In 250 words or more, using APA style in-text citations, describe the critical aspects of social development across the lifespan, including the eight psychosocial dilemmas described by Erikson and the importance of temperament and attachment in childhood.
REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIAL DISCUSSION POSTS AND RESPONSES TO PEERS OR ME
- ALL Initial Discussion Posts and Responses to peers must meet the 250-word requirement.
- DO NOT include ATTACHMENTS.
- ALL FNU Students must follow the APA writing style, particularly:
- Parenthetical and Narrative In-Text Citations.
- References.
- Basic emotions emerge early in childhood, including happiness, sadness, fear, anger, surprise, and disgust. In contrast, some complex emotions such as embarrassment, shame, guilt, and pride require a sense of the self as separate from others and thus do not develop until later (approximately 18 months). Emotions are often more intense in adolescence than they were in childhood. Though positive emotions are common, survey data suggest that recent generations of adolescents appear to be managing higher levels of sadness (depression) and fear (anxiety) than has been the case in the past. Regarding adulthood, there is little truth to the common adage that all adults experience an emotional midlife crisis. Instead, adulthood—particularly older adulthood—is often characterized by high levels of positive emotion that may be related to the positivity effect (the tendency to pay attention to and remember more positive than negative information). Aging is also associated with an improved ability to regulate emotions. Some negative emotions, including anger and despair, appear to characterize the response to imminent death, though such responses are not universal.