COMMON EMOTIONS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD (3-8YEARS)

 

Anger

The most common cause of anger in young children are conflicts over playthings, the thwarting of wishes , and vigorous attacks from another child. Children express anger through temper trantrums, charactterized by crying , screaming ,stamping, kicking, jumping up or down or striking.

Fear

Conditioning, imitation, and memories of unpleasant expressionses play important roles in arousing fears , as do stories , pictures, radio and talivision programes ,and movies with frightning elements . At first , a child's response to fear is panic; later, responses become more specific and include runnung away and hiding , crying, and aviding frightning situations.

Jealousy

Young children become jelouse when they think parental interest and attention are shifting towards someone else in the family, usuall brings a new sibling. young children may openly express their jealousy or they may show it by reverting to infantile behaviour , such as bed-wetting, predending to be ill or being generally naughty. All such behavior is a bid for attention.

Curiosity

Children are curiouse about anything new that day see and also about their own bodies and the bodies of the other. Their first responses to curiosity take the form of senserimoter exploration; later, as a result of social precious and punishment , they respond by asking questions.

Envy

Young children often become envious of the abilities or material positions of another child. They express their envy in different ways . The most common of which is complaining about what they them selves have , by verberlizing wishes to have what the other has or by appropriating the objects they envy.

Joy

Young children derive joy from such thing  as a sence of physical well -being incongruous situations ,sudden or unexpected noises,slight calamities, playing pranks on others , and acomplishing what seems to them to be difficult task. They express their joy by smiling and laughing , clapping their hands, jumping up and down, or hugging the object or person that has made them happy.

Grief

young children are saddened by the loss of anything they love or that is important to them, whether it be a person ,a pet or an inanimate object, such as a toy, typically ,they express their greif by crying and by losing intrest in their normal activities including eating.

Affection

Young children learn to love the things - people ,pets or objects that give them pleasure. They express their affection verbally as they grow older but while they are still young, they express it physically by hugging ,patting and kissing the object of their affection.

Resource: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

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