Development psych emotional
27 important questions on Development psych emotional
What kind of reactions do emotions bring about?
- Physiological reactions: change in rate of breathing, heart, blood pressure
- Feelings & cognitive processes: subjective experience
- Behavioral reaction: laughing, grinning, crying...
What are functions of emotions?
What are different types of smiles? When do they develop?
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What is a social smile?
What is a specific smile?
When do the first fears develop?
What is emotional competence?
What is social referencing?
What self reflective emotions develop around 18-24 months?
- Shame
- Proudness
What self reflective emotions start to develop between 2 and 3 years old?
- Shyness
- Guilt
- Jealousy
While growing up, children become better at judging emotions, and their source. How is this possible?
- Balance between external (environment) and internal (brain development) factors
- Recognize that thinking and feeling are connected
- Conflicting cues are taken into account (pretending)
- Understand mixed emotions (more than 1 emotion at the same time; happy & sad)
What is the difference in social experience & understanding between caregivers and brothers/sister and friends?
Brothers/sisters & friends are to negotiate with and they use emotions in play (pretend play).
What is meant with the theory of mind?
In what kind of children is the theory of mind lacking?
Is theory of mind also present in animals?
The result of this study was that the longer they stayed together, they became kind of buddies, the more empathy they showed.
What factors contribute to the theory of mind?
- Language
- Cognitive ability
- Attachment
- Mind-focused parents
- Pretend play (cognitive & social skills)
- Social exposure
What is emotional regulation?
What are two coping strategies?
- Problem-focussed coping
- Emotion-focussed coping
What is problem-focussed coping?
- When situation is viewed as changeable
- Needs prefrontal cortex (PFC; reasoning, inhibitory control) to evaluate this
- Needs PFC to take a decision (to choose for the strategy type (planning!) & solution)
What is emotion-focused coping?
- When problem-focused coping does not work or is not attainable
- Situation is viewed as unchangeable
- Internal personal control of distress
What are the developmental stages of attachment according to Bowlby?
- Pre-attachment (0-2 months)
- Attachment-in-the-making (2-8 months)
- Clear-cut attachment (9-18 months)
- Mutual relationship (from 2 year onwards)
What are the characteristics of the attachment-in-the-making stage? When is this stage?
What are the characteristics of the clear-cut attachment stage? When is this stage?
What kind of test was done to distinguish between different attachment types? Can you explain this test?
What are the different attachment types that became clear after doing the stranger situation test?
- Safe attachment
- Unsafe attachment (3 subtypes; avoiding, resistent/ambivalent, disorganized/disorientated)
What is meant with the 3 subtypes of unsafe attachment?
Resistant/Ambivalent: lots of stress, +/- contact
Disorganized/disorientated: repetitive behavior, immobility
What are factors that influence attachment?
- Possibility to attach
- Quality of care (sensitive care = Responsive to children’s need)
- Family situation
- Individual differences
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