Chapter 6 Flashcards
Stranger wariness
Infant no longer smiles at any friendly face but cries or looks frightened when an unfamiliar person moves too close.
Social smile
Evoked by viewing human faces (6 weeks)
Separation Anxiety
Tears, dismay, or anger when a familiar caregiver leaves. Emotional disorder after age 3.
Self-awareness
Realization that one’s body mind and actions are separate from those of other people.
Emotional self-regulation w
Directly connected to maturation of the anterior cingulate gyrus
Temperament
Inborn differences between one person and another in emotion activity and self regulation.
Goodness of fit
A similarity of temperament and values that produces a smooth interaction between an individual and his or her social context.
Theories of infant psychosocial development
Psychoanalytic theory and behaviorism
Social learning
The acquisition of behavior patterns by observing the behavior of others
Behaviorism
Parents mold an infants emotions and personality through reinforcement and punishments
Attachment
Lasting emotional bond that one person has with another.
Secure attachment
An infant obtains both comfort and confidence from the presence of his or her caregiver.
Insecure-avoident attachment
An infant avoids connection with the caregiver as when the infant seems not to care about the caregivers presence departure or return.
Insecure-resistant/ambient attachment
An infants anxiety and uncertainty are evident as when the infant becomes very upset at separation from the caregiver and both resists and seeks contact on reunion.
Disorganized attacent
A type of attachment that is marked by an infants inconsistent reactions to the caregivers departure and return.
