

Stages of Emotional Development - Emotion Series #1
111 snips Sep 24, 2021
Dive into the fascinating stages of emotional development where emotions grow from infancy into complex expressions. Explore how societal pressures lead to emotional repression and the vital need to fully experience both negative and positive feelings. Discover the significance of emotional intelligence in guiding our decisions rather than merely managing feelings. Embrace the journey of emotional freedom and fluidity, encouraging authenticity and acceptance of all emotions for personal growth and joy.
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Emotional Development Focus
- Most developmental models focus on intellect, not emotions.
- This makes understanding emotional development stages challenging.
Spiral of Emotional Development
- Emotional development is like a spiral, not a linear progression.
- It involves many small, iterative cycles, similar to cognitive development.
Early Emotional Development
- Infants experience emotions fluidly and non-personally.
- As we grow, we are taught to repress emotions like sadness or anger.