After completing this chapter you should be able to:

• Examine infants’ developing capacities for basic and self-conscious emotions and emotion regulation.
• Describe the progression of children’s understanding and regulation of emotion.
• Contrast the emotional experiences and coping skills of adolescents and adults.
• Compare attachment styles in infancy and adulthood. 
• Discuss the lifespan stability of temperament and the role of goodness of fit in adjustment.