PSYC 2500H Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Frontal Lobe, Attachment Theory, John Bowlby

• School: Trent University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2500H
• Professor: Geoffrey Navara

Document Summary

Emotional development and the establishment of intimate relationships psyc2500. Emotions: rapid appraisal of personal significance of situations. Need adult instruction about when to feel them. Distress to still face 2 to 7 months. Relying on another person"s emotional reaction to appraise an uncertain situation. Caregivers can use to reach children how to react. These are not static there is a lot of range; often cluster. Easy: 40%, good mood, adaptable, like routine, easy to sooth. Difficult: 20%, activity, novelty, resistant to soothing, irritable. High heart rates, stress hormones and stress symptoms. Low heart rates, stress hormones, and stress symptoms. 1. asocial phase (0 to 6 weeks: indiscriminate attachments (6 to 6/7 months) Depends on history with caregiver: sensitive, responsive, consistent. Psychological security: secure base behaviours; social referencing of emotions. Upset when mother leaves; degree of upsetness is important. Infant stays close to mother; upset when she leaves. Avoidant attachment impatient, rejecting, or overstimulating caregiving.