1499EDN Week 4 Social & Emotional Development

Self-concept is greatly influenced by:

• Feedback and evaluation from significant others

• performance on tests and exams

• the number of friends a person has

• the ability to think in abstract terms

Our sense of self is related to cognitive development

• True

• False

Self-esteem refers to:

• our ability to appear confident and sucessful

• our ability to interact successfully with others

• our ability to manage tasks efficiently & successfully

• our integrated sense of worth as a person

Self-esteem is NOT related to wellbeing

• True

• False

Self-efficacy refers to one's judgement about our ability to:

• appear confident and successful

• interact successfully with others

• manage tasks efficiently and successfully

• look good

Examples of behaviours associated with self-efficacy include:

• feeling anxious and stressed

• goal setting and self-monitoring

• self-judgement

• empathy and sympathy

A decline in self-esteem and academic self-concept may occur during school in years:

• 6-9

• 1-3

• 7-10

• 10-12

According to Erik Erikson, each stage of identity development is characterised by:

• new psychological challenges

• a psychosocial crisis

• an identity crisis

• an increased growth and development

Identity Achievement occurs when adolescents can resolve conflicts and feel comfortable with who they are:

• True

• False

The identity process is most intense during:

• Adolescence

• Early Childhood

• Primary years

• Post School years