<P>The first book to examine emotional development from birth to adulthood, <STRONG>Development of Emotions and Their Regulation</STRONG> fills in significant gaps in the literature by integrating major developmental theories of emotion with robust research on emotion regulation in adults. Noted German psychologists Holodynski and Friedlmeier have written a work that takes on dominant theories such as the desomatization of emotion as people attain maturity, as well as more recent contextual models of emotional growth.</P>
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<P>The authors define emotion in terms of attendant expression, feeling, and physical reaction, and describe its development in terms of both universal and culture-specific contexts. This trajectory is characterized first by the origination of emotions and later the move from interpersonal to intrapersonal emotion regulation, including:</P>
<P>- Processes that occur during emotional development, starting with infancy </P>
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<P>- Links between children’s emotions and communication strategies
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<P>- The key role of caregivers’ communication in the child’s emotional development
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<P>- How emotions become nuanced and individualized during the school years
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<P>- The intricate relationship between emotional development and emotion regulation as the person reaches adulthood.
<P>Surprising and often startling in its conclusions, <STRONG>Development of Emotions and Their Regulation</STRONG> is sure to spark controversy among students, researchers, and practitioners in the developmental field. It may also signal a paradigm shift in the making.</P>