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emotions
emotions in children
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
06/12/2012

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what are emotions?
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subjective reactions to the enviornment
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importance of emotions
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-linked to childrens physical health

-lets others know how we feel

-ability to communicate feelings and interpret others feelings leads to social success

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perspectives on emotions development
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genetic-matuational, learning, cognitive, funionalist
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genetic-matuational
Definition
certain amount of physical and social stimulation must be present for the emotions to occur. smiling in infants---all capable at 46 weeks
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learning perspective on emotions development
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useful in explaining the difference in emotional expression

- parents can reinforce

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cognitive perspective on emotions development
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emotions are a result of assimilation and accomodation of information into schemas
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Functionalist perspective
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emotions helps us to achieve goals and adapt to enviornment

- used mosst in to days times because we look at what are the functions of emotions

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emotional regulation
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manage arousal to adapt and reach a goal
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external and internal resources to emotional regualtion
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infants rely on parents to regulate their emotions
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cognitive stratiges in emotional development
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thinking about situations in a positvie light, cognitive avoidance, and shifting and focusing attention increases with age
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emotional arousal in emotional development
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greater maturity control angry outburst
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choosing and managing context and relationships
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better at seleting and managing situations that reduse negative emotions
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emotional development helps
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with cooping with stress
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emotional regualtion
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emotional- coaching parents: monitior their children emotions, view their childrens negative emotions as opportunities for teaching, assist them in labeling emotions, and coach them in to how to deal effectively with emotions

-less rejecting, use  more praise and more nurtring than emotion dismissing parents, children end up with better ability to self- sooth

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