Chapter 9. Patterns of Instability and Change
Observations on Regression Periods in Typically Developing Infants
- Dr. Barry M. Lester PhD Professor of Psychiatry Professor of Pediatrics founding Director member2,
- Joshua D. Sparrow MD Director Assistant Professor in Psychiatry3
Published Online: 21 JUL 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9781444324617.ch9
Copyright © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
Nurturing Children and Families: Building on the Legacy of T. Berry Brazelton
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How to Cite
Heimann, M. (2010) Patterns of Instability and Change, in Nurturing Children and Families: Building on the Legacy of T. Berry Brazelton (eds B. M. Lester and J. D. Sparrow), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444324617.ch9
Editor Information
- 2
Brown University Alpert Medical School and Women and Infants Hospital, USA
- 3
Harvard Medical School, USA
Publication History
- Published Online: 21 JUL 2010
- Published Print: 13 AUG 2010
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405196000
Online ISBN: 9781444324617
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Keywords:
- regression and reorganization-in relational models of development;
- instability and change patterns-observations on regression periods in typically developing infants;
- early development, a more discontinuous process than mostly assumed;
- development, characterized by change-change coming gradually;
- regression periods (RP)-of eighteen Catalan children in Spain;
- patterns of instability and change;
- Plooij algorithm, for regression week determination;
- adopting rigorous methodology-when studying regression during infancy period;
- regression period phenomenon in early infancy–real, warranting attention of clinicians and researchers
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Observations from Spain
Observations from Great Britain
Observations from Sweden
Conclusions
References and further reading