FRHD 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Teddy Bear, Social Preferences, Oral Stage

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Susan Chuang

Document Summary

In the 1st 2 years infants progress from reactive pain & pleasure to complex patterns of social awareness. At 1st there is pleasure and pain. Newborns are happy & relaxed when fed and drifting into sleep. Cry when hurt or hungry, tired or frightened. Some have bouts of uncontrollable crying =colic probably from immature digestion. Happiness expressed by social smile that"s evoked by a human face at about 6 weeks. Infants globally express social joy & even laughter by 2-4 months. Anger is evident at 6 months usually triggered by frustration. Hard crying occurs often as infants hate to be strapped in, caged in, closed in or held in place when they want to explore. Sadness indicates withdrawal & is accompanied by an increase in body"s production of cortisol. Since sadness produces stress, sorrow negatively impacts an infant. Too much sadness in early life leads to higher depression later on.