Question

• Choose four of the emotional characteristics described on p. 375 of the text. For each of the chosen characteristics, identify what you believe is a healthy and appropriate emotional response for a child in infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence. Counter the acceptable behavior with an inappropriate display of emotion for each stage of development.


on page 375 the charactersitics are happiness, anger, fear, sadness, disgust, anxiety, shame, guilt and pride


so do i have to say something like Disgust occurs when people encounter food, smells and sights that they sense are unhealthful for them.

Answer 1

As I understand your assignment, you first choose four of these characteristics: happiness, anger, fear, sadness, disgust, anxiety, shame, guilt and pride.

Then, take each of the childhood stages and tell which of your four characteristics is an appropriate emotion and which is not.

To start you off:

<u>Infancy</u>
-- appropriate: happiness
-- inappropriate: shame

<u>Early childhood</u>

Answer 2

for early childhood could i use
pride and guilt