Why do we feel emotions
to survive/meet life challenges
What are basic emotions (0-9 months)
- Universally recognized
What are the three components of basic emotions
a) subjective feeling
b) physiological change
c) overt behaviour
What emotion do babies develop at 2-3 months
social smile, smiling in response to someone
What emotion do babies develop at 4-6 months
anger
What emotion do babies develop at 6 months
stranger wariness
-Affected by environment/stranger’s behaviour.
What are complex emotions
responses to meeting/failing to meet expectations or standards
-Pride/shame/guilt/embarassment
Complex emotions are also called what
self-conscious emotions
At what age can infants differentiate facial expressions of emotions
4-6 months
What is social referencing
infants look to caregivers to learn how to interpret unfamiliar situations.
What are display rules
cultural rules that tell us which emotions are appropriate in certain situations.
What are the 4 display rules
What do infants vs kids do to regulate emotions
infants rely on physical strategies, school kids rely on mental strategies
What can parents do to help emotional health in their children
temperament
biologically-based differences in child’s emotional reactivity/self-regulation
when does temperament become evident
a few weeks after birth
what are the 3 types of temperaments identified by early research
easy temperament
- Adjust well to new things
difficult temperament
slow to warm up temperament
- not upset by unfamiliarity
what are the three dimensions of temperament according to modern research
surgency/extroversion dimension of temperament
how happy, active and vocal a child is
negative affect dimension of temperament
how angry, fearful, frustrated, shy or not easily soothed a child is.
effortful control dimension of temperament
how well a child focuses attention and how easily they are distracted.