FRHD 2270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Emotion Classification, John Bowlby, Cortisol

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2270
• Professor: Robyn Pitman

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Basic emotions: universal in all humans. E. g. happiness, fear, anger, sadness, surprise: 3 elements. Subjective feeling, physiological change (heart racing, sweating), and overt behaviour (smile: promote survival. E. g. sad(cid:374)ess i(cid:374) respo(cid:374)se to pai(cid:374) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h attra(cid:272)ts pare(cid:374)t"s atte(cid:374)tio(cid:374) E. g. happiness in response to affection which fosters attachment self conscious emotions (complex emotions) feelings of success and failure to meet expectations or standards. Appear at the end of age 2 (18-24 months: examples. Shame, embarrassment, guilt, envy and pride: related to feelings about ourselves. Need to have an understanding of the self: keep us grou(cid:374)ded so out egos do(cid:374)"t go (cid:272)raz(cid:455, where we learn disappointment. Express many of the same emotions: differ in which emotional expression is encouraged, differ based on where you live and your culture, examples. Us preschoolers more likely to express anger during interpersonal conflicts than japanese preschoolers. Asian children who practice buddhism rarely respond with anger because goes against their beliefs of kindness to all people.