Emotional Development

Laughter reflects

________faster processing of information (3- 4 months)

Social smile is evoked by

________ the parents communication (6- 10 weeks)

Sadness often occurs when

________deprived of familiar caregiver.

Reflexive smile

________: occurs in the first month and is not a response to external stimuli.

Crying

the most immediate and important mechanism newborns have for communication

Basic cry

a rhythmic pattern, often associated with hunger

Angry cry

a variation of the basic cry, with more air forced through the vocal cords

Pain cry

a long initial loud cry followed by breath holding

Smiling

a key social signal

Social smile

a response to external stimuli such as faces, occurring as early as 4 to 6 weeks

Fear is one of a baby’s

earliest emotions, typically first appearing at about 6 months.

Infants use the familiar caregiver as a

secure base, distressed at being separated from the caregiver.

Stranger anxiety in response to

unfamiliar adults, intense at 9-12 months

Angry reactions increase with

intentional behavior

Sadness often occurs when

deprived of familiar caregiver

Primary emotions include

joy, anger, interest, sadness, fear, and disgust.

Infants experience basic (primary) emotions within

first year, as early as 6 months

Crying

the most immediate and important mechanism newborns have for communication.

Basic cry

a rhythmic pattern, often associated with hunger

Angry cry

a variation of the basic cry, with more air forced through the vocal cords.

Pain cry

a long initial loud cry followed by breath holding.

Smiling

a key social signal

Social smile

a response to external stimuli such as faces, occurring as early as 4 to 6 weeks.

Anticipatory smile

infants smile at object and then gaze at adult while continuing to smile – 8 to 10 months

Primary emotions are seen in

humans and animals

Primary emotions have

a universal component, similarity in display and understanding of basic emotions across cultures

Emotions become more

complex, increasingly social-based. Include self-conscious emotions such as pride, shame, jealousy, and embarrassment