to
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Understanding Burnout, Anxiety & Mental Health in Healthcare

Psychology: Burnout

Definition

Burnout is a feeling of fatigue and wear observed in professionals working in stressful activities in the service of people. It has been observed more frequently in health professionals, particularly doctors.

Dimensions of Burnout (Professor Maslach)

  1. Emotional exhaustion
  2. Depersonalization
  3. Reduced personal accomplishment

Symptomatic Heart of Burnout

Each person expresses burnout in a unique way, but there is a recurring symptomatic heart:

  1. Loss of attachment to work: The workplace
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Social Deviance: Perspectives, Anomie, and the Construction of Norms

Text Divergence and Divergence – Gilberto Velho

Resolution: Standard. Two perspectives: Individual (psychologizing, anomie) x Social (cultural anomie).

Objectives: To break with the disruptions that create homogeneous entities and antagonism. Criticizing the dichotomous method, knowledge, systematic analytical reductionism, and determinism.

Detour: Threat or redemption? Deviant today, civilizing hero tomorrow. Crisis or change? The deviant as one part of society and culture, but that makes reading

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