HDFS Chapter 10

Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood

Aggressive-rejected

tend to have difficulty taking the perspective of others, and they tend to react aggressively to sights by peers, quickly assuming hostile intentions.

Bully-victims

more likely than other victimized children to experience anxiety and depression in late adolescence and early adulthood—even into middle adulthood. have difficulty managing emotions which may increase their risk for reactive aggression and acting-out behaviors that invite aggressive exchanges with others.

Child sexual abuse

most common in middle childhood. sexual abuse often is not a one-time event; some children experience sexual abuse that persists for years. (common in homes characterized by poverty, food, and housing insecurity, martial instability, and drug and alcohol abuse.)

Industry verse inferiority

Erikson’s fourth stage in which children attempt new skills, developing feelings of competence in their success or feeling inferior or incompetent.

Peer victimization (bullying)

refers to an ongoing interaction in which a child repeatedly attempts to inflict physical, verbal or social harm on another child; also known as peer victimization

Peer acceptance

likeability or the degree to which a child is viewed as a worth social partner by his or her peers.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

a mental health condition that’s caused by an extremely stressful or terrifying event

Protective factors

variable that is thought to reduce the poor outcomes associated with adverse circumstances.

reactive aggression

an aggression response to an insult, confrontation, or frustration

resilience

the ability to regulate one’s emotions and behavior

withdrawn-rejected

tend to isolate themselves from peers, rarely initiate contact with peers, and speak less frequently than their peers.