Sroufe’s theory of emotional development
- emotion is complex and dynamic process, cannot be defined by simple, single states
- emotion as intrapersonal event determined by a person’s evaluation of the situation
- there is order to development (ontogenetic)
Explain the monkey love experiments? Who was the researcher?
- evaluated whether feeding or contact was more improtant to attachment
- need for affection made stronger bond than physical needs (food)
- Marlow
What are 3 main features of IWM in secure children?
- others as being trustworthy
- self as valuable
- self as effective when interacting with others
What is an internal working model of attachment?
cognitive framework compromising of mental represetations fro understanding the world, self, and others
What are the 6 criteria for affectional bonds?
Who is connected to this theory?
- persistant across time
- involves a specific person
- emotionally significant
- indy wishes to maintain proximity/close contact with the person
- distress at involuntary seperation from the person
- in times of distress, indy seeks security and comfort in relationship with the person
Ainsworth
bowlby’s dynamic equilibrium
parent and child may not always agree on distance between them
What are the 2 important propositions of the nature of attachment bonds?
who said them?
- reflects only one feature of relationship with the mother: the component that deals with behavior related to child’s protection and security in times of stress
- cannot be presumed to exist even though a relationship may contain attachment component
Bowlby
what would a secure child’s working model of itself be?
positive and loved
What would an avoidant child’s working model of itself be?
unloved and rejected
What would a resistant child’s working model of itself be?
angry and confused
What are the three basic emotion systems in Sroufe’s theory?
At what age should they emerge?
Fear, joy, and anger
Should all emerge around the second half of the first year of life
What are the 4 principles to examine emotional development?
Sroufe’s theory of emotional dev
- there is order in dev (ontogenetic principle)
- emotion tied to dev in other domains
- all major domains of emotional dev are part of same whole
- adequecy of dev account depends on unification
