ABSTRACT
This chapter considers how attachment influences other aspects of development. Bowlby's basic notion was that the early experiences which shape attachment behaviour are encoded in internal working models, and it is through these models that early experiences are carried forward to influence later personality and behaviour. These models include information that is both cognitive and affective, and both conscious and unconscious, and they become increasingly complex as new experiences contribute to both their content and their organization. Virtually all theories of emotional development agree that emotional expressions undergo transformation in the course of development. Emotional expressions become more differentiated, subtle and complex as children get older. Historically, the management of negative emotions was a central issue in the study of emotional development, and discussions of emotion regulation focused on negative emotions and their control. However, knowledge of when and how to express and inhibit positive emotion is also learned.
