Psychology 2410A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: 18 Months, Vocal Folds, Parental Leave

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2410A/B
• Professor: Caroline Strang

Document Summary

Emotion: the feeling, or affect, that occurs when people are in a state or an interaction is important to them, especially one the influences their well being. Negative emotions anxiety, anger, guilt, and sadness. As children develop, a maturation of the cerebral cortex allows decrease in mood swings, but they increase again during adolescence as the amygdala develops. Display rules when, where, and how emotions should be expressed in not universal e. g. east. E. g. overcoming an obstacle to achieve a goal results in happiness. Becoming emotionally competence involves developing a number of skills in social contexts. Says that parenting behaviours affect children"s emotional competence (e. g. parental depression, marital dissatisfaction, and alcohol abuse) Being able to differentiate whether sad or anxious. Bailey"s dog died, she must be sad, poor. Knowing that expressing anger at a friend will harm relationship. Feeling like you can cope effectively with stress. Inner emotional states do not have to led to behaviour.