Originally published: New York: Guilford Press, c2005.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-372) and index.
The challenge -- A perspective on development -- Inception -- The follow-up strategy -- Adaptation in infancy -- Adaptation in the toddler period: guided self-regulation -- Adaptation in the preschool period: the emergence of the coherent personality -- Adaptation in middle childhood: the era of competence -- Adaptation in adolescence: autonomy with connectedness -- The transition to adulthood -- The developmental process -- Behavioral and emotional disturbance -- Clinical implications -- The tasks ahead