PSYC 20651 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Display Rules, Emotional Expression, 18 Months

• School: Kent State University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 20651
• Professor: Sharon Sciartelli

Document Summary

It is a psychological reaction to a situation and the cognitive interpretation of it. It is subjective: many people classify emotions as positive or negative, emotional experience impacted by nature and nurture. Infancy: primary emotions, there are 6 that are universal. In humans and animals: surprise, joy, anger, sadness, fear, disgust, they appear in the first 6 months, self-conscious emotions, require self-awareness, a sense of me . Includes jealousy, embarrassment pride, shame, and guilt: some call them other conscious emotions because they involve emotional reactions of others when generated. Infants have little self-control: they have difficulty regulating emotional reactions and impulses, parents play a crucial role in kids learning to control feelings, responsive parents who model self-control pass this on. Middle and later childhood and adolescence: skill growth continues, learning to conceal negative emotions. If desired: they learn a variety of coping skills with support of environment.