Emotions Updated: December 2011
Emotions Updated: December 2011 Topic Editor : Michael Lewis, PhD, Institute for the Study of Child Development, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA Table of contents Synthesis 4 The Self-Conscious Emotions 6 MICHAEL LEWIS, PHD, SEPTEMBER 2011 Emotional Development in Childhood 10 CAROLYN SAARNI, PHD, SEPTEMBER 2011 Emotions and Psychopathology in the First 5 Years of Life 16 DIONE M. HEALEY, PHD, NATHAN S. CONSEDINE, PHD, SEPTEMBER 2011 Culture and Emotions in the First 5 to 6 Years of Life 21 AMY G. HALBERSTADT, PHD, FANTASY T. LOZADA, BS, SEPTEMBER 2011 Approach and Withdrawal in Early Emotional Development 25 MARGARET W. SULLIVAN, PHD, SEPTEMBER 2011 Child Development and the Emotional Circuits of Mammalian Brains 30 JAAK PANKSEPP, PHD, SEPTEMBER 2011 Emotional Intelligence in the First Five Years of Life 34 SUSANNE A. DENHAM, PHD, KATHERINE ZINSSER, MA, CRAIG S. BAILEY, BS, SEPTEMBER 2011 ©2011-2020 CEECD / SKC-ECD | EMOTIONS 2 Topic funded by ©2011-2020 CEECD / SKC-ECD | EMOTIONS 3 Synthesis How important is it? Emotional competence (EC) is a developmental process that comprises three interrelated competencies: 1) emotion expression; 2) emotion knowledge; and 3) emotion regulation (i.e., being aware of one’s emotions and modifying them when necessary). At a young age, children already display a range of emotions in social situations through non-verbal messages (e.g., giving a hug, sulking). Then, advances in cognitive development allow children to identify their own and others’ emotions, and the circumstances that lead to their expression. This emotional understanding, in turn, allows children to monitor and to modify their emotions in order to cope with difficult situations.
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