Handbook of temperament /

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: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Guilford Press, ©2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Foundations of temperament
  • Advances in temperament: history, concepts, and measures / Mary K. Rothbart
  • Models of child temperament / Ivan Mervielde and Sarah S.W. De Pauw
  • Models of adult temperament / Marvin Zuckerman
  • Part II. Basic temperament traits
  • The biography of behavioral inhibition / Jerome Kagan
  • Activity as a temperamental trait / Jan Strelau and Bogdan Zawadzki
  • Positive emotionality / Samuel P. Putnam
  • Anger and irritability / Kirby Deater-Deckard and Zhe Wang
  • Effortful control / M. Rosario Rueda
  • Empathy, prosocial behavior, and other aspect of kindness / Ariel Knafo and Salomon Israel
  • Part III. Measures of temperament
  • Asking questions about temperament: self- and other-report measures across the lifespan / Maria A. Gartstein, David J. Bridgett, and Christina M. Low
  • Behavioral assessment of temperament / H. Hill Goldsmith and Jeffrey R. Gagne
  • Psychobiological measures of temperament in childhood / Susan D. Calkins and Margaret M. Swingler
  • Part IV. Biological perspectives on temperament
  • Temperament in animals / Christina S. Barr
  • Temperament and evolution / Kevin B. MacDonald
  • Prenatal factors in temperament: the role of prenatal stress and substance use exposure / Anja C. Huizink
  • Quantitative and molecular genetic studies of temperament / Kimberly J. Saudino and Manjie Wang
  • Neurobiology and neurochemistry of temperament in children / Lauren K. White, Connie Lamm, Sarah M. Helfenstein, and Nathan A. Fox
  • Neurobiology and neurochemistry of temperament in adults / Richard A. Depue and Yu Fu
  • Part V. Temperament in context
  • Integrating temperament and attachment: the differential susceptibility paradigm / Marinus H. van IJzendoorn and Marian J. Bakersmans-Kranenburg
  • Temperament and parenting in developmental perspective / John E. Bates, Alice C. Schermerhorn, and Isaac T. Petersen
  • Temperament and peer relationships / Robert J. Coplan and Amanda Bullock
  • Culture and temperament / Xinyin Chen, Fan Yang, and Rui Fu
  • Gender differences in temperament / Nicole M. Else-Quest
  • Temperament and the development of personality traits, adaptations, and narratives / Rebecca L. Shiner and Avshalom Caspi
  • Part VI. Clinical perspectives on temperament
  • Temperament and risk: resilient and vulnerable responses to adversity / Liliana J. Lengua and Theodore D. Wachs
  • Temperament and internalizing disorders / Daniel N. Klein, Margaret W. Dyson, Autumn J. Kujawa, and Roman Kotov
  • Temperament, externalizing disorders, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder / Jennifer L. Tackett, Michelle M. Martel, and Shauna C. Kushner
  • Temperament and physical health over the lifespan / Sarah E. Hampson and Margarete E. Vollrath
  • Part VII. Applied perspectives on temperament
  • Temperament-based intervention: reconceptualized from a response-to-intervention framework / Sandee Graham McClowry and Ashleigh Collins
  • Temperament in the classroom / Angela Lee Duckworth and Kelly M. Allred
  • Temperament in psychotherapy: reflections on clinical practice with the trait of sensitivity / Elaine N. Aron
  • Part VIII. Integration and outlook
  • Fifty years of progress in temperament research: a synthesis of major themes, findings, and challenges and a look forward / Marcel Zentner and Rebecca L. Shiner.