PSYC 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: School Refusal, Emotion Classification, Object Permanence
31 May 2019
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Emotions are useful because they help people adapt to their environments. Disgust keeps people away from things that make them ill. Basic emotions: universal and consist of subjective feeling, physiological change, and overt behavior. 2-3 months see joy & sadness expressed. 4-6 months see anger, sadness & surprise. Refusal to attend school due to emotional distress, anxiety & fear. By 4-6 months, infants can identify facial expressions associated with different emotions. Social referencing: in unfamiliar or ambiguous environment, infants look to parents for cues to interpret situation. By 1st birthday can recognize other"s emotions and use these emotions to direct their own behaviour. Learn display rules appropriate expression of emotion, may differ by culture. During elementary school, children understand that people can have mixed feelings. Infants will look away when they encounter something frightening or confusing. With age, children develop even more effective mental strategies. Children who don"t regulate their emotions tend to have problems with peers & adjustment problems.
