Handbook of Temperament - Marcel Zentner & Rebecca Shiner torrent

Title: Handbook of Temperament - Marcel Zentner & Rebecca Shiner

Author: Marcel Zentner & Rebecca Shiner
Publisher: Guilford Publications, Inc.
Publication date: 08/24/2012
ISBN13: 9781462506484
ISBN10: 1462506488


Summary
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This book discusses temperament in terms of structure, traits, assessment methodologies, and biological underpinnings, and looks at temperament in both children and adults within various contexts, along with therapeutic intervention strategies.


Description
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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 about temperament's biological underpinnings. The book considers the pivotal role of temperament in parent–child interactions, attachment, peer relationships, and the development of adolescent and adult personality and psychopathology. Innovative psychological and educational interventions that take temperament into account are reviewed. Integrative in scope, the volume features extensive cross-referencing among chapters and a forward-looking summary chapter