After the age of 2 years, a child shows the emotion of distress in the form of -

Emotional development takes on a pattern as the child matures. It proceeds from the relatively undifferentiated emotional responses of the infant up to what is called emotional maturity.

Key Points

•  The first sign of emotional behavior in infants is general excitement due to strong stimulation.
• The general excitement becomes differentiated between distress and delight by about three months of age.
• The infants get delighted slid make pleasant sounds by cooing and gurgling when they are being rocked, patted, and played with.
• By about two years, the child starts displaying other emotions like fear, disgust, anger, jealousy, joy, elation, and affection for adults and children.
• By age five, one would be able to distinguish the expressions of shame, anxiety, fear, disgust, disappointment, anger, jealousy, joy, elation, and so on.
• As they grow older, these emotional responses become less diffused, random, and undifferentiated.
• Later, their reactions include: running away, locking themselves in the room, or verbalizing. 

Thus, it is concluded that the after the age of 2 years a child shows the emotion of distress in the form of fear, disgust, and anger.