Handbook of temperament / Marcel Zentner, Rebecca L. Shiner, editors.

Timely and authoritative, this unique handbook explores the breadth of current knowledge on temperament, from foundational theory and research to clinical applications. Leaders in the field examine basic temperament traits, assessment methods, and what brain imaging and molecular genetics reveal abo...

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Other Authors: Zentner, Marcel, 1967-, Shiner, Rebecca L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Guilford Publications, Inc., 2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I
  • Foundations of Temperament; Chapter 1
  • Advances in Temperament: History, Concepts, and Measures; Chapter 2
  • Models of Child Temperament; Chapter 3
  • Models of Adult Temperament; Part II
  • Basic Temperament Traits; Chapter 4
  • The Biography of Behavioral Inhibition; Chapter 5
  • Activity as a Temperament Trait; Chapter 6
  • Positive Emotionality; Chapter 7
  • Anger and Irritability; Chapter 8
  • Effortful Control; Chapter 9
  • Empathy, Prosocial Behavior, and Other Aspects of Kindness; Part III
  • Measures of Temperament; Chapter 10
  • Asking Questions about Temperament: Self- and Other-Report Measures across the Lifespan; Chapter 11
  • Behavioral Assessment of Temperament; Chapter 12
  • Psychobiological Measures of Temperament in Childhood; Part IV
  • Biological Perspectives on Temperament; Chapter 13
  • Temperament in Animals; Chapter 14
  • Temperament and Evolution; Chapter 15
  • Prenatal Factors in Temperament: The Role of Prenatal Stress and Substance Use Exposure; Chapter 16
  • Quantitative and Molecular Genetic Studies of Temperament; Chapter 17
  • Neurobiology and Neurochemistry of Temperament in Children; Chapter 18
  • Neurobiology and Neurochemistry of Temperament in AdultsPart V
  • Temperament in Context; Chapter 19
  • Integrating Temperament and Attachment: The Differential Susceptibility Paradigm; Chapter 20
  • Temperament and Parenting in Developmental Perspective; Chapter 21
  • Temperament and Peer Relationships; Chapter 22
  • Culture and Temperament; Chapter 23
  • Gender Differences in Temperament; Chapter 24
  • Temperament and the Development of Personality Traits, Adaptations, and Narratives; Part VI
  • Clinical Perspectives on Temperament; Chapter 25
  • Temperament and Risk: Resilient and Vulnerable Responses to AdversityChapter 26
  • Temperament and Internalizing Disorders; Chapter 27
  • Temperament, Externalizing Disorders, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; Chapter 28
  • Temperament and Physical Health over the Lifespan; Part VII
  • Applied Perspectives on Temperament; Chapter 29
  • Temperament-Based Intervention: Reconceptualized from a Response-to-Intervention Framework; Chapter 30
  • Temperament in the Classroom; Chapter 31
  • Temperament in Psychotherapy: Reflections on Clinical Practice with the Trait of Sensitivity; Part VIII
  • Integration and OutlookChapter 32
  • Fifty Years of Progress in Temperament Research: A Synthesis of Major Themes, Findings, and Challenges and a Look Forward; Author Index; Subject Index.