Wk6 Live Flashcards
What are the 6 universal emotions?
Happiness, fear, anger, disgust, sadness, surprise, disgust
What theory did Darwin propose about emotions and what does it claim?
Discrete emotion theory - Argues that emotions are discrete from one another very early in life. Each emotion has a specific and distinctive set of bodily and facial reactions.
What did Darwin believe about why we develop emotions?
We develop emotions to express our physiological reaction to our environment
Does Darwin believe that emotions are innate?
Yes. Expression of emotions is universal. Everyone expresses emotions in the same way, thus development of emotions must be innate.
Children express emotions before they can have had a chance to learn them from the environment.
Are basic emotions found across cultures?
Yes, basic emotions can be found in every human independent of their culture.
What is the functionalist approach to emotional development?
Emotions function to promote action towards achieving a goal.
For an example, a child might cry when they want something.
What does the functionalist approach to emotional development emphasise?
Emphasises the role of the environment in emotional development. Our environment determines how we express emotions.
How does the functionalist approach differ from Darwin’s Discrete Emotion Theory?
The functionalist approach maintains that emotions are not discrete from each other and they vary based on the social environment
What is emotion regulation?
The ability to manage your emotions so that you function successfully in any given situation (e.g., academic settings and social interactions)
Is emotion regulation a learnt behaviour?
Yes. It develops gradually over childhood.
What are characteristics of children who are more self-aware of their behaviour?
They have higher levels of emotional regulation.
They are socially competent.
They can form positive peer relationships.
What can emotional knowledge at 5 years of age predict?
Social skills and academic competence at 9 years old.
What is co-regulation?
When a caregiver provides an infant with comfort or distraction to help the child reduce their stress.
What age do children begin to regulate their emotions according to parents demands?
9-12 months
What does self-comforting behaviour refer to?
Behaviour used by infants to help regulate their emotion
What does self-distraction behaviour refer to?
Behaviour such as when children look away or distract themselves from the upsetting situation/stimulus
How do children cope with situations as they get older?
They communicate with language to express their feelings and they use more cognitive strategies to cope with situations that upset them
What do self-regulation skills include?
Flexible attention, inhibitory control, managing emotion
What type of intervention can help teachers teach children how to understand emotions?
RULER - Helps teachers create a safe environment to teach children to regulate emotions.
What does RULER stand for?
Recognising Understanding Labelling Expressing Regulating
What does ELSA stand for and what does one do?
Emotional literacy support assistant - supports the emotional wellbeing of pupils and children that display difficult behaviour
What are children required to do during tests of emotional competence?
Children are required to label what emotion is being expressed in various pictures.
Children are told a story and asked what emotion they think the character is feeling.
What are two theories for the development of emotions?
Discrete emotion theory (development of emotions is innate)
The functionalist approach (development of emotions is acquired from the environment. Emotions are socially constructed).
