ch 7 Flashcards
(43 cards)
emotions at birth
contentment, distress
social smile
6w, 6-10
laughter
3m, 3-4m
full responsive smile
4m
range 4 to 8 months, expression increases with age
anger
less common because they don’t feel the weight of the world
sadness
arises most often as a result of separation anxiety and stranger wariness, 9 - 14m
fear
over expression of anger or sadness, begins at 2 yrs old, levels our around 6
temper tantrums
emotional reactivity, couple days after birth, if they hear a cry they will cry
emotional contagion
biologically based core, based in nature, inherited from parents, stable across time
temperament
3 traits of temperment
effortful control, negative mood, exuberance
easy temperament
40%
difficult temperament
10%, negative mood
slow-to-warm-up
15%, effortful control
hard to classify
35%, traits from the other three
infants and primary caregivers, synchronization of reactions, split second, caregiver smiles makes the infant smiles
synchrony
emotional bond formed between caregiver and infant,
attachment
attachment promotes survival, lifelong - psychoanalytic
John Bowlby’s
pre-attachment phase
birth to 6 weeks, before anything is made
attachment in the making phase
6 weeks to 6-8 months, why response matters because this is when it is being formed
clear cut attachment
6-8 months to 18 months, attachment is formed, separation anxiety because fear has developed
formation of a reciprocal relationship
18 - 2 years and on
a way to measure attachment security, reaction based, reactions based upon attachment style
strange situation
explore the room, may cry but may not, convey pleasure, seek comfort, explores room
secure attachment