lecture 8: emotional dev cont and attachement Flashcards
what is temperment
indiviadual differences in emotion, self regualation, activity level and attention that are consistent over time and across cotnexts
temperment is present from what
infancy
since temperment is present from infancy, is is thought to be BLANK based
genetically based
what explains why children show very different reactions to the same sitaution
temperment
temperment is the biological innate precursor to what
personality
what are the 3 types of temperments in the type approach
easy babies
difficult babies
slow to warm up nbabies
explain easy babies according to the type approach to temperament
adjust easily to new situations, quickyl establish daily routines such as sleep and eating, and generally are cheerfyl in mood and easy to calm
what percentage of babies are easy babies
40
explain difficult babies according to the type approach to temperment
sliw to adjust to new experiences , tend to react negatively and intensely to novel stimuli and events, irregular in their daily routines and bodily function
what percentage of babies are difficutl according to type approach
10
explain slow to warm up babies in type apprach
somewhat difficult at first but become easier over time as they have repeated contact with new objects, people and situations
what percentage of babies are slow to warm up babies
15
what is the problem with the type aooach to temperment
35% did not fit those types
many children did not fit into one of thomas et al categories which prompted a need for dimensional non categorical pproach
how many key dimensions of temperment are there
5
the 5 key dimensions of temperment are assed using what 2 things
1) parents and or teacher responses to questions assesing each dimensions
2) observing how kids react to lab tasks designed to assess each dimension (unbias)
what are the 5 key dimensions in the dimensional approach to temperment
smiling and laughter
distress (in infant)/ anger in childhood
fear
attention span
activity level
explain the smiling and laughter dimension
positive emoptional response to change in a stimulus
epxlain the distress / anger dimension
negative empitonal response related to having an ongoing tast interrupted or blocked
explain the fear dimension
tendency to experience unease or nervousness to new situations
explain the attention span dimension
attention to an object or tast for an extended period of time
explain the acvtiyi level dimension
rate and extent of gross motor body movements
true or false: temperment is unstable over time and give example
false, is is largely consistent/stable over time
ex: children that are more prone to anger at age 3 are also more prone to anger compared to their peers at age 8
is it true that temperment can change
true, some change in temperment over time is possible (less stable the younger the child is)
explain how temperment is less stable the younger a child is
children aged 6 have a more consistent temperment than children ageg 0-3
what is nature role in determining temperment
strong genetic basis for temperment
(ex: identical twins have more similar temperment than fratrnal twins)
what is nurture role in determining temperment
home environment also influences it
=parents emotional expression and reactions to childrens emotions have a profound effect on their emotions and emotion regulation
ex: children that grow up in families that freely express hapienss are more likely to also more freely express happiness
what are the 2 main implications of temperment
children contribute to their own emotional experience and development through their temperment
some children are easier to parent than others (ex: children with difficult temperment require more patience from a parent)
what is the differential susceptibility hypothesis
some individuals are disproportionately more sensitive to the environment.
