PSYC 2034 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Aphasia, Heritability, Personal Fable
30 Mar 2018
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Interest, neonatal smile (half smile that appears spontaneously for no reason), startled response, distress, disgust: present at birth. Social smile: 4-6 weeks of age anger, surprise, sadness, 3-4 months of age fear, 5-7 months shame/shyness, 6-8 months contempt and guilt, second year of life. Focus of emotional regulation emotional regulation: effectively managing arousal to adapt and reach goal, arousal involves state of alertness/activation which can reach levels that are too high for effective functioning. Parents play important role in helping children regulate emotions. View negative emotions as opportunities for teaching. More nurturing assist in labeling emotions coach on how to deal with emotions. Separation protest reaction that occurs when infants experience a fear of being separated from caregiver results in crying when caregiver leaves. Stranger anxiety infant"s fear and wariness toward strangers intense between 9-12 months. Social referencing reading emotional cues in others to help determine how to act in a specific situation ability improves in second year of life.
