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Read the "Heinz Dilemma" below and reflect upon and reply to the questions posed:

Heinz's wife was dying from a particular type of cancer. Doctors said a new drug might save her. The drug had been discovered by a local chemist and Heinz tried desperately to buy some, but the chemist was charging 10 times the money it cost to make the drug and this was much more than Heinz could afford. Heinz could only raise half the money, even after help from family and friends. He explained to the chemist that his wife was dying and asked if he could have the drug cheaper or pay the rest of the money later. The chemist refused saying that he had discovered the drug and was going to make money from it. The husband was desperate to save his wife, so later that night he broke into the chemist's store and stole the drug.

Questions:

a. Did Heinz do the correct thing. Why or why not? Explain your thinking/reply using Kohlberg's theory.

b. Considering Kolhberg's Theory, where do you think you fall into his model? (350 word limit)

2. We must understand that Emotional Competence is not a singular entity. In her book entitled The Development of Emotional Competence, Saarni (1999) suggests that emotional development is a process identified by eight basic emotional skills.

1. List the Eight basic emotional skills identified by Saarni.

2. Choose any one those skills and briefly explain what it means in the context of childhood development (200 word limit)