Chapter 6 Infant Social Development Flashcards
When do infants first show emotion?
at birth
Disgust from babies was first considered a survival tactic to ward off nasty things that could kill the baby. True or false?
true
Stranger anxiety is,
weariness of not knowing someone well, occurs 6-12 months
Separation anxiety is,
distress from separation of attachment figure, occurs 8-14 months
Anger in older infants occur,
when their is goal directed behavior, autonomy is also present, considered to be the terrible two’s, occurs 6/18-36 months
Stubbornness in older infants,
due to understanding and wanting to say “no” to everything as well as needing guidance
Social referencing is,
relying on another person’s emotional reaction to appraise an uncertain situation
Self-conscious emotions occur,
around 18 months and develop throughout life
The two biggest emotions children are guided towards are,
guilt + empathy b/c those are the hardest emotions to understand for children
Emotional Self regulation,
are self soothing behaviors for children to do on their own (i.e. breathing, counting down to 1 from 10, and singing to oneself)
Seduction theory is when,
children who were seduced by adults will have a mental illness later on in life
Erikson’s Psychosocial stages we will focus on are,
Trust vs. Mistrust
Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt
Castration anxiety is,
the fear of loss of a penis
Trust vs. Mistrust is,
tied to attachment due to care
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt is,
being able to do things on their own vs I cannot do things on my own
Parent’s who take good care of their child’s basic needs and supply adequate affection help the child develop,
- initiative
- industry
- autonomy
- trust
trust
Temperament traits are,
innate and can be measured when kids are born due to stability, personality and may differ from sibling to sibling.
There are 9 things that help determine temperament, what are they?
activity level rhythmicity approach-withdrawal adaptability intensity of reaction threshold of responsiveness quality of mood attention span/persistence distractibility
Structure of temperament
easy, difficult, slow-to-warm-up, unclassified/mixture
Easy %
40%