Temperamental differences in infants and young children / [editors, Ruth Porter, Geralyn M. Collins].

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Porter, Ruth.

Collins, Geralyn M.

Conference Name:

Symposium on Temperamental Differences in Infants and Young Children (1981 : London, England)

Series:

Ciba Foundation symposium ; 89.

Ciba Foundation symposium ; 89

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Temperament in children--Congresses.

Temperament in children.

Temperament in infants--Congresses.

Temperament in infants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (322 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Pitman ; Summit, N.J. : Distributed in North America by CIBA Pharmaceutical Co. (Medical Education Administration), 1982.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world.

Contents:

Temperamental Differences in Infants and Young Children; Contents; Temperament: concepts, issues and problems; Discussion; Temperament questionnaires in clinical research; Discussion; Temperament: a consideration of concepts and methods; Discussion; Temperament and relationships; Discussion; Temperamental characteristics of 3-4-year-olds and mother child interaction; Discussion; Temperamental differences, family relationships, and young children's response to change within the family; Discussion; GENERAL DISCUSSION I: Methods of assessment of temperament; Categorization of temperament

Cross-cultural studies Intrinsic determinants of temperament; Discussion; Influence of genetic factors on temperament development in early childhood; Discussion; Behavioural genetics and temperament; Discussion; Temperament and follow-up to adulthood; Discussion; Personality development and temperament; Discussion; Clinical use of temperament data in paediatrics; Discussion; Temperament and minor physical anomalies; Discussion; Infant temperament, maternal mental state and child behavioural problems; Discussion

On the continuity, change and clinical value of infant temperament in a prospective epidemiological study Discussion; Temperamental patterns in aggressive boys; Discussion; Children's temperament and teachers' decisions; Discussion; GENERAL DISCUSSION II: Different approaches to the study of temperament and its disorders; Different approaches to the study of temperament and its disorders; Practical uses of temperament research; Measurement and categorization of temperament; Developmental issues; Temperament and family interactions; Chairman's closing remarks; Index of contributors; Subject index

Notes:

"Symposium on Temperamental differences in infants and young children held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 22-24 September 1981"--Contents page.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613694379

9781280783982

1280783982

9780470720714

0470720719

9780470718407

0470718404

OCLC:

797918489