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The Synactive Theory of Newborn Behavioral Organization and Development[1][2] (Synaction n., or Synactive adj. [from the Greek syn “together” and the Latin actio “action,” resulting in: “together in action”]) suggests that development of the human fetus, and later newborn, proceeds through the constant balancing of approach and avoidance behaviors, leading to: (1) a continuous interaction of the subsystems (i.e., Autonomic, Motor, State and Attention/Interaction, and Regulatory) and their increasingly defined delineations within the organism (the infant) and (2) the organism's interaction with the environment at large. This process is aimed at bringing about the increasingly well-defined species-unique developmental agenda.[1]
^ abAls, H (1982). "Toward a synactive theory of development:Promise for the assessment of infant individuality". Infant Mental Health Journal. 3: 229–243. doi:10.1002/1097-0355(198224)3:4<229::AID-IMHJ2280030405>3.0.CO;2-H.
^Als, H (1986). "A synactive model of neonatal behavioral organization: Framework for the assessment and support of the neurobehavioral development of the premature infant and his parents in the environment of the neonatal intensive care unit. In JK Sweeney (ed.), The high risk neonate: Developmental therapy perspectives". Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics. 6: 3–53. doi:10.1300/J006v06n03_02.
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