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A Child's World: Infancy through Adolescence, 9/e
Diane E. Papalia, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sally Wendkos Olds
Ruth Duskin Feldman

Psychosocial Development during the First Three Years

Chapter Outline


Section I Foundations of Psychosocial Development

  1. Emotions
    1. Early Signs of Emotion
    2. When Do Various Emotions Develop?
    3. Brain Growth and Emotional Development
  2. Temperament
    1. Aspects and Patterns of Temperament: New York Longitudinal Study
    2. Effects of Temperament on Adjustment: "Goodness of Fit"
    3. How is Temperament Measured?
    4. How Stable is Temperament?
    5. Biological Bases of temperament
    6. Cross-Cultural differences
  3. Earliest Social Experiences: The Infant in the Family
    1. The Mother's Role
    2. The Father's Role
    3. How Parents Shape Gender Differences
    4. Grandparent's Role

Section II Developmental Issues in Infancy

  1. Developing Trust
  2. Developing Attachments
    1. Studying Patterns of Attachment
    2. How Attachment Is Established
    3. The Role of Temperament
    4. Intergenerational Transmission of Attachment Patterns
    5. Stranger Anxiety and Separation Anxiety
    6. Long-Term Effects of Attachment
  3. Emotional Communication with Caregivers: Mutual Regulation
    1. How a Mother's Depression Affects Mutual Regulation
  4. Social Referencing

Section III Developmental Issues in Toddlerhood

  1. The Emerging Sense of Self
  2. Developing Autonomy
  3. Socialization and Internalization: Developing a Conscience
    1. Developing Self-Regulation
    2. Origins of Conscience: Committed Compliance
    3. Factors in the Success of Socialization

Section IV Contact With Other Children

  1. Siblings
    1. The Arrival of a New Baby
    2. How Siblings Interact
  2. Sociability with Nonsiblings

Section V Children of Working Parents

  1. Effect of Parental employment
  2. The Impact of Early child Care