Abstract: This article provides a review and synthesis of concepts, research programs, and measures in the infant and
child temperament area.
Not exact matches
Most, if not all, of the distinctive behavioral characteristics that
children with Selective Mutism portray can be explained by the studied hypothesis that
children with inhibited
temperaments have a decreased threshold of excitability in the almond - shaped
area of the brain called the amygdala.
The goal isn't to change your
child's
temperament, but to help them make the most of their unique
temperament - both their strengths and the
areas where they may need more support.
Her
areas of expertise include divorce, grief / loss, anxiety, depression, parent -
child interactional therapy,
temperament assessment, parent -
child dyadic trauma treatment, and infant - parent mental health.
In this chapter, I will focus my discussion of emotion socialization on three
areas: the role played by cultural display rules and imitation; the impact of gender differences in infant
temperament and language development on socialization; and the sometimes surprising influence of processes of differentiation between mothers» and
children's emotional expressiveness.