PY 352 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Noble Eightfold Path, Lowkey, Quickness

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PY 352
• Professor: Carolyn Gibson

Document Summary

Infants have a set of built-in behaviors that keep the caregiver close: secure base attachment figure"s presence provides an infant or toddler with a sense of security, makes it possible for the infant to explore the environment. Signals distress and need to bring people near. Inconsolable upon return and anxious: linked to poor outcomes later in life like depression and behavioral problems, disorganized/disoriented 15, subsequently identified because a small percentage of children did not fit into the other categories. Infants seem to have no consistent way of coping with the stress of the. Often a response to a disruption in caregiver infant communication. Emotional self-regulation requires attention, shifting, inhibitory abilities and planning. Irregular daily routines, slow to accept new experiences, tends to react negatively and intensely; at a higher risk of adjustment problems later in childhood. Inactive, mild, low-key reactions, negative, adults slowly to new experiences; more fearful: shy and social temperaments.