1. Introduction
1.1 Perspectives on Emotional Development
1.2 A Preliminary Summary
1.3 The Design of This Book
2. Research paradigms on emotion
2.1 The Structuralist Paradigm: Emotion as a Specific Psychological State
2.1.1 Premises
2.1.2 Empirical Findings
2.1.3 Discussion
2.1.4 Conclusions for an Integrative Approach
2.2 The Functionalist Paradigm: Emotion as a Psychological Function
2.2.1 Premises
2.2.2 Empirical Findings
2.2.3 Discussion
2.2.4 Conclusions for an Integrative Approach
2.2.5 Differentiation of Levels of Emotional Processing and Emotion Regulation
2.2.6 Conclusions for an Integrative Approach
2.3 The Dynamic-Systems Paradigm: Emotion as an Evolving System
2.3.1 Premises
2.3.2 Empirical Findings
2.3.3 Discussion
2.3.4 Conclusions for an Integrative Approach
2.4 The Sociocultural Paradigm: Emotion as a Co-Constructed Psychological Function
2.4.1 Premises
2.4.2 Empirical Findings
2.4.3 Discussion
2.4.4 Conclusions for an Integrative Approach
3. The Internalization Model of emotional development
3.1 Emotion as a Functional Psychological System
3.1.1 The Components of an Emotion System
3.1.2 The Interaction of the Components as a Feedback Model
3.1.3 Support for a Feedback Model of Feeling
3.1.4 The Internalization of Feedback From Expressive and Body Reactions
3.2 From Interpersonal to Intrapersonal Regulation
3.3 The Transformation of Expressive Reactions Into Signs
3.3.1 What Is an Expression Sign (Semantics)?
3.3.2 What Are Expression Signs For (Pragmatics)?
3.3.3 How Do New Expression Signs Emerge?
3.3.4 How Can Expression Signs Be Combined (Syntax)?
3.3.5 Summary
3.4 Levels of Action Regulation
3.4.1 Actions and Volitional Regulation
3.4.2 Operations and Automatic Regulation
3.4.3 Emotions and Emotional Action Regulation
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