You see your cousin Mary at a family party. Mary tells you how much trouble she is having with her one-year-old son Blake
Blake is often aggressive toward other children when she takes him places and hits them even though Mary scolds him and punishes him for it. How would Thomas and Chess explain this? What suggestions might they offer?
What will be an ideal response?
-They would say meaning Blake has trouble adapting to new situations and has more intense emotional reactions.
-Based on the theory of "goodness of fit" babies with difficult temperaments do better if their parents are patient and warm as they help the child to learn appropriate ways of responding. Being angry and showing frustration when disciplining is likely to make matters worse.
Answers will vary, but they might explain that the child cannot yet use language to express his frustration so, as his caregiver, you need to teach him how to use his words rather than hitting.
You might also like to view...
Generally, personality disorders tend to be ego-syntonic in nature, which means that people with personality disorders
a. have other disorders as well. b. do not see their disorders as problems. c. have tremendous insight into their problems. d. are distressed by and perhaps ashamed of their problems.
Different cultures sometimes differ slightly in how common emotions are expressed. Which term is used to describe these differences?
A) facial feedback B) display rules C) emotional dialects D) ethnocentrism