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Answer:
Thomas & Chess would categorize their temperament as difficult.
Explanation:
- Temperament is defined as child's early appearing fluctuations in emotional responses & attitude to environment.Child's temperament is a consequence of biological as well as environmental factors which are working in combination throughout the child's development from conception rather than a genetic basis.
- There are three types of temperament which are categorized by the researchers Thomas & Chess: easy, difficult & slow to warm up temperament. Easy temperament is defined by routinely body functions, favourable approach to current situations,fast adaptability, good mood & non intense reaction to stimulus.Raising of these children is very easy because they respond positively to various child raising practices.They easily adapt themselves to different parental handling.
- Difficult temperament is defined by asymmetrical body functions,slow adaptability,bad mood & intense reaction to stimulus. It includes loud & constant crying & are difficult to soothe.They mostly wake up at night & trouble going back to sleep state.They are also named as high need or colic babies.Raising these children is difficult from the get go.
- Slow to warm up temperament is defined by slow activity level as well as slow intensity of reaction although they also withdraw themselves from the new situations,slow adaptability & somewhat negative mood.
