Temperament: Theory And Practice

by Chess,Stella

• ISBN13: 9780876308356
• ISBN10: 0876308353
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1996-10-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

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 mechanism of behavioral functioning. Now, these two preeminent authorities and teaches in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry present an essential introduction to their internationally recognized work. This volume takes the reader from concept - including the definition of temperament and the studies that support and expand upon that definition - to specific explorations of temperament and its impact across various practice settings and special populations.

Author Biography

Stella Chess, M.D. is a Professor of Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 3
The Initial Concept of Temperament	p. 5
The Initial Hypothesis	p. 13
The First Research Effort: From Failure to Success	p. 19
The New York Longitudinal Study (NYLS)	p. 23
Analysis of Data and the Definition and Rating of Temperament and Categories	p. 31
The Clinical Interview for Temperament	p. 41
The Concept of Goodness of Fit	p. 51
Parent Guidance	p. 63
The Rapid Expansion of Temperament Practice and Theory Since 1970	p. 81
Parent and Child Education About Temperament	p. 85
Prevention and Early Intervention in Temperament Programs	p. 93
The Kaiser Permanente Temperament Program	p. 103
A New Mental Health Profession: The Temperament Counselor	p. 111
Temperament and School Functioning	p. 117
Temperament and Pediatric Practice	p. 129
Temperament and Nursing Practice	p. 135
Temperament and Psychotherapy of Children	p. 141
Temperament and Psychotherapy of Adolescents	p. 149
Temperament and Psychotherapy of Adults	p. 157
Temperament and the Handicapped Child	p. 169
Biological Research on Temperament	p. 181
Temperament and Culture	p. 185
Temperament in Consistency and Change	p. 191
A Look to the Future	p. 199
References	p. 201
Name Index	p. 209
Subject Index	p. 211
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