Ch.15 - Emotional Development Flashcards
Affects are
Emotions
Moods are
A long lasting emotional state
Regulation is
How well people control their emotions
Psychodynamic theory argues that our emotional development stems from
Our social, emotional and cultural experiences
Cognition explains how behaviour is caused by
Mind operations
What are four theories that explain emotional development?
Psychodynamic, cognitive, evolutionary and behavioural
What are the four types of cries that babies can produce?
Angry, hungry, pain and fussy
When can babies express joy and laughter?
3-4 months
When can babies express fear?
5-8 months
Babies are sensitive to the emotions
Displayed by their caregiver
Temperament refers to
The consistent style of reaction and patterns of arousal and emotionality
What are the four temperaments of babies?
Easy, difficult, slow to warm up and mixed pattern
Early indicators of temperament are
Not good predictors of later temperament
When shy babies are presented with novel stimuli, their bodies
Engage the sympathetic nervous system. Not so for socially uninhibited children
Emotional intelligence refers to how well we
- Understand ourselves
- understand others and their feelings