PSYB20H3 Lecture 7: PSYB20 Lecture 7
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Chapter 7: psychosocial, development, birth to age 3. Negative emotions: crying is an honest signal of need, communicate their needs, mostly expressed as undifferentiated distress, anger/distress/pain especially likely, likely to reflect a mix of emotions. Self-conscious emotions: arise only after children have developed self-awareness at about age 3, embarrassment, envy, and shame. If the baby says sorry they apologize guilt. If the baby hides it they are feeling shame. They chose helper: seems to come naturally to toddlers. Temperament: characteristic disposition or style of approaching and reacting to situations, ex. Inhibited don"t like doing new things: uninhibited open to do new things. Developing trust: basic trust versus basic mistrust, erikson"s first stage in psychosocial development. Infancy to 18 months: critical elements in developing trust, sensitivity, responsiveness, consistent caregiving. Infant is quickly and effectively able to find comfort from a caregiver when faced with a stressful situation: typically, 60, avoidant attachment: