Paul C. Holinger Books
Affects, Cognition, and Language as Foundations of Human Development considers human development from the three most basic systems―affects (our earliest feelings), cognition, and language. Holinger explores how these systems enhance potential and help prevent problems, both in individuals and in societies.
He begins with a focus on the affects of interest and anger and how affects provide the foundation for the sense of self and playing and creating. The author delves into cognition in the context of human relationships and infants’ remarkable capacity to understand language long before they can talk. Drawing on the work of Darwin, Freud, Stern, Basch, and the ground-breaking ideas of Silvan Tomkins, this work thus deepens the exploration into human development by integrating affects, cognition, and language. The author also uses this triad to examine two important societal issues: physical punishment, and bias, prejudice, and violence.
This book will not only appeal to psychologists, psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, and social workers but is also accessible to parents, educators, and policymakers.
What Babies Can Say Before They Can Talk
The Nine Signals Infants Use to Express Their Feelings
My Journey: On the Road to Raising Happy, Capable, Responsible Children
Human beings are born with a set of signals. Current research suggests there are nine inborn signals: interest, enjoyment, surprise, distress, anger, fear, shame, disgust (a reaction to bad tastes), and dissmell (a reaction to bad odors).
These are our earliest feelings. In time, these signals combine with each other and link up with experience to form our complex emotional life. Understanding these signals and how they work can make a world of difference for you and your baby. That is what this book is all about.
Remarkable successes have been achieved in the fields of psychiatry and psychoanalysis. However, in my opinion, we have come up short in two areas. First, we have not focused enough on prevention, and second, we have not done a good job of conveying to the public much of what is known in the area of child development.
When talking about prevention of emotional problems, I am referring to the conflict, depression, and anxiety that can result from the misunderstanding and poor regulation of feelings; I am not referring to the major psychotic illnesses with biological components such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, although understanding these earliest feelings can help in those conditions as well. I hope my professional colleagues will appreciate that I am trying to convey in readable fashion various features of the preverbal affective world of the infant and caregiver and the tension-regulation issues involved.
In my work, I saw that focusing on the child’s signals could produce quite remarkable results.
This book has been published in several languages and is now available as an e-book.
Kalia Doner
Co-author of What Babies Say Before They Can Talk
Kalia Doner is a writer and journalist living in New York City. She is the author or coauthor of twenty-five nonfiction books on wellness and health and is currently editor-in-chief of Remedy and Diabetes Focus magazines.
Ms. Doner is also co-owner of the custom publishing company D&M Ink, Inc
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A review in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) stated:
Suicide and Homicide Among Adolescents
The Guilford Press, 1994
This book is an in‑depth examination of youth violence that explores the clinical and epidemiological patterns of adolescent suicide and homicide. It compares trends and demographic variables in the United States with those in other countries, investigates risk factors and relationships between these forms of violent death, and discusses public health approaches to prevention and intervention, offering insight for professionals working with young people and communities affected by these issues.
Pastoral Care of Severe Emotional Disorders: Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment
Irvington Publications, 1985
This book is aimed at non-psychiatric therapists and counselors who wish to better understand the major mental illnesses. Such illnesses as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, organic problems, and more are discussed. It combines psychiatric understanding with spiritual care, offering clear guidance on recognizing symptoms, understanding treatment options, and providing compassionate, informed support while collaborating with mental health professionals. Treatments and medications are also examined.
