How is self-representational thought assessed? What does such thinking signify for
development and adjustment?
What will be an ideal response?
Perhaps the best method is to simply ask children to describe themselves, although the
self-representations of older adolescents can be assessed by asking them to describe
themselves across different contexts or domains ( e.g., Harter & Monsour, 1992 ). When
using more open-ended methods, we can tabulate the child's actual self, along with
their ideal or false self. Developmentally, self-descriptions become more complex and
psychologically oriented, and may somewhat conflict across contexts (e.g., family vs.
romantic partner). The data gathered from these assessments has been shown to predict
psychological health.
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Trauma Reactions are the way the mind and body tells a person that there is _______ inside, according to Dr. Laaser.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Suppose little Maria has a good schema developed for "dogs." When she sees her neighbor's new dog, she correctly says, "Dog"
Piaget would explain Maria's ability to incorporate a new instance of the "dog" category as an example of accommodation. Indicate whether the statement is true or false