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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815296003321

Titolo

Regression periods in human infancy [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mikael Heimann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003

ISBN

1-282-32245-1

9786612322457

1-4106-0914-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HeimannMikael

Disciplina

155.42/28

Soggetti

Regression (Psychology) in infants

Mother and infant

Attachment behavior in infants

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Copyright; Title; Contents; Preface; Contributors; 1 Regression Periods in Human Infancy: An Introduction; 2 Reflections on Regression Periods in the Development of Catalan Infants; 3 Detecting Infant Regression Periods: Weak Signals in a Noisy Environment; 4 Occurrence of Regressive Periods in the Normal Development of Swedish Infants; 5 The Effects of Sources of "Noise" on Direct Observation Measures of Regression Periods: Case Studies of Four Infants' Adaptations to Special Parental Conditions; 6 Illness Peaks During Infancy and Regression Periods

7 Multimodal Distribution of SIDS and Regression Periods8 Regulation of Brain Development and Age-Related Changes in Infants' Motives: The Developmental Function of Regressive Periods; 9 The Trilogy of Mind; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Regression periods play a central role in the psychological development of the human baby. Studies of infants have identified 10 periods of regression, or a return to a high frequency of mother-infant contact, within the first 20 months of life. These periods of emotional insecurity in the child signal forthcoming periods of developmental advance and the emergence of an array of new skills as a consequence of parent-



infant conflict over body contact and the renegotiation of old privileges.  Although the basic idea in this book is an old one, the authors believe that regression periods