Perspectives on Behavioral Inhibition

by Reznick, J. Steven

• ISBN13: 9780226710402
• ISBN10: 0226710408
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1989-11-09
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

Behavioral inhibition, often displayed as shyness in children and avoidance in animals, can be observed in the earliest stages of infancy. Recent research indicates that in extreme cases the tendency to either approach or withdraw from uncertain events continues through late childhood and is supported by specific biological mechanisms, suggesting a genetic basis. To effectively study behavioral inhibition, researchers are departing from the essentially experiential and descriptive techniques of traditional psychology and turning to a multidisciplinary approach that integrates psychology, psychiatry, epidemiology, genetics, and ethology. Perspectives in Behavioral Inhibition brings together the most current research of leading scholars in the various disciplines involved.

Author Biography

Elizabeth A. Kaye specializes in communications as part of her coaching and consulting practice. She has edited Requirements for Certification since the 2000-01 edition.

Table of Contents

Contributors Preface 1. The Concept of Behavioral Inhibition to the Unfamiliar Jerome Kagan 2. Behavioral Inhibition in a Normative Sample J. Steven Reznick, Jane L. Gibbons, Maureen O. Johnson, and Paula M. McDonough 3. Behavioral Inhibition and Sympathetic Influence on the Cardiovascular System Nancy Snidman 4. Behavioral Inhibition in the Classroom Michelle Gersten 5. Behavioral Inhibition and Anxiety: Dispositional, Developmental, and Neural Aspects of the Anxious Personality of the Domestic Cat Robert E. Adamec and Cannie Stark-Adamec 6. Behavioral Inhibition: Issues of Context Joan Stevenson-Hinde 7. Behavioral Approach and Inhibition Mary Klevjord Rothbart 8. The Infantile Expression of Avidity in Relation to Later Assessments of Inhibition and Attachment L. L. LaGasse, C. P. Gruber, and L. P. Lipsitt 9. Heart-Rate Variability and Behavioral Reactivity: Individual Differences in Autonomic Patterning and Their Relation to Infant and Child Temperament Nathan A. Fox 10. When Baby Makes Four: Family Influences in the Stability of Behavioral Inhibition Doreen Arcus and Kathleen McCartney 11. Behavioral Genetics and Emotionality Robert Plomin and Clare Stocker 12. Anxiety Disorders in Parents and Children: A Genetic-Epidemiological Perspective Myrna M. Weissman 13. Anxiety Disorders and Behavioral Inhibition Jerrold F. Rosenbaum, Joseph Biederman, and Michelle Gersten 14. Behavioral Inhibition and Stress Reactivity: A Psychophysiological Perspective James A. McCubbin 15. Vulnerability and Eye Color in Disney Cartoon Characters Doreen Arcus 16. The Efficacy of Powdermilk Biscuits as a Treatment for Behavioral Inhibition J. Steven Reznick Index