Psychology 2040A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Cortisol, Amygdala, Evolutionary Medicine

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2040A/B
• Professor: Terry Biggs

Document Summary

Used if problem-centered coping does not work. Textbook notes: emotional display rules societies have these to specify when, where, and how it is appropriate to express emotions social referencing. Relying on another person"s emotional reaction to appraise an uncertain situation. Aids in gathering information about others social experience and emotional understanding: caregivers: Act out emotions in play: how children judge causes of emotions better as they age. Appreciate mixed emotions: prosocial/altruistic behavior actions that benefit another person without any expected reward for the self sympathy feelings of concern or sorrow for another"s plight, empathy. Feeling same or similar emotions as another person. Must detect emotions, take other"s perspective: development of empathy. Adolescence: can empathize with general life conditions temperament (biological) early-appearing, stable individual differences in reactivity (quickness and intensity) and self-regulation individual differences in temperament. Social, assertive, good at emotional regulation leads to high empathy. Aggressive children may show decline in middle childhood.