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**Chapter 7: Social and Personality Development in Infancy** **Memorandum:** In this chapter we discussed the social and personality development in infants. We learned how infants experience emotion and the differences between separation anxiety and stranger anxiety; two of the forms of distress infants begin to show. In this chapter we also discussed the concept of social referencing, or when an infant looks to the reactions of others to determine how to react to a situation and self awareness, the knowledge of oneself. The concept of theory of mind in infants or when their knowledge and beliefs on how the mind works begins to influence behavior was also discussed. Another important topic we went over was the concept of forming relationships and the importance of attachment. Along with this we learned about the experiments that took place when researching attachment; Konrad Lorenz studied //imprinting// in animals, Sigmund Freud suggested that attachment grew out of a mother’s ability to satisfy a child’s oral needs, Harry Harlow and the monkey experiment and John Bowlby who suggested that attachment had a biological basis. The Ainsworth Strange Situation was developed out of this research, and is used to illustrate the strength of attachment. The 4 Classifications of Infant attachment were also discussed and the difference between each should be noted. (Secure Attachment Pattern, Avoidant Attachment Pattern, Ambivalent Attachment PatternDisorganized-Disoriented Attachment Pattern) Personality and temperament were also discussed in this chapter, as well as the three categories of baby temperament. Erickson’s trust vs. mistrust stage and gender was also discussed.

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 * Recommended Questions: **
 * 1. Define the terms separation anxiety and stranger anxiety? **
 * --- Standard i - Use knowledge of social and emotional development of children and Standard xviii – maintain physically and psychologically safe environments **
 * 2. List and describe the 4 classifications of infant attachment and which form is best/worst for the child.--- **
 * ---Standard xx- Understand the consequences of stress and trauma and importance of healthy relationships **
 * 3. Describe in detail Erik Erickson’s first stage in his theory of social development. **
 * ---Standard xx- Understand the consequences of stress an trauma and importance of healthy relationships and resilience **