PSY210H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: New York Law School, Social Preferences, Crossmodal
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Early emotions: colic bouts of uncontrollable crying (probably due to immature digestion, smiling and laughing, social smile evoked by human face (6 weeks) primis smile much more later because of age since conception, 2-4 mos. = joy and laughter (builds as curiosity does) = laughs at new things: anger and sadness, 6 mos. = anger, triggered by frustration when goals are prevented (moving and grabbing: non-reactive fathers tend to be quicker to react with elevated cortisol, sadness indicates withdrawal with increase in body"s production of cortisol. Babies learn to repress anger to their sorrow: fear evident in 9 mos, social fears: Separation anxiety when caregiver is about to leave; normal 1 y. o. and intensified at 2. Transitional objects would be their source of comfort not pathological. If this remains strong after age 3 impairs child future endeavours and social interactions. If parents are anxious, they are more fearful of new people.
