Posted by Larry Hoover on June 1, 2003, at 14:26:43
In reply to Re: Found Psychological Babble - ready to babble; » mattdds, posted by Squiggles on June 1, 2003, at 13:32:31
> I think that early childhood education or
> maybe it is better to say training, is
> probably a great determining factor in
> the way a personality learns to deal with
> emotional and social problems.
>
> Would you agree with that?
>
> SquigglesWhat is rather unique about childhood is the individual's general lack of context. Whatever a child may experience, it is normal for that child. What the child may not know (and that continues as far into adulthood as the questions are not asked and answered), is that his or her experience may be atypical, and may therefore generate world-views or cognitive schemas which contrast those more typically found. They may realize that they are somehow different, but not why or how they are different.
So, yes a child's "training" will shape their cognition, coping strategies (or lack thereof), and so on. What may be adaptive traits/strategies in childhood may become maladaptive traits/strategies in adulthood. So, part of CBT is to look closely at what is already happening.
Now, what were you saying about "skeletons"? That's often a good place to start looking.
Lar
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