By Khan
Keyword; types of Emotions, Characteristics of Emotions, Effects of Emotions, Factors
influencing Emotional Development, Educational Implication of Emotional Development,
Stages of Emotional Development, Family Environment & Emotional
Development, Intelligence & Emotional Development
EMOTIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
- Contents
- Introduction
- Kinds of
Emotions
- Characteristics
of Emotions
- Effects of
Emotions
- Factors
influencing Emotional Development
- Educational
Implication
- Suggestions
- Stages of Emotional
Development
- Conclusion
Introduction
Emotional development is
considered as a uniquely integrative and psychologically constructive feature
of psychological growth in infancy and childhood. The role of emotions in child
behavior and development is very important. The nature of emotion discussed in
structuralist and functionalist approaches in the process of emotional
development in children. The focus is on the term ‘what is emotional
development'. The development of emotions, the contributions of
psychobiological growth, emotional understanding and the growth of
self-awareness.
The word emotion is derived
from the Latin word Emovere which means to stir up, to agitate or to excite.
R.S. Woodworth (1945) by “Emotion
is a moved or stirred up state of an organism. It is a stirred up state of
feeling that is the way it appears to the individual himself. It is a disturbed
muscular and glandular activity that is the way it appears to external
observers”.
According to Crow and Crow
(1973), an emotion is an effective experience that accompanies generalized
inner adjustment and mental and psychological stirred up states in the
individual and that shows itself in his own behavior.
Example: A child sees a bull dog coming towards him. He
experiences an instinctive fear and undergoes the above three processes.
Firstly, he perceives the bull dog. Secondly he experiences an emotion of fear
and thirdly he tries to run away. It is, therefore, concluded that an emotion
is an effective experience that one undergoes during an instinctive excitement.
Kinds of Emotion
Ø Positive
Emotions
like affection, Love, happiness, curiosity, and joy which are helpful for normal
behavior are called as positive emotions.
Ø Negative
Unpleasant
emotions like anger, jealousy and fear which are harmful to the individual’s mental
development are called negative emotions.
Characteristics of Emotions
- All emotions are temporary
- Every person have different emotions, it
means the state of emotions are differ from person to person
- Emotions are present in every living
organism.
- Emotions are frequently occurring many
times at short time of interval.
- Some emotions aroused by different
stimuli or situations
- One emotion may trigger a number of similarly emotions
- Emotions are present at all age and stages
of the development
- Emotions in general, are the product of
perception.
- Small children can’t hide their emotions
and express them by other means like thumb-sucking, nail-biting, crying and
speech difficulties
Effects of Emotions on the
Developing Individual
- Emotions provide energy to a person to
face a particular situations
- Emotions motivate the behavior
- Emotions influence individual adjustment
in the society
- Sometime Highly emotional conditions disturb
the mental equilibrium of an individual
- Highly emotional conditions could also
disturb the reasoning & thinking skills of an individual
Factors Influencing
Emotional Development
- Health and physical development of an
individual
- Intelligence level of an individual
- Family environment of an individual
- School environment of an individual
- Peer groups environment
- Community and society’s environment
Heath & Physical
Development of an Individual
- Any deficiency in physical health development
internal or external leads to emotional disturbance in an individual
- Physically weak children or suffer
occasional illness children are more emotionally upset and unstable than
children whose healthy
Intelligence & Emotional
Development
- E.B. Hurlock has observed, “There is
less emotional control, on the average, among those of the lower
intellectual level than among children of the same group who are bright.
- An intelligent individual is in a better
position to exercise control over his emotions
Family
Environment & Emotional Development
- A good family environment and healthy
relationships between the parents is very conducive for the emotional
development of the child
- The treatment of the child by the
parents and other members of the family also influence the emotional
development of the child
- The gender of the child or order of
birth child, size of the family, socio-economic conditions of the family, the
parents attitude towards the child “overprotected or neglected)” all are the important factors in the emotional
development of the child
School Environment
The attitude of the teachers, class fellows, school
discipline, physical facilities, methods of teaching and co-curricular
activities influence emotional development of children
Community & Society’s
Environment and Emotional Development
·
Humans live in the form of society and the child
picks up many traits of his emotional behavior from his surroundings
Developmental
Characteristics of Infancy (Birth to 2 Years)
- The development of basic trust and positive
attachment occur between the infant and the primary caretaker in the first
year. This is a foundation stone of
emotional development.
Developmental
Characteristics of Early Childhood (2-6 Years)
- The preschool child has been described
as “on the make." Erikson refers to the child's primary mode of
operation during this stage as initiative.
- The child is intrusive and like to takes
charge, he is very curious and continually tries new things, manipulates
the environment, and is busy self-chosen activities
- The child's ability to understand
"right" and "wrong" leads to self-assessments and
affects the development of self-esteem
Developmental
Characteristics of Late Childhood (6-12 Years)
- The child is full of energy, purposeful,
and goal directed in his/her activities
- The child is confident and
self-directed. The child is developing a better sense of his/her self as
an individual; the child at this stage is capable of introspection.
- The child evaluates his/her worth by performance.
Self-esteem is largely derived from one's perceived abilities
Developmental
Characteristics of Adolescence (12-18 Years)
- The early adolescent stage is strongly identified
with the peer group. Youth depend upon their peers for emotional stability
and support and Self-esteem is greatly affected by acceptance of peers
- During middle and late adolescence, identity
is more individualized, and a sense of self develops. Self-esteem is
influenced by the youth's
ability to live up
to internalized standards for behavior.
Educational
Implications of Emotional Development
- There are several situations and things
in the home and the school which make a child unhappy rather than happy.
- It is common to note that children
experience too many unpleasant emotions like anger, fear and jealousy than
positive emotions of affection, joy and pleasure.
- The positive emotions experience helps
the child to develop a positive outlook on life.
- In the childhood stage the child
gradually expose the peer groups, school environment and society, Where sometime
the find it difficult to adjustment. Teachers and parents are needed to
take immediate and appropriate action to save the child from emotional
complicacies.
- Teachers should make students familiar with
the teaching and non-teaching staff. Game, sports, picnic, and study tour
arrange to develop healthy habits and pacify emotional problems.
- Jealousy, Anger and Fear can be overcome
through the organization and participation in curricular and co-curricular
activities.
- Methods and techniques of teaching like storytelling,
discussion etc. should be used to make teaching-learning situation joyful
and democratic
F.B.
Hurlock states five causes which disturb emotional stability:
Fatigue
- Children should be helped to express their
emotions in a natural way
- Children should be helped to develop a
realistic understanding of the
situations that arouse unpleasant emotions
- Children should be helped to control
their feelings which may offend others
Thwarted Desires
- Children should be gradually directed to
exercise more of internal self-control
- Counseling may be useful in cases of
highly disturbed emotional states of minds
Conclusion
- Emotions plays a very vital role in all
fields of life
- The emotions of fear, anger and love are
also present in infancy stage
- Parent’s behavior, environmental
conditions plays a crucial role in the emotional development in children
life.
- Instead of endangering self-esteem of
the children give them adequate opportunities of self-expression.
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