This volume is a continuation of Sarnoff's earlier books on the latency period. He stresses the importance of late latency-early adolescence as a transitional phase of development, and discusses its consequences for the conducting of therapy with this age group. He states: "The transition to early adolescence is accompanied by the following maturational and developmental changes: (1) cognitive (i.e., evocative to communicate symbols and speech), (2) physiological (i.e., the development of orgastic potential), and (3) psychological