Early Influences Shaping The Individual

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Prologue....Pages 1-4
Concepts of Children and Their Development in Greek History....Pages 5-14
Trying to Understand Development....Pages 15-22
Advances in Genetic Prediction and Diagnosis....Pages 23-35
Genetics and the Development of Behavior....Pages 37-54
Interaction between Technical and Social Developments in Human Genetics....Pages 55-66
Developmental Behavioral Genetic Research on Infant Information Processing: Detection of Continuity and Change....Pages 67-83
On Change of Children and Childhood....Pages 85-92
Social Theorizing and the Child: Constraints and Possibilities....Pages 93-102
Divided Denmark: A Convoy in Disintegration....Pages 103-109
Illegitimate Births: Do They Suffer in the Long Term?....Pages 111-121
Intrauterine Growth Retardation in Developing and Developed Countries....Pages 123-153
Intrauterine Influences Related to the 2–5 Postnatal Years’ Growth Period....Pages 155-161
Care of High-Risk Newborns Today: Advanced Medical Technology and Quality of Life....Pages 163-174
Maternal Stress during Pregnancy and the Behavior of the Offspring....Pages 175-182
Maternal Depression and Its Impact on Early Child Development....Pages 183-191
Development of Infants “At Risk” and Psychosocial Conditions: Results of a Prospective Study....Pages 193-206
Development of Self-Regulatory Behavior in Infancy: Towards Understanding the Origins of Behavioral Misadventures....Pages 207-215
Parental Attitudes in Childhood and the Development of Psychological Problems in Adolescence....Pages 217-228
Psychosocial Risk Trajectories and Beneficial Turning Points....Pages 229-239
Influence of Care and Development in Infancy on Health and Educational Progress in Later Life....Pages 241-255
Prediction of Child Competence from Maternal Beliefs and Behaviors During Infancy....Pages 257-267
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Temperament Development: Longitudinal Study of Twins from Infancy to Adolescence....Pages 269-281
Constitutional Aspects of Personality Beginning in Childhood: Schizoid Personality Disorder (Asperger’s Syndrome)....Pages 283-297
Early Interventions and Pediatric Practice....Pages 299-317
Epilogue....Pages 319-320
Back Matter....Pages 321-338