Abstract

MAIA, Karen Felícia de Figueiredo  and  AQUINO, Fabíola de Sousa Braz. The State of the Art of the Consciousness of the Baby in the First Year of Life. Estud. pesqui. psicol. [online]. 2021, vol.21, n.3, pp. 1064-1086. ISSN 1808-4281.  http://dx.doi.org/10.12957/epp.2021.62710.

The present study aims to expand the knowledge about contemporary formulations about the development of consciousness in babies in the first year of life and its relationship with the subsequent global development. A documentary research of the Study of the State of the Art type was performed with national and international survey. The procedures and results were organized into axes of analysis. The results demonstrated an arrange of formulations about the theme which in general converged to the comprehension of the human baby as conscious since birth even if just at a minimal level. Researchers argue that babies exhibit an 'implicit sense' that they are active beings and differentiated from others, expressing rudiments of conscience. It was argued that in newborns psychic life at a rudimentary level is associated with the functioning of subcortical structures, enabling them to build cognitive and affective processes that are increasingly coherent. Different consciousness levels in the first year of life were highlighted, especially around two, six, nine and twelve months. This research can contribute to advances in the understanding of the psyche of babies in the first months of the first year of life.

Keywords : child development; newborn; consciousness; infant.

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