The major point being made, then, is that we as educators can be far more effective if we can change our attitude toward emotional variables by removing these variables from the realm of ambiguity. The affective components of behavior in education must be seen as essential, rather than supplementary, to the learning process. Devices are being…

Defines the field of developmental psychopathology, and briefly describes the articles contained in this volume. (PCB)

Author suggests methods teachers may find valuable in helping children understand and deal with emotions. (Author/CB)

Love should be treated as a topic for consideration within existing school courses or in an interdisciplinary manner. Children should learn early to form relationships from which mutual satisfaction can be derived. (CK)

Discusses theoretical and practical questions regarding the development of pride and shame in children, which is claimed to be linked to both cognitive-developmental factors and socialization. Specific developments through childhood and adolescence in the conditions that produce pride and shame are proposed. (Author/RH)

Offers a discussion of contemporary theories of moral development, discussing both cognitive and affective positions and proposing an alternative third position as a resolution of the first two. The proposed alternative is based upon the model of the subject within communicative relations, whose life involves constructing reality through social…

Highlights of the extensive literature on infant socioemotional development are discussed with particular emphasis on the influence of fathers on infant development. (Author/RH)

Forty-seven children tested at age three on their understanding of basic emotions were tested again at age six on their understanding of conflicting emotions. Found that antecedents to emotion understanding at age three continued to be significantly related to children's understanding at six, including participation in discourse about causality,…

Examines specific methodological issues associated with research in area of emotional disorders among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) or Parkinson's disease (PD); describes range and severity of emotional disorders in MS and PD; and examines both endogenous and reactive explanations to account for increased prevalence of emotional…