PSY BEH 101D Chapter 10: CHAPTER 10
1 Dec 2016
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Emotions: feelings, or affect, that occurs when a person is in a state or an interaction that is important to him or her, especially to his or her well-bring: positive or negative. Biological: maturation of brain development in charge of changes in emotional capacity. Experiences: infants" way of communicating and gaining information from others. Culture: emotional reserve in east asians vs. emotionally expression in western. Regulation of emotions: cultures: effectively managing arousal to adapt to circumstances and to reach a goal. In infancy, shifts from external sources to internal sources. Ineffective managing linked with lower level of executive function, school problems, lower level of moral development, failure to cope with stress, difficulty in peer relations: parent"s influence: Emotion-coaching approach: monitor children"s emotions, view negative emotions as opportunities for teaching, assist labeling emotions, teach to deal effectively. Children have better time regulating negative emotions. Emotion-dismissing approach: deny, ignore, or change negative emotions.
