Week 6 post 2

Have you ever wonder why we as individuals react in a certain way to an action or event happening? The reason why we react to events is because we have developed emotions over time which starts when were young. When learning emotions we learn how to regulate them meaning the ability to control when and how emotions are expressed. As a baby cries they do not have full control over there emotions buy reacting when something is not right or when they are happy. The process of emotions seems very simple but is complex since we are learning and being taught how to understand how to respond to other things. Pointed out in chapter 10 in our text book about emotions is; in different cultures there are different meanings of what is expected from children and the norms (p. 267). One example is that in the United States that fear is an emphasized emotion that should be controlled. When a child is growing and developing there parents have a major influence on how emotions play a role and how they are understood. Some parents may follow the cultural norms or what past generations have done but others may just base it one what they think is correct. A fact that has been found by researchers which is very fascinating is that girls tend to develop emotional regulation before boys. Emotions play a very particular role in our daily life and we learn how to regulate them over time during experiences in the developmental stages.