Chapter 10: Emotional Development Flashcards
Infancy
Early emotions
Present in humans and other animals
Appears in first 6 months
Those are surprise, joy,anger,sadness, fear, disgust
Self conscious emotions
Appear in first 18 months-2 years
Start following society’s standards and rules
Empathy, jealousy, embarrassment start appearing
Infant smiling : reflex and social smile
Reflex smile: does not occur because the baby is happy, occurs during 1st month after birth. Is a external stimuli
Social smile: is response to happiness, occurs about 2/3 months of age
Stranger anxiety
Fear and wariness of strangers
Intense between 9+12 months
Affected by social context and stranger characteristics
Really depends on the child
Separation anxiety
Sign of attachment
distress when familiar caregiver leaves
Most obvious @ 9-14 months
Emotional disorder if still strong after age 3
Early childhood
Self conscious emotions appear with self awareness at 18 months
2-4 years: ability to talk about emotions
4-5; understand same event can elicit different feelings in different people
Adolescence
Time of emotional turmoil but not constantly
Girls more vulnerable to depression
Moodiness appears
Hormonal changes
Adulthood
Create emotionally satisfying lifestyles; predictable and manageable
Older adults have more positive emotions, report better control of emotions
Socio emotional sensititvy theory
Older adults become more selective about relationships.
Seek more emotional related goals then knowledge related goals
Easy child
40%
Positive child
Quickly establishes routines
Adapts easily to new experiences
Difficult child
10% Reacts negatively Cries frequently Has irregular routines Slow to accept new experiences
Slow to warm up child
15% Low activity level Somewhat negative Shows low adaptability Displays low intensity mood
