AHSC 241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Frontal Lobe, Negative Affectivity, Sensation Seeking
15 May 2016
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Defining emotion: emotion: feeling, 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-being. Biological and environmental influences: emotions are the first language with which parents and infants communicate. Early emotions: primary emotions: emotions that are present in humans and other animals and emerge early in life, ie. Joy, anger, sadness, fear, and disgust: self-conscious emotions: emotions that require self-awareness especially consciousness and a sense of me , ie. Emotion expression and social relationships: the ability of infants to communicate expressions permits coordinated interactions with their caregivers and the beginning of an emotional bond between them. Smiling: reflexive simile: a smile that does not occur in response to external stimuli. It happened during the month after birth, usually during irregular patterns of sleep: social smile: a smile in response to an external stimulus, which, early in development, typically is a face.
