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Self-Theory: (p.250)
- Gender identification and moral development are components of the childs
self-concept
- Self concept links the childs understanding of the nature of the world, the
self, and the interactions between the two
- The function of self-theory is to make transactions between the self and the
world turn out as positively and beneficially as possible (when positive, self-
esteem goes up and vice versa)
The 4 Motives for Parental Identification: Motive and definition (table 7.5
page 262)
1. Fear of loss of love = A child behaves like a parent in order to ensure a continued
positive love relationship
2. Identification with the aggressor = A child behaves like a parent in order to
protect himself or herself from the parents anger
3. Identification to satisfy needs for power = A child behaves like a parent in
order to achieve a vicarious sense of the power associated with the parent
4. Identification to increase perceived similarity = A child behaves like a parent
to increase a perceived similarity to the parent and thereby to share in the parents
positive attributes
The Prime Adaptive Ego Quality and the Core Pathology (p. 263)
- Purpose: thought or behavior with direction, and therefore with meaning
(positive resolution)
- Inhibition: the restraint or suppression of behavior (negative resolution)
(example: when parents are not around, not giving the love and support that
they are supposed to be giving)
Psychosocial crisis