PSYB20H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Mothers Talk, Moral Development, Attachment In Adults
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7 psychosocial development, birth to age 3 & ch. Emotions: subjective reactions to experience associated with physiological and behavioral changes, seen in several components: Encountering a bear while camping: differential emotion theory each emotion is innately packaged with a specific set of physiological, bodily and facial reactions. Distinct emotions can be differentiated very early: 3 basic affect system: Wariness/fear: functionalist approach basic function of emotions is to promote action toward achieving a goal, people differ in how often and how strongly they feel a particular emotion in: The kinds of event that may produce it. How they act as a result: emotional development follows a relatively standard developmental timeline. Social smiling develops in the 2nd month of life. Laughter more common between 4 & 12 month. Anticipatory smiling rises sharply between 8 and: negative emotions. Likely to reflect a mix of emotions: self-conscious emotions. Arises only after children have developed self-awareness, usually at about age 3.
