The Security of Infants / Betty Flint.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Flint, Betty, Author.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Infant psychology.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 pages)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book contains a great deal of information about the personality of young babies. But its greatest fascination lies not in the information it is able to supply but in the many unanswered questions it raises. The author is convinced that each baby manifests his particular personality qualities very early in life, and the way that these are received by the environment into which he has been thrust will largely determine how he will stand up to the stresses of his future life. The development of a mental health assessment form as a yardstick by which a large variety of babies can be evaluated should help unfold some of the teasing obscurities of personality as they are revealed in infancy. If personality is a constant from early life to adulthood, such an instrument, revealing basic qualities in infancy, should lead therefore to greater understanding through school age and to adulthood and help reveal the effect of environmental experiences on a growing child. The thesis of the book is that mental health in infancy is derived from a close dependent relationship with a mother-figure who gives a child an opportunity to form a dependent trust in her care and affection. From this relationship is derived the desire to become effortful, outgoing and independent in one's world, which leads eventually to trust in oneself as a person of uniqueness and worth. The book should have greatest appeal to child care workers, psychiatrists and pediatricians. Research centres for child development should be interested in the experimental aspect of the work.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword

Preface

Contents

1. Mental Health in Infancy

Measuring The Security Of Infants

2. Constructing a Mental Health Scale

3. A Study of Well-Adjusted and Poorly Adjusted Infants

4. A Study of Two Children

Security And Institutional Living

5. The Security of Infants in an Institution

6. Security and the Problem of Institutionalized Infants

7. Summary

Appendixes

Appendix I

Appendix II

Appendix III

Appendix IV

References

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

9781487597115

1487597118

9781487897116

1487897111

9781487595401

1487595409

OCLC:

1091698830