Temperament

These four body fluids were linked (in daft ways by modern standards) to certain organs and illnesses and also represented the Four Temperaments or Four Humours (of personality) as they later became known. As regards significant body fluids no doubt natural body waste products were discounted, since perfectly healthy people evacuate a good volume of them every day. Blood is an obvious choice…

A). Emotional regulation is a process through which emotions are monitored, appraised, and modified in relation to goals (Gross, 381). Emotions that are regulated can either be positive or negative, such as joy, pleasure, distress, anger and fear (Gross, 314). Parents contribute heavily to emotional regulation as for example, they try to change the infant’s emotions and behaviors by controlling their temper tantrum or by teaching a child how to behave appropriately in different types of settings…

infant’s temperament can also affect how parents interact with their children. In some studies, it has been found that the more negative reactivity displayed by an infant, the less time their parents will spend with them (Mehall et al., 2009). The current study…

Similar to the life-changing trials the two men in the short story “A Man Who Had No Eyes” undergo, I am tasked with learning to accept my academic strengths, an issue deriving from my competitive mindset. Throughout my childhood, I’ve always had the confidence of doing well within all areas of my academic life, whether it be my grades, co-curriculars, or relationships with peers and teachers. However, as of beginning my journey in high school, my confidence had whittled down, after realizing…

relation to maternal physiological responses influences programming and further affects infant behavior and temperament. Fetal exposure to maternal physiological stress-responses in the form of elevated cortisol levels is associated with negative reactivity in infants (Davis et al., 2007) and increased risk…

caregiver that begins when the child is in utero”. Furthermore, many things impact whether this attachment is healthy or unhealthy. Some psychosocial factors that could impact or influence attachment include parenting style, caregiver sensitivity, temperament of the child, and certain medical conditions. Parenting style influences attachment because it dictates how the parent will respond to the child in their time of need. According to a study done by Karavasilis, Doyle, and Markiewicz (2003),…

Genes, and temperament all play a part in extraversion. Chromosomes are chains of genetic material or DNA and any genetic means could be found here. Genes are pieces DNA and are in charge of distributing specific traits passed down from the mom and dad to the child. These traits can range from eye and hair color to an outgoing or more reserved personality. Temperament is a biological component of extraversion as well. When babies are born, they are born with different types of temperaments;…

infant having a difficult temperament. This causing a negative effect on the parent-infant relationship. An important find was the amount of travel time to the unit was linked to the maternal perception of the infant; finding that the more time travelled increased the risk of the maternal perception of the infant being difficult (Samra & Wey, 2013). Continuing with infant temperament, the maternal confidence was also linked to the maternal perception of the infant’s temperament. Parents of…

The previous article provides proof that one’s environments plays a role in determining one’s temperament, but environmental factors are not solely responsible for one’s nurture. Another key aspect of nurture is parental influence. The question is, how much influence do an individual’s parents truly have on their actions? More specifically, if a child has one introverted and one extroverted parent, will the tendencies of one parent have a greater influence on the child over the tendencies of…

Emotional development was the focal point of chapter eleven. The chapter provided an overview of Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, attachment, emotion, temperament and personality, and supporting children who exhibit emotional challenges. Throughout the chapter, bioecological factors were also discussed. As children grow older, they experience multiple changes with regard to their reasoning skills, cognitive processes and language abilities. Additionally, children see changes in…