Topic A: Emotional Flashcards

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What is emotional literacy?

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Ability to recognise and understand emotions

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What is self image?

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the way a person sees themselves - a mental image of themselves

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What is self- concept?

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self esteem and self image

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What is self- esteem?

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how a person feels about themselves - self worth or pride

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What is attachment?

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a strong emotional connection between a child and a caregiver

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Name the 4 key theories of attachment

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  • Bowlby’s theory of attachment
  • Rutter’s theory
  • Schaffer and Emerson’s
  • Ainsworth’s
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Name the 1st key features of Bowlby’s theory

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  • One primary attachment made
  • biologically pre-programmed to make attachments
  • critical period of 2.5 years
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How long is the critical period in attachments, according to Bowlby?

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2.5 years

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Name the second features of Bowlby’s theory

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  • children experience separation anxiety
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What do children experience when separated from primary caregiver?

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Separation anxiety and show intense distress when separated

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Name the third feature of Bowlby’s theory

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  • maternal deprivation
  • affectionless psychopathy
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What does Rutter’s theory suggest?

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  • privation is far more damaging than maternal deprivation
  • attachments are learned behavior influenced by environment
  • if privation occurs, there is no attachment to replace
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What is maternal deprivation?

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long-term separation between the child and their main caregiver

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What is affectionless psychopathy?

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  • as a result of maternal deprivation in the critical period- cannot understand empathy and emotions of others
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What is privation?

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Never forming an attachment or very poor quality attachment

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What does Schaffer and Emerson’s theory suggest?

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  • Babies form attachments with caregivers who respond effectively
    -not always person who spend most time with
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Name Schaffer and Emerson’s 4 stages of attachment and ages.

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Preattachment (0-3 months), Indiscriminate attachment (3-7 months), Discriminate attachment (7-9 months), Multiple attachment (9 months)

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What occurs in preattachment stage?

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They respond indiscriminately to any care giver

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What occurs in the Indiscriminate Attachment stage?

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  • Become familiar with faces and unfamiliar
  • allow strangers to look after them
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What occurs in the Discriminate attachment phase?

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  • develop specific attachments and avoid unfamiliar people
  • show stranger anxiety at this age
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What occurs in the multiple attachment phase?

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  • form attachments to multiple people
  • fear of strangers weakens
  • strongest attachment to main caregiver
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What does Ainsworth’s theory of attachment suggest?

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Parenting is one of the most important factors affecting a child’s development and strong attachments are needed to develop emotionally and socially

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What does Ainsworth suggest about those with good attachments?

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They are more confident, higher self-esteem and less likely to be clingy

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What are the 3 types of Ainsworth’s theory?

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Secure, Insecure/avoidant and Insecure/resistant

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What is the type of parenting for secure attachments and how does an infant respond?
Understand child's emotion and respond to needs - Child shows distress when caregiver leaves, seek comfort and happy with strangers when caregiver is present.
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What is the type of parenting for Insecure/avoidant attachments and how does an infant respond?
Rejects child and does not respond to their needs - Does not show distress when primary caregiver leaves, explores environment, go to stranger for comfort
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What is the type of parenting for Insecure/resistant attachments and how does an infant respond?
Inconsistent in meeting child's needs- Show distress when caregiver leaves, resists contact on their return, shows anxiety and insecurity
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Why may attachments not go smoothly?
- parents are emotionally unavailable - drugs and alcohol - premature babies
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What do children with high self esteem have?
- easier time in relationships and resisting peer pressure, making friends and handling conflict - optimistic view of life
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How can parents encourage good self esteem?
- Teaching problem solving skills - celebrate accomplishments - asking children for their opinion
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PIES of high self esteem
P- Better relationships I- More stimulated E- optimistic S- more social interaction
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How do you boost self-esteem?
- interacting with others - effort and time into self care - fun activities and hobbies - positive friends and social groups - praising accomplishments
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What do children with a negative self esteem have?
- passive, withdrawn and depressed - self-critical and speak negatively of themselves - bullied and difficulty making friends
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What effect can puberty and adolescence have on self-esteem?
- overly obsessive over physical appearance and how peers view them - poor body image, 'not pretty enough' - behavior problems, teenage pregnancy, smoking, alcohol use, refusal to attend school and depression
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How is a positive self image acquired?
- Quality of social interaction as a child - compliments from parents - praise from good accomplishments - life events and social roles`
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How can adolescence have an effect on self image?
- social media unrealistic standards - unwanted characteristics - psychological problems such as anxiety, ED and depression