Typical and Atypical Child and Adolescent Development 6 Emotions, Temperament, Personality, Moral, Prosocial and Antisocial Development

This concise guide offers an accessible introduction to emotions, temperament, personality, moral, prosocial and antisocial development in childhood and adolescence. It integrates insights from both typical and atypical development to reveal the fundamental aspects of human growth and development, and common developmental disorders. The topic books in this series draw on international research in the field and are informed by biological, social and cultural perspectives, offering explanations of developmental phenomena with a focus on how children and adolescents at different ages actually think, feel and act. In this volume, Stephen von Tetzchner explains key topics including: Emotions and emotion regulation; temperament and personality; moral development; prosocial and antisocial development Together with a companion website that offers topic-based quizzes, lecturer PowerPoint slides and sample essay questions, Typical and Atypical Child and Adolescent Development 6 Emotions, Temperament, Personality, Moral, Prosocial and Antisocial Development is an essential text for all students of developmental psychology, as well as those working in the fields of child development, developmental disabilities and special education. The content of this topic book is taken from Stephen von Tetzchner’s core textbook Child and Adolescent Psychology: Typical and Atypical Development. The comprehensive volume offers a complete overview of child and adolescent development – for more information visit www.routledge.com/9781138823396

Introduction Part I Emotions and emotion regulation 1. Children’s emotional life 2. Emotions 3. Emotion regulation 4. Cultural differences 5. Main theories of emotional development 6. Early emotional development 7. Emotional development in childhood and adolescence 8. The influence of the environment on children’s emotions 9. Reacting to emotions in others 10. Emotional disorders Summary of Part I Core Issues Suggestions for Further Reading Part II Temperament and personality 11. Individual differences 12. Temperament 13. Personality 14. Theories of personality development 15. The emergence of personality 16. Factors that affect personality development 17. Personality development and later disorders 18. Personality development is a transactional process Summary of Part II Core Issues Suggestions for Further Reading Part III Moral development 19. Understanding of right and wrong 20. Theoretical perspectives 21. The development of moral understanding 22. Morality and emotions 23. Conscience 24. Callous-unemotional trains and psychopathy Summary of Part III Core Issues Suggestions for Further Reading Part IV Prosocial and antisocial development 25. Doing good and harm 26. Prosocial behaviour 27. Antisocial behaviour 28. Parenting influences 29. Society and prevention Summary of Part IV Core Issues Suggestions for Further Reading Glossary Bibliography Index

Stephen von Tetzchner is Professor of Developmental Psychology at the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway.