Self-Control: Toward Systematic Training Programs

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 17-27

  Strayhorn Jr , Joseph M ^a,b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Delay of gratification; Self control; Self regulation; Training

Indexed keywords

AUTOREGULATION; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; EXERCISE; FANTASY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; REWARD; SELF CONTROL; SELF MONITORING; SKILL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRAINING; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROL; EGO DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); REWARD;

EID: 0036370639     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200201000-00007     Document Type: Article

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