Emotional Development from Infancy to Adolescence: Pathways to Emotional Competence and Emotional Problems offers a chapter-by-chapter introductory survey of all aspects of emotional development from infancy to adolescence, from delight, surprise and love to anger, distress and fear. Taking a chronological approach, each chapter focuses on a specific emotion and covers the theories and research relating to its development, from infants’ emotional capabilities to the changes in self-understanding and self-conscious emotions of adolescence.
Key Features
- Integration of classic developmental differentiation and differential emotions theory.
- Comprehensive coverage of emotional development, including temperament and psychopathology.
- Focus on emotion regulation and the development of emotional understanding.
- Useful for students of developmental psychology, health psychology, child welfare, and social work.
- Relevant for practitioners in educational and clinical psychology and child psychiatry.
Additional Information
This wide-ranging book showcases a range of research linking emotions to biological underpinnings and early experiences. It serves as core reading for those taking courses on social and emotional development.
