Affects, Cognition, and Language as Foundations of Human Development [Paperback]

Affects, Cognition, and Language as Foundations of Human Development considers human development from the three most basic systemsaffects (our earliest feelings), cognition, and language. Holinger explores how these systems enhance potential and help prevent problems, both in individuals and in societies.

In Affects, Cognition, and Language as Foundations of Human Development, Paul Holinger has produced a tour de force. In an elegant, engaging volume he describes the intertwining of affects, cognition, and language in human development. In clear language he unpacks the impact of these complex interactions on individual treatment, parenting, and crucial social issues such as violence. This volume can serve as a cross-disciplinary foundational text for many mental health programs. - Leon Hoffman, MD, Center for Regulation Focused Psychotherapy

In this book Paul Holinger effectively integrates knowledge about the information systems of affects, cognition, and language to create a new lens for looking at normal and pathological development through the life cycle. Clinicians, teachers, parents, and policymakers can fruitfully apply this illuminating perspective to address childrens needs in multiple contexts, ranging from child rearing to therapy to crucial social issues, as Holinger illustrates in his cogent discussion of physical violence and punishment. The reader comes away inspired with hope by Holingers clarity and commitment to the needs of children and all who care for them. - Jack Novick, PhD, and Kerry Kelly Novick, Psychoanalysts and authors of Working With Parents Makes Therapy Work and Freedom to Choose: Two Systems of Self-Regulation

Paul Holinger has written a must read for parents, therapists, anls