Child Development: CH.10 Emotional Development

-Easy -Difficult -Slow-To-Warm Up

(about 40% were classified as easy) Usually happy, cheerful, and even-tempered Tended to adjust well to new situations Had regular routines for eating, sleeping, and toileting Tended to be easy to calm

(about 10% were classfied as difficult) Usually unhappy, irritable, and active Tended not to adjust well to new situations Had irregular routines for eating, sleeping, and toileting Tended to withdraw from noval experiences Responded vigorously and intesely

Easy

Difficult

(about 15% were classified as slow-to-warm-up) Usually unhappy, somewhat moody, and inqu Tended not to adjust well to new situations did not respond intesely to novel situations Tended to be relatively inactive

Slow-to-warm-up

Extraversion/ Surgency Negative affectivity Effortful control(self-regulation)

The extent which child is generally happy, active, vocal, and regularly seeks interesting stimulation

The extent tow hich a child angry, sad, fearful, frustrated, shy, and not easily soothed

The extent to which a child can focus attention, is not readily distracted, and inhibit responses

Emotions are shaped by our experiences Temperament refers to the individual differences

The degree to which an individual's temperament is compatible with the demand and expecations of his or her environment

If parents of difficult children are supportive and consistent, undesireable behaviors may become less severe If parents of difficult children are harsh, rejecting, or incosistent , undesirable behaviors can worsen

The important relationship between an infant and his/her primary cargiver