Emotional Development And Temperament Flashcards
Describe primary emotions
Basic and at birth such as interest and disgust
At what age is a true smile develop?
4-8 weeks
What’s months does anger and sadness develop?
2-7 months
At what age do secondary/ complex emotions develop?
End of 2nd year
Examples of secondary emotions?
Shame and guilt
At what age do emotional words become under stable?
18 months
Describe children’s perception of emotional conflicts
Just scripts at start and not understood until 6 years old
Describe Emotional display rules
Learn emotional rules that change overtime
At what age do babies become better at lying and masking emotions?
3 years but females better
Regulating emotions
Describe different stages of dealing with emotions
6 months- turn away form adverse stimuli
1 year- physically move away or rock
Toddlers- distract them self
2-6 years- parents guidance internalised
Recognition and interpretation
What does baby do in the first months?
Imitates adult facial expressions for primary emotions but don’t understand
Recognition and interpretation
What happens at 2-3 months
Smile more at human faces
Social referencing
What happens at 7-10 months
Looks to adult to see how to react
Why is developed emotions important?
People who use more emotional words are more popular
What is temperament
A precursor of personality
