7. Social/Emotional Dev't in Infants & Toddlers Flashcards
6 basic emotions
happiness, anger, surprise, fear, disgust, sadness
- appear early in infancy
emotion
subjective feeling
+ physiological change
+ overt behaviour
complex emotions
pride, guilt, shame/embarrassment
- have an evaluative component
- expressed differently depending on culture
- 18-24 mo.
social smiles
smiles at some one, or when some one comes in sight
- starts around 2 mo.
- sometimes accompanied by cooing
- expression of pleasure at seeing some one
laughter
- 4 mo. - physical stimulation (tickle)
- 1 yr. - unexpected turns of event during familiar - psychological stimulation
anger
distinct at 4-6 mo.
- when something is taken away, or with frustration
stranger wariness
first distinct fear response
- 6 mo.
- related to attachment
when do babies start to distinguish emotions in others?
6-7 months
social referencing
looking to a trusted caregiver for clues about how to react to a situation
when does emotion regulation start
4-6 mo.
- turn away from frightening things
- move closer to caregiver (fear)
attachment
an enduring social-emotional relationship with a responsive caring person who is consistently available to the child
John Bowlby
ethologist who argued that children who form an attachment to an adult are more likely to survive
- infant behaviour has evolved to elicit caregiving
influences on attachment in infancy
- synchronization
- attentiveness & responsiveness
- mental health
age by which an attachment is established
- 6-7 mo. infants have identified the primary attachment figure
- 8-9 mo. attachment established between mother/child
internal working model
a set of expectations about parents’ availability and responsivity generally and in times of stress
- impacts relationships throughout life
- can change over the lifespan