1st Edition

Temperament Theory And Practice

By Stella Chess Copyright 1996
224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

In 1956 Stella Chess and Alexander Thomas launched the pioneering New York Longitudinal Study, a systematic investigation into the concept of temperament that has been pursued to the present decade. The findings from this study - that temperamental profiles of infants, children, adolescents, and adults show specific individual behavioral characteristics - are accepted as basic to the psychological... Read more
Part 1 Basic Concepts of Theory and Practice of Temperament; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Initial Concept of Temperament; Chapter 3 The Initial Hypothesis; Chapter 4 The First Research Effort; Chapter 5 The New York Longitudinal Study (NYLS); Chapter 6 Analysis of Data and the Definition and Rating of Temperament and Categories; Chapter 7 The Clinical Interview for Temperament; Chapter 8 The Concept of Goodness of Fit; Chapter 9 Parent Guidance; Part 2 New Applications to the Theory and Practioe of Temperament; Chapter 10 The Rapid Expansion of Temperament Practice and Theory Since 1970; Chapter 11 Parent and Child Education About Temperament; Chapter 12 Prevention and Early Intervention in Temperament Programs; Chapter 13 The Kaiser Permanente Temperament Program; Chapter 14 A New Mental Health Profession; Chapter 15 Temperament and School Functioning; Chapter 16 Temperament and Pediatric Practice; Chapter 17 Temperament and Nursing Practice; Chapter 18 Temperament and Psychotherapy of Children; Chapter 19 Temperament and Psychotherapy of Adolescents; Chapter 20 Temperament and Psychotherapy of Adults; Chapter 21 Temperament and the Handicapped Child; Chapter 22 Biological Research on Temperament; Chapter 23 Temperament and Culture; Chapter 24 Temperament in Consistency and Change; Chapter 25 A Look to the Future;

Biography

Stella Chess M.D., Alexander Thomas M.D.