FRHD 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Shy Child, Oral Stage, Synesthesia
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(self-satisfied grins, mournful pouts) in toddlerhood. frightened when an unfamiliar person moves too close, too quickly. Toddlers" emotions more focused -- targeted toward infuriating or terrifying experiences. cortisol (stress hormone) Emotional development of social awareness period of life is characterized by high emotional responsiveness . Within the first two years, infants progress from reactive pain and pleasure, to complex patterns. Uncensored reactions (crying, laughing, raging) in infancy to more complex responses. Happiness is expressed by the social smile, a smile evoked by a human face at about 6 weeks. Infants worldwide express social joy between 2-4 months. Infants express anger, usually triggered by frustration, by the time they are 6 months old. Anger in infancy is a health response to frustration - unlike sadness. Sadness indicates withdrawal, and is accompanied by an increase in the body"s production of. Fully formed fear in response to some person, thing or situation emerges at ~ 9 months.