PSYCH 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Psychiatric Assessment, Anxiety Disorder, Psychopathology
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Must be resolved in order to move onto next stage. Resolved positively if caregiving is sensitive, responsive and consistent. Resolved negatively if caregiving is not sensitive. Psychosocial conflict: autonomy vs. shame and doubt. Resolved positively if parents handle assertions of independence with tolerance and understanding. Resolved negatively if parents criticize, insist on doing everything for child. Basic emotions - interest, happiness, anger, fear, sadness. These are experienced worldwide and consist of three elements. Focus on two important emotions: happiness and fear. Happiness: binds parent and baby; fosters competence for parent. Reflexive smile (0-2 months) - not in response to external stimuli. Gives parents a sense that they"re doing something right. Social smile (2 months) - in response to other faces. At 6 months they will start smiling more specifically. Seen in stranger anxiety (fear in response to unfamiliar. Self-evaluative component - involves injury to/enhancement of sense of self.
