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Prevention and early intervention : individual differences as risk factors for the mental health of children : a festschrift for Stella Chess and Alexander Thomas

Title: Prevention and early intervention : individual differences as risk factors for the mental health of children : a festschrift for Stella Chess and Alexander Thomas / edited by William B. Carey and Sean C. McDevitt.
Publication: New York : Brunner/Mazel, ©1994.

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Description

xiii, 314 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

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Genre/Form

Festschriften.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

Foreword / Patricia Cohen and Jacob Cohen -- 1. Introduction / Sean C. McDevitt -- 2. Biographical Sketch of Alexander Thomas and Stella Chess / Mahin Hassibi -- 3. Temperament: Changing Concepts and Implications / Michael Rutter -- 4. Inhibited and Uninhibited Temperaments / Jerome Kagan -- 5. Temperament Risk Factors for Type A Behavior Pattern in Adolescents / Jan Strelau and Andrzej Eliasz -- 6. Temperament, Siblings, and the Development of Relationships / Judith Dunn -- 7. Is Temperament an Important Contributor to Schooling Outcomes in Elementary School? Modeling Effects of Temperament and Scholastic Ability on Academic Achievement / Roy P. Martin, Stephen Olejnik and Lena Gaddis -- 8. Temperament Research and Practical Implications for Clinicians / Michel Maziade -- 9. Variations, Deviations, Risks, and Uncertainties in Human Development / Ann M. Clarke and A. D. B. Clarke -- 10. Conditions of Risk for Maldevelopment: Prematurity / Margaret E. Hertzig -- 11. Chronic Illness as a Psychological Risk Factor in Children / Melvin Lewis -- 12. Temperament and the Developmental Niche / Charles M. Super and Sara Harkness -- 13. Kids in Context: Temperament in Cross-Cultural Perspective / Marten W. deVries -- 14. Temperament and Cultural Diversity / Edmund W. Gordon -- 15. Variations in Cultural Influences in Hawaii / Anita L. Gerhard, John F. McDermott, Jr. and Naleen N. Andrade -- 16. Explorations of the Goodness-of-Fit Model in Early Adolescence / Jacqueline V. Lerner and Richard M. Lerner -- 17. Genetics and Individual Differences: How Chess and Thomas Shaped Developmental Thought / Sandra Scarr -- 18. Interface of Nature and Nurture in the Family / Robert Plomin -- 19. Assessment of Individual Differences in the Temperament of Children: Evaluation of Interactions / Sean C. McDevitt -- 20. Specific Prevention and Intervention Strategies Used to Accommodate Individual Needs of Newborn Infants / Barbara Medoff-Cooper -- 21. Specific Uses of Temperament Data in Pediatric Behavioral Interventions / William B. Carey -- 22. Developing Temperament Guidance Programs Within Pediatric Practice / James R. Cameron, David Rice, Robin Hansen and David Rosen -- 23. Seeing the Child in Child Care: Day Care, Individual Differences, and Social Policy / Edward Zigler, Nancy W. Hall and M. Phil -- 24. Temperament and Teachers' Views of Teachability / Barbara K. Keogh -- 25. The Temperament Program: Community-Based Prevention of Behavior Disorders in Children / Bill Smith -- 26. Parent Support Groups / Catherine J. Andersen -- 27. Advocacy for the Health of the Public / Leon Eisenberg -- 28. Summary and Conclusions: A Promising Opportunity for Better Prevention and Intervention / William B. Carey -- New York Longitudinal Study Bibliography.

ISBN

0876307233
9780876307236

LCCN

93025940

OCLC

ocm28420546
28420546
SCSB-9815651

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library