some children are highly sensitive to both negative and positive environmental conditions
in the differential susceptibility hypothesis,
an at risk temperment and a negative home environment = what outcomes
negative outcomes
in the differential susceptibility hypothesis,
an at risk temperment and a positive home environment = what outcomes
positive
be explain dandelions and orchids in relation to
some people are like dandelions are resilient and does not matter what the environment is and they will usuallt stay the same
some people are sensitve like orchids and require perfect environemtn but will have amazing positive outcomes
children with highly negative temperments have …
(negativeity and childcare example) understand graph
1) more behavioral problems if raised with low quality childcare
BUT
have the lowest levels of behavioural problems if raised with high quality childcare
children with impulsive temperments have…
(impulsibity and harsh parenting alchol example)
higher levels of alcohol abuse in adolecsnce if raised in harsh families
but
have the lowest level of alchol abuse if raised in positive family envioronments
what is the implication of differential susceptibility
childrens temperment and the environment they grow up in jointly determine their outcomes
children contribute to their own emotional dev through their blank
temperment
temperment reflects a series of what
dimensions
true or fasle: temperament is thought to be determined by both genetic and environmental factors
true
chidlren with at risk temperatures show what
differential susceptibility (ex: do poorly in neg home environemnts but thrive in positive home environments)
other children that do not show differential susceptibility are more BLANK and less sensitve to their environemtns
more resilient
what is attachement
an emotional bond with a. person that is enduring across space and time
what is the behaviorist view of attachment
pleasure derived from food is the basis of mother infant bond
food= unconditioned stim
mother=conditioned stim linked with food
what did harry harlow test with monkey surrogates
whether pleasure of food or pleasures of comfort is most important to moneys
explain the monkey surrogate study and results
seperated monekys from their mothers and offered them 2 surrogate mothers
wire mother = with food
cloth mother =without food
resiults: monkeys spent most of their time on the cloth mother than the wire mother
evidence that infants need comfort provuded by cloth mother
what is the evidence of the monkey test
evidence that infants need comfort provided by cloth mother
understand the monkey cloth graph
who is john bowlby
pyshoanalust who studied intense emotional distress of children orphaned during WWII
what are the 2 things that john bowlby recongized
1) distress due to seperation from parents and not having emotional needs met
2) behaviors obsevred (crying, clinging, searching) are adpative responses to seperation from an attachment figure
john bowlby reconiged that babies feel distressed due to what 2 rasons
seperation from parents
and
not having emotional needs met
john bowlby recognized that behaviors like crying clinging and searching are what types of responses
are adaptive responses to seperation from an attachment figure
what is bowlbys attachment theory
children are biologically predisposed to develop attachment to caregivers as a means of increasing chances of their survival
development and quality of childs attachment are highly dependant on their experiences with caregivers
the quality of childrens attachment shape their internal working models
what motivates children to seek proximity to a caregiver, according to the attachment system
distress from a threat or seperation from caregiver
explain the attachgment systen
attachment system inactive when caregiver is close and life is good
then they become seperated from caregiver/bad event
seek proximity and then attachment system is active
what are the 4 features of a attachmetn system
1) proximity maintenance and seeking
2) seperation distress
3) safe haven
4) secure base
explain the proximity maintaince and seeking feature of an attachment system
children are biologically motivated to stay close to caregvier
explain seperation distress as a feature of attachment system
children become distressed when seperated from caregiver
activates attachment system, motivating child to seek proximity to caregiver (ex: looking for caregiver, seeking physical proximity, crying, clinging)
seperation distress activates what and what does that motivate
it activates the attachment system and that motivates the child to seek proximity to caregiver (looking fro caregiver, seeking proximity, crying, clinging)
explain safe haven as a feature of attachment system
caregiver provides comfort and a sense of safety when child feels distressed
caregiver helps manage arousal through co-reg
once proximity and reassurance have been achieved, attachment system deactvitates
how is the caregiver a safe haven
provides comfort and a sense of safety when child feels distresses and caregiver helps manage arousal through coreg
how does caregiver manage arousal
through coregulation
once proximity and reassurance have been achieved, what happens to the attachment system
deactivates
explain secure base as a feature of attachment system
caregiver provides a child with a sense of security from which they can explore the environemnt
cannot explore the envirnoment if attachment is activated
true or false, a child cannot explore the environment if attachement system is activated
true
how is a caregiver considered a secure base for a child
provides a child with a sense of security from which they can explore the environment
be able to explain the attachment system diagram (general)
according to bowlbys attachment theory, children are biologically predisposed to development attachment to caregivers as a means of waht
increasing chances of their survival
according to bowlbys attachment theory, development and quality of a childs attachment are highly dependant on what
their expriences with caregivers
what did mary ainsworth provide
provided empiracal evidence of attachment theory by devlopping the strange situation procedure
who developped the strange situation procedure
mary ainsworth
what is the strange situation procudrue
paradigm designed to systematically assess childrens attachment to a specific caregivr
in episode 1 of the strange situation, what are the events and the attachement behavior assessed
events: caregiver and child shown unfamiliar room with toys
behavior: none