Toddlers displaying extremely inhibited behavior may be at risk for becoming socially withdrawn. However, behavioral inhibition may be a multifaceted characteristic, and its concurrent relation to toddler wariness with peers has not been examined. In this study, 108 toddlers (54 females) and their mothers were observed in novel situations involving unfamiliar settings, adults, and peers. Vagal ...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the infant temperaments of children with cerebral palsy due to premature birth. [Subjects and Methods] Data were collected through questionnaires sent to 118 mothers of infants diagnosed with cerebral palsy due to premature birth. [Results] Different infant temperament scores were obtained according to the degrees of disability, type of palsy, ...

In this article we present beatings, a web application for the exploration of tuning and temperaments which pays particular attention to auditory phenomena resulting from the interaction of the spectral components of a sound, and in particular to the pitch fusion and the amplitude modulations occurring between the spectral peaks a critical bandwidth apart. By providing a simple, yet effective, ...

BACKGROUND Inconsistencies regarding developmental effects of non-maternal childcare may be caused by neglecting the possibility that children are differentially susceptible towards such experiences. METHOD Interactions between difficult/negative child temperament and childcare type, quantity, and quality on teacher-rated behavior problems and social competence at 54 months and in kindergarte...

Introduction Several studies investigated the role of inflammation in etiopathogenesis psychiatric disorders, by also evaluating how CRP may exert a pathoplastic and/or psychopatological mood disorders. Objectives The aim our cross-sectional study is high-sensitivity C-reactive-protein (hsCRP) levels cohort unipolar and bipolar depressive inpatients, relation with psychopathological, temperamen...

In the recent past multiple efforts have been made to subtype alcoholism beyond ICD-10, mainly in order to take in account the course of the disease and its neurochemistry. The typology of Otto Lesch [1,2] has received considerable attention due to its practical value and its relevance for the prediction of treatment response. While the comorbidity of alcoholism and affective disorder has been ...

INTRODUCTION The risk of professional burnout is constituted by job-related as well as individual factors. The latter involve affective temperament, which influences the perception of job-related stress. The aim of the present study was to assess the affective temperament, the level of job stress and professional burnout, as well as the relationships between these variables, in public servants ...

Temperament includes genetic-bio logical components of behavior that include mood, the way emotional reaction in terms speed, intensity, duration and type reaction, relationship to environment, sensitivity external stimuli. Attempts classify temperaments date back time Ancient Greece, while modern concept temperament is based on work Kraepelin Kretschmer. Hagop Akiskal continued development div...