Application Discussion #5: Emotional Development
Discuss the video “Emotional Development (Links to an external site.)”, addressing two of the bullet points below.
- Do you believe that infants have emotions? If you agree, what kind of emotions do you feel infants have? Give examples of “expressions or emotions” that infants have.
- Do you feel that infants have the cognitive ability to have emotions? Do infants have the capability to express their needs without having true emotions?
- The video and the text describe two fears that children have during development, stranger anxiety and separation anxiety. Can you recall ever experiencing these behaviors or have witnessed a child that demonstrates these behaviors? Why do you think some children demonstrate these behaviors more than others?
- What you think about the psychologist’s advice in general and in regards to tantrums? If you are a parent, how do you deal with your child’s tantrums? If not, how did your parents deal with your tantrums?
