Principles of Development and Sense of Self
Principles of Development and Sense of Self
- Principles of Development.
For each principle, provide an example from your life or experience or from your imagination.
| PRINCIPLE | EXAMPLE |
| Ø Rates vary
● Between children |
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| ● For the same child | |
| Ø Heredity & environment interact as they both influence development
● Characteristics influence treatment |
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| ● Treatment influences characteristics |
- Sense of Self
For each factor, describe something a parent or teacher could do or refrain from doing in order to use this factor to positively influence a child or adolescent’s sense of self.
| FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE ONE’S SENSE OF SELF | SOMETHING A TEACHER OR PARENT COULD DO OR NOT DO
TO USE THIS FACTOR TO POSITIVELY INFLUENCE A CHILD’S SENSE OF SELF |
| ü Successes & failures | |
| ü Other people’s behavior:
● Comparisons |
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| ● Treatment of self & others | |
| ü Membership in groups |
- Self-fulfilling Prophecy
Describe a self-fulfilling prophecy with a positive outcome and one with a negative outcome. You may use an example from your life or create ones that don’t involve you. Be sure you include the prediction (prophecy) & the result (Indication that the prophecy actually came true).
| An example of a self- fulfilling prophecy predicting a positive outcome | |
| An example of a self -fulfilling prophecy predicting a negative outcome |